Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been doing all that he can to help those who are affected by the coronavirus pandemic which has stalled businesses across the country. Now, the actor has donated money for specially-abled Howworkers in the film industry.

According to a Mid Day report, Salman has donated Rs 3000 for the members of the All India Special Artists Association (AISAA). It quoted Pravin Rana, a vertically-challenged artiste, as saying, "Nobody cares much for us, but Salman Bhai stood by us during these trying times. We were surprised when we learned that Rs 3,000 had been deposited into our accounts on Tuesday. No other actor has come forward to help us."

Pravin had also worked with Salman during Bharat in 2019, "During the shoot too, he asked us to reach out to him when in need," he said. AISAA is a wing of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE).Shameem Ahmed, another AISAA member also said, "We don’t get work daily. We are grateful to FWICE and Salman Khan for helping us with ration and financial help amid the lockdown. We have been told he will make a deposit next month, too." In addition to this, Salman has been supporting the daily wage workers economically. Salman also provided a ration facility to several migrant workers. Politician Baba Siddique on Friday took to Twitter to thank the actor for his contribution. "Thank you @beingsalmankhan @tweetbeinghuman for your generous contribution towards the daily wage workers. You are always one step ahead of everybody when it comes to helping people and you have proved that yet again."
Earlier, Salman had extended financial support for 25,000 daily wage workers of the film industry amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

According to a Twitter post Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has donated trucks filled with food to those whose jobs are affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Fans are lauding him for his "silent donations".

Recently, the actor came forward to support daily wage workers financially in the film industry as india fights the spread of COVID-19.

Fans lauded his gesture as he reportedly started transferring money into accounts.

Now, more news of Khan reportedly extending help have surfaced.

Indian politician Baba Siddique posted tweets about the superstar providing food to the daily wage Taking to Twitter, Baba Siddique, @BabaSiddique, thanked Salman Khan for his help and appreciated him for ensuring that “no worker sleeps on an empty stomach”. He wrote: "Thank you @beingsalmankhan @tweetbeinghuman for your generous contribution towards the daily wage workers. You are always one step ahead of everybody when it comes to helping people and you have proved that yet again." He also shared a photo of the truck filled with supplies for the daily wage workers.In a consecutive post, he wrote: "Thank you @BeingSalmanKhan @tweetbeinghuman for joining us in our fight against #coronavirus and making sure no one sleeps hungry!"As soon as the tweet was posted, Khan’s fans were quick to react. Many acknowledged Khan's choice not to personally publicise his charitable work and called him a “hero”.

Salman's contribution will aid the artistes of Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), said the body's president BN Tiwari.


"After we approached Salman Khan, he asked us to give him a count of the most affected workers from our association and we told him there were 25,000 such artistes. He has decided to contribute for them. We will be sending him the list in the evening," said Tiwari, according to a report in indianexpress.com.


The website quotes Tiwari as being critical of filmstars who have been making big donations to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES) instead of helping the industry workers who are left with no income during the lockdown, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus. "It's only going to get worse. People are preparing only for 21-day lockdown but we have five lakh workers. If this extends for a month or two, we will need help from everyone. There are a thousand people ready to fund in the PM-CARES fund but the industry, which you belong to, you should donate there first. You are giving Rs 25 crore to the PM-CARES fund to come in the good books of the Prime Minister but there's not been a single phone call yet to make any donation for the federation workers," said Tiwari, adding Salman has asked for a complete list of daily wage workers with their account numbers, becasue he wishes to directly transfer funds to each worker.