7 times Akshay Kumar made donations in crores to help the country stand back on its feet

People can mock Akshay Kumar for his so-called “Canadian citizenship” as much as they want, but no one can dispute the fact that he’s one of the few actors who has always stepped up to help people whenever he could. Be it through his movies or his benevolent acts like donating for the victims of natural disasters and national emergencies, Akshay Kumar has on multiple occasions showed how much he loves his country. 

So, let’s take a look at all those times, when Akshay Kumar went out of his way to financially support people and proved that not just a big bank balance, he has an even bigger heart!

7 times Akshay Kumar went beyond his way to help people

While the country is currently under a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus and people are urged to stay indoors, there are many who don’t have that privilege of staying at home. They are the daily wage workers, who are left with limited sources of money and even lesser resources for arranging basic necessities like food and shelter. Akshay Kumar is one of the first Bollywood celebrities to come forward to their rescue and donated Rs. 25 crores to PM CARES Fund. 

Twinkle Khanna also took to Twitter to express how proud she was of him when he said, “I had nothing when I started and now that I am in this position, how can I hold back from doing whatever I can for those who have nothing.” 

In recent years, most parts of the country like Kerala, Assam and Chennai, were left devastated after being majorly hit by floods. While the state governments did whatever they could in their capacity, people from across the country also stood in solidarity to help them stand on their feet again. Akshay Kumar donated Rs. 1 crore each to the Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and Kaziranga Park rescue mission. 

In 2015, he donated Rs. 1 crore for the Chennai flood relief work. Similarly, he’s earlier financially contributed to the relief work during Kerala Floods as well. When Odisha was ravaged by ‘Cyclone Fani’, Akshay Kumar donated Rs. 1 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief fund to help the cyclone victims. 

Akshay Kumar, who is known for picking interesting and exciting roles, will soon be seen playing a transgender in his upcoming film Laxmmi Bomb. The film is said to be a remake of a Tamil horror comedy Muni 2: Kanchana. Earlier this month, this film’s director Raghava Lawrence shared on social media how Akshay Kumar joined hands with him to provide a home to the transgenders. He wrote that during the shooting of Laxmmi Bomb, he spoke to him about raising funds to build the home, to which Akshay immediately said that he will donate Rs. 1.5 crores. 

Almost everyone saw the brave fight that acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal put up against her perpetrators when Deepika Padukone’s Chapaak was released, which was based on her life. But not many people know that Laxmi, who's also an activist, was struggling to make ends meet. Akshay Kumar came to her rescue and transferred Rs. 5 Lakh into her account so that she could find a job, because medals, awards and certificates don’t pay the bills. According to reports, Akshay was quoted as saying “My contribution is a very small gesture. I am embarrassed to even mention it. The idea is that Laxmi should be able to search for a job with dignity, without having to worry about paying house rent or stressing about not being able to provide a nutritious meal to her baby.” 

In the aftermath of Pulwama terror attack on the CRPF jawans, Akshay Kumar came forward to help the families of those sacrificed their lives in the attack. He donated Rs. 15 Lakh to a martyred jawan’s family and even urged his fans to do the same. He further pledged to donate Rs. 5 crore through ‘Bharat Ke Veer’ app. He additionally donated Rs. 9 Lakh each to the families of 12 CRPF jawans who were killed in Chattisgarh. 

Akshay Kumar even launched a website and an app, together with the government, to help the families of the soldiers who lost their lives serving the country. Time and again he’s donated money through the app and even asked his fans and followers to do the same. In 2017, he raised Rs. 6.5 crores within minutes by appealing to people to help the martyrs’ families. 

A few years ago, when Maharashtra was hit was by one of the worst droughts resulting in farmers committing suicide, Akshay Kumar donated Rs. 90 Lakh to help 180 families of farmers. However, back then the actor did not want to discuss or talk about his donation. Reportedly, Akshay said that he feels it is stupidity to talk about charity.

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