Akshay Kumar’s impromptu appeal to donate for Bharat Ke Veer fetches 12.93 crore in Delhi

When Home Minister Rajnath Singh asked the audience to donate to families of martyrs, actor Akshay Kumar pleasantly surprised everyone by saying, ‘Let’s start now’.

Actor Akshay Kumar’s gesture to postpone the release of his film PadMan, so that Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat can get a solo release, is drawing praise from all quarters. And now another gesture is bound to leave fans floored.

Akshay Kumar launched Bharat Ke Veer in April 2017

Akshay was present at the Teen Murti Bhawan in Delhi on Saturday morning for the launch of an anthem for the Bharat Ke Veer website - an initiative that allows people to transfer money directly into the bank accounts of the next of kin of martyred Indian soldiers . At the launch, presided by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by the National Security Adviser Ajit Doval , actor Akshay Kumar and the singer of the anthem Kailash Kher, Rajnath Singh urged the audience , which included many eminent personalities , to donate.

When we contacted Akshay for a comment, he said, “It was impromptu, and I am so touched by the response. I just feel there is no greater cause than working for the welfare of the families of our brave soldiers. I am glad we could raise this amount.”