'To bring change in people's lives is far more satisfying', says Sonu Sood

Bollywood actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood who attended the closing ceremony of the first Bodoland International Knowledge Festival in Kokrajhar Assam on Thursday said being able to bring change in peoples lives is far more satisfying and greater success than being part of Rs 1000 crore film or awardsSonu Sood who is known to help lakhs of migrant workers reach their homes during the Covid time said that period has changed his approach towards lifeHe booked chartered flights and busses for the stuck migrant workers when the first lockdown was announced in 2020I have worked in around 100 films in different languages Hindi Tamil Telegu Kannada Marathi Chinese and English The films got hit I got success But when Covid came and I got connected to the common people whom I didnt know I never met them and probably will never meet again I got connected to them and their prayers blessed me Knowingly or unknowingly I could bring happiness to their lives Then I realized the ultimate success of life Sonu Sood said addressing a cheering crowd in Kokrajhar on ThursdayI was running after in darkness after films for 18 to 20 years Believe me you may become a part of the Rs 500 crore or Rs 1000 crore film but that is very small compared to the amount of happiness and success when you can bring a change in a persons life Sonu Sood saidFurther recalling the Covid days the actor said his relationship with Bodoland and Assam started in 2020My relation with Bodoland and Assam is not new When Covid started I got a tweet that a lot of people from the Northeast were stuck And it was raining heavily in Mumbai They were standing below a flyover and someone tweeted they were from Assam and Northeast It was getting difficult When I booked chartered flights the first was for Orissa and the second was for Assam Many had messaged me that they would come to meet me later And they came back to me Sood an Electronics Engineering graduate saidMany of them are working with me now and some of them are working with my friends So the relation is not new he saidHe also urged the youths of Bodoland to help each other and work together towards the development of the regionUnion Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli who was also present during the closing ceremony thanked BTR Chief Pramod Boro for organizing the knowledge festivalAlso Read Sonu Sood reveals the reason for bringing on board EC Council the inventor of the Certified Ethical Hacker program for his film lsquoFatehrsquoTeli said they are working to expand the Bongaigaon Refinery and after which there will be more employment generation scope in the Bodoland Territorial Region BTRBTR Chief Pramod Boro said a lot of positives have come out in the last four days of the knowledge festival There were more than 25 sessions in the last four days of the Bodoland International Knowledge Festival which was organised by Bodoland University with active support from the BTR GovernmentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever