Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli praise frontline workers, say ‘you are the real heroes’ : Bollywood News

India is currently battling the second wave of COVID-19 and people have been coming forward to do their bit to tackle the crisis. Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood superstar Anushka Sharma recently kicked off a COVID relief campaign in order to raise Rs. 7 crore - the fundraising campaign #InThisTogether on the crowd-funding platform Ketto and they donated Rs. 2 crores for this initiative.

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli praise frontline workers, say ‘you are the real heroes’

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli, this past weekend, thanked the frontliners for their hardwork during this pandemic and called them the real heroes. “We’d like to say a big thank you to all our healthcare and frontline workers, their dedication is truly inspiring. You continue to risk your lives for the nation, and for that, we are eternally grateful to you. You are the real heroes, for Virat and I, and for the nation,” Anushka Sharma captioned her post.

It read, “A huge shoutout to all the frontliners working tirelessly day and night putting their lives at risk to save ours. India stands by you. Love Anushka and Virat.”

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Anushka and Virat announced the fundraiser on May 7 which will run for seven days on Ketto and the proceeds raised will be directed to ACT Grants who is the implementation partner for this campaign. ACT has been extensively working towards providing oxygen, medical manpower, vaccination awareness and telemedicine facilities all through the pandemic and the amount raised by Anushka and Virat will aid their exemplary work.