On March 23, actor Sonu Sood launched the Sonu Sood Charity Club (SSCC) in Kolkata. An offshoot of the Sood Charity Foundation (SCF), the club has been established to form local communities that can resolve the issues of the underprivileged in their areas. While the SCF functions on a national level, the SSCC focuses on the city it is located in, thus enabling quicker access and support for the needy. Kolkata marks the SSCC’s fifth branch, after centres in Dewas, Raipur, Bhilai and Solapur. 

Sood says, “SCF is helping people across the country, but there are many from the economically challenged section of society who cannot reach out to us or get cheated by scammers who promise them financial help, jobs, or educational or medical assistance. That’s why we thought of these clubs that are accessible to the needy and try to solve their problems to the best of their ability.”