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Over 3 crores were raised by the end of the four-hour digital concert



Total Amount Raised From The Digital ConcertI For India, the mega fundraiser concerts, which was live-streamed on Facebook on Sunday, saw a massive Hollywood and Bollywood participation.Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Hrithik Roshan, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Vicky Kaushal, Vidya Balan, Katrina Kaif, Rani Mukerji, Arjun Kapoor and Diljit Dosanjh were among 85 artistes who participated in the virtual concert to raise funds for those affected by the novel coronavirus.Also joining in were Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan, and Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan. International stars including Jack Black, Will Smith, Russel Peters, Mick Jagger, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner were also part of the concert

Everyone did their bit to entertain the audience while performing at the noble show, which was organised by filmmakers Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar.

Over 3 crores were raised by the end of the four-hour digital concert. All the proceedings will go to India COVID Response Fund.

Amitabh Bachchan gave a tribute to the late actor and his close friend Rishi Kapoor during the concert. SRK and Hrithik turned singers. Shah Rukh sang, “Sab sahi ho jayega”, assuring people that things will be alright soon. His son AbRam too made a special appearance in his song, composed by rapper Badshah.Hrithik played piano and crooned to “Tera jaisa yaar kahaan”, which was composed by his uncle Rajesh Roshan for the 1981 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer “Yaarana”. Reportedly, Hrithik spent over seven hours honing his musical s****s.Ayushmann Khurrana, who is also an established singer, sang “Ik vaari” and “Mitti di khushboo”.Akshay Kumar recited a poem, titled “Tumse Ho Nahi Paega”.Aamir Khan and his wife, filmmaker Kiran Rao, spoke about how important it is to extend support to the needy. They also sang “Jeena isi ka naam hai”.Alia Bhatt, along with sister Shaheen and composer Ankur Tewari, sang ‘Ik kudi’ from her film “Udta Punjab” while Priyanka Chopra Jonas too recited a poem on the current situation.Madhuri Dixit Nene performed her rendition of popstar Ed Sheeran’s Perfect with son Arin on the piano and Anil Kapoor urged everyone to become “Mr India” by staying at home.Farhan Akhtar along with his band performed the songs of “Rock On”, while the film’s composer trio, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, belted out some of their blockbuster hits.Abhishek Bachchan spoke of about how memes are lightening up the mood of people during the ongoing serious health crisis, while Aishwarya Rai Bachchan conducted a meaningful session as she talked to an expert on COVID-19.Android & IOS users, download our mobile app for faster than ever Bollywood & Box Office updates!

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Was Sunil Grover Ditched by the team of 'I for India' Concert?

A few days ago, several celebrities came together for a virtual concert to help India raise funds to fight against the deadly coronavirus. Celebrities including the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Virat Kohli, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Kareena Kapoor-Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, great musicians like Zakir Hussain, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, AR Rahman, singers like Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghosal, Sonu Nigam amongst others had several messages, dialogues and performances for the four hour long virtual concert which was held on Facebook.

However, now as per the reports of Spotboye.com, a source informed the portal that Actor-Comedian Sunil Grover's name was also included in the initial list. He was asked by the 'I for India' concert team to prepare a gig for them. It was also reported that sunil prepared an act for the same but he didn't receive a follow up call and when he called the team to check on the progress, they responded to him saying that the AV has already been made. The team also mentioned that they won't be able to include his performance in this.

What do you guys think of the above incident? Do let us know your views on the same in the comments below...