Big B teams with producer Anand Pandit to set up Covid facility in Juhu

Mumbai: Bollywood's megastar Amitabh Bachchan has teamed up with producer Anand Pandit to donating resources to help set up a 25-bed oxygen facility in Juhu.

"A 25-bed oxygen facility has been set up at the Ritambhara Vishva Vidyapeeth in Juhu. After a trial run, the centre was up and running by 10 am on Tuesday, May 18. Mr Bachchan has donated the equipment and infrastructure for the facility and all necessary permissions have been granted by the BMC." Said pandit

"When Amit ji heard that I was scouting for places in Juhu, he called me and said he wanted to help in every way possible. He has always supported my social initiatives wholeheartedly and also contributed his time and resources. I hope this centre will help bring much needed relief and healing to those in need. We will continue to find ways to make a difference somehow during this tough time," he added.

He also urged the B-town to come together to help out as many people as possible to change the bleak narrative around the pandemic.

Amitabh Bachchan stars in Pandit's production "Chehre", the theatrical release of which has been postponed for now owing to the Covid outbreak.