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Anurag Kashyap Auctions His Gangs of Wasseypur Award to Raise Money for COVID-19 Test Kits

In an incredible move, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has decided to put his Gangs of Wasseypur Filmfare Award on auction to raise money for coronavirus test kits. His film won the critics’ choice award for best film in 2013. Writer Varun Grover also announced that he will put his award for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage from Dum Laga Ke Haisha up for auction...

Anurag Kashyap Auctions His Filmfare Award for Gangs of Wasseypur to Raise Money for COVID-19 Test Kits
Anurag Kashyap

The Coronavirus pandemic has hit the entire nation like a storm. The number of cases is soaring high and medical facilities are being used up rapidly. With no source of income due to the lockdown, the daily wage workers are finding it difficult to afford essential items and foodgrains. The doctors fighting COVID-19 are facing a lack of test kits and PPE.

In such a scenario, the Bollywood industry has left no stone unturned in extending their help and donating in every way possible. Actors like Akshay Kumar, Kartik Aaryan among many others have donated gracious amounts of money to the PM CARES Fund. Salman Khan has been relentlessly working to provide food grains and other essential items to the needy and daily wage cine workers. Farhan Akhtar, Sonakshi Sinha has come forward to donate PPE Kits for the frontline workers. Actor Sonu Sood set an outstanding example by arranging buses to help the migrant workers reach back home. 

In an incredible move, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has decided to put his Gangs of Wasseypur Filmfare Award on auction to raise money for coronavirus test kits. His film won the critics’ choice award for best film in 2013.

Comedian Kunal Kamra lauded Anurag for his gesture and urged other artists to come forward and give away their prized possessions to raise money for more testing kits. Kunal’s tweet read, “While each ruppee counts I appreciate the hell out of Comrade @anuragkashyap72 who is giving away his 2013 gangs of Wasseypur critics award to the highest donor of this charity with my YouTube button.”

Anurag responded to the tweet and wrote: “Highest bidder gets the original trophy for the Filmfare critics award best film 2013. Gangs of Wasseypur.”

https://twitter.com/anuragkashyap72/status/1263023795868033024

Writer Varun Grover also announced that he will put his award for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage from Dum Laga Ke Haisha up for auction. “Adding the TOIFA trophy I won for ‘Moh Moh Ke Dhaage’ (DLKH, 2015) for charity auction to raise funds for Covid test kits. Putting it up on ebay in 2050 was my retirement fund plan but i believe now is a better time to use it to secure India’s future,” he wrote.

https://twitter.com/varungrover/status/1263048298874667009

The proceeds from the auction will be transferred directly from Milaap Foundation to Mylab Discovery Solutions, which will help Burda Media India secure the testing kits that will be donated to hospitals and labs.

A description about the campaign on Milaap’s website read: ”The cost of each testing kit is Rs 1.2Lacs + GST and each testing kit has the capacity to test 100 samples. We aim to donate ten testing kits, which will help ,1000 people get tested for Covid-19, free of cost.”

It is heartwarming to see the Bollywood artists come together and help the needy in these tough times.

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