I came to Mumbai with Rs 5,500 and Earned Enough, Want to give back to Society: Sonu Sood Arranges 10 Buses for Migrant Workers

Earlier, actor Sonu Sood had offered his Juhu Mumbai hotel as a residential facility to doctors and other medico workers who are treating COVID-19 patients. He has been feeding 25,000 migrants during Ramzan and has now also arranged for travel facilities for the migrant workers to reach back home.

Sonu arranged ten buses for 350 migrant workers to help them reach their homes in Karnataka. When the transportation services were announced to be working for the workers, the actor coordinated with the police, the Maharashtra government and the governments of other states, and sought permission to send these people home.

The actor shares that he wishes to send 10 buses to different states every few days and after Karnataka, next on his list are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand. He also shared that besides the buses, lunch, dinner and refreshments were also packed for the migrant workers.

“I can’t see people sleep empty stomach while we are baking cakes and desserts at home… There is a place called Kalwa Chowk in Mumbai that many migrant workers have been passing by daily. Early morning, my trucks filled with fruits and refreshments reach the place for these people,” Sonu Sood told Hindustan Times.

Recalling his early days in Mumbai, Sonu says: “I had come to Mumbai with just Rs 5,500 and have earned enough. My mother would say ‘life is all about giving’. If I can’t give back to the society, then this isn’t a good life I am leading. Thinking about what these people are going through while I’m in the comforts of my home, gives me sleepless nights.”

Pledging to continue his philanthropic work, Sonu asserts that it is his duty and he won’t rest till he can help these people reach home. 

When asked about the reactions from his Bollywood friends and colleagues, Sonu shares: “Many have called to praise my efforts. As far as help is concerned, I’m sure they are doing their bit. I’m not the one to sit at home and send money. I want to help people myself. And that’s what I’m doing.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Sonu Sood has two big banner films: Mumbai Saga and Prithvirag lined up in 2020.