Ajay Devgn, Anand Pandit and others contribute to a 20-bed, COVID-19 facility in Mumbai

Ajay Devgn and Anand Pandit/picture courtesy: file pic

As Maharashtra battles, the second wave of COVID-19, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has converted the State Bharat Scouts and Guides Halls in Shivaji Park to a 20-bed, COVID-19 facility with ventilators, oxygen support and para monitors.

According to sources, funds for the same have been contributed by Ajay Devgn through his social service wing NY Foundations along with veteran producer Anand Pandit among others. The contributors also include prominent names like Boney Kapoor, Luv Ranjan, Rajneesh Khanuja, Leena Yadav, Ashim Bajaj, Sameer Nair(Applause), Deepak Dhar and Rishi Negi (Banijay Asia, Seven Tauras Entertainment Private Limited), entrepreneur Tarun Rathi and action-director R P Yadav. A contribution of over Rs.1 crore has been made to the Smiley Account which is the business development cell of the BMC.

Local Shiv Sena corporator Vishaka Raut has expressed appreciation for the effort that has created this much-needed extension to the Hinduja Hospital.

On the work front, Ajay and Anand are busy with their upcoming projects. Ajay's production The Big Bull is all set for an OTT release. The film stars Abhishek Bachchan and is based on the securities scam of 1992. It is said to loosely account stockbroker Harshad Mehta's life and his involvement in financial crimes over a period of 10 years, from 1980 to 1990.

Ajay's upcoming line-up of films as an actor includes Bhuj: The Pride of India, Maidaan and MayDay, which he has also directed. Speaking of Anand Pandit, he will be next seen as a producer in Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi-starrer Chehre. It also stars Krystle D'Souza, Rhea Chakraborty, Siddhanth Kapoor, Annu Kapoor, Dhritiman Chatterjee and Raghubir Yadav.