Bollywood / I will continue working until the last migrant reaches home: Sonu Sood

Bollywood Desk: Sonu Sood has turned out to probably be the biggest hero during the coronavirus pandemic, at least for all migrant workers, trapped across different parts of the country. The actor has been going out of his way to arrange busses for anyone calling or messaging him, doing whatever he can to reunite them with their families in their villages. A lot of time, effort, money and bureaucratic red tape has been contributed and circumvented by Sonu to help daily-wage workers, who were suffering inconsolably till he had stepped in.

Opening up on his reasons behind helping them in an interview to ANI, Sonu Sood said, "I was deeply saddened to see them walking with their little children on foot. These are the people who built our houses, our offices, they have laid the roads, and I feel that we should not leave them in such distress. I thought that I have to come forward to help them and that is why I personally spoke to the governments, local as well as state, and got the arrangements done."

Touched by the blessings he's receiving, the Dabangg actor added, "I get so many blessings and I cannot put my feelings into words. All I can say is that I will always try my best to work on the expectations that people have from me. I will continue working until the last migrant reaches his home. I always believe that expressing grief on social media isn't enough, it is very important to take some action. I don't say that everyone should come out for help, but I feel that God has made me his source for helping them. I always believe that at this point these people needed a token of trust, a belief that there is somebody who is there for them."

Speaking about other celebrities who've done their bit for his cause, Sonu elaborated, "Celebrities have always come forward for donations and they have helped in different ways and all of that is worth the appreciation. I don't say that everyone should come out in the field. I just chose a different way, at the same time everybody is doing their job right."

Highlighting the precautions that he's been following as also requesting those whom he's been helping to implement, the Simmba actor revealed, "I do go on the roads, on the field for this work and taking precaution is of utmost importance so I do that. I keep safety kits with me always. I often give out the message to the migrants when I see them not wearing masks or taking precautions. I feel giving them small messages about the precautionary measures will spread awareness and we will soon get back to our normal life."

Concluding with a beautiful thought shared by his mother, Sonu Sood stated, "My mother always says that you are successful only when you are capable of helping somebody. So I feel whatever I could do I could do only with the blessings of my parents. That being said, I want to ask people to help the needy ones in any which way they can."