A month after highlighting baby Ayansh’s condition through KBC, Farah says donations by viewers helped achieve Rs 16-crore target
Amitabh Bachchan. Farah Khan, Deepika Padukone; (right) Ayansh Madan with his mother
on September 10, mid-day had reported about Farah Khan contributing her Kaun Banega Crorepati 13 winnings of Rs 12.5 lakh towards the treatment of 17-month-old baby Ayansh Madan, who is battling spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). She wanted to do her bit in raising funds for the gene-replacement therapy and prescription drug, Zolgensma that costs Rs 16 crore. The amount to be collected was huge, but Khan — mother to triplets Diva, Anya and Czar — says her maternal instinct told her to see the endeavour through. Almost a month on, the filmmaker-choreographer is grateful as the target was met on October 5.
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She credits the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted show for encouraging the common man to help the Gurugram-based family. “Before KBC, we had collected around R5 crore. After the show aired, members of Bollywood, many corporates and individuals — including my aunts and their friends from London — were keen to donate. Mr Bachchan contributed as he had promised on the show, as did the KBC crew members. The mid-day story too made an impact.” The director is thankful to Deepika Padukone for inviting her on the reality show. She says that the episode has reaffirmed her faith in people. “We want to believe the worst of people, but this shows that they want to help.”
Khan was roped in by Vadodara’s Aashita Jain who was raising funds for Madan’s treatment. “I had told her it was an impossible feat. But the parents’ and Aashita’s belief about things working out, strengthened my faith. This proves that when you truly want something, the universe conspires to give it to you.”
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