Facebook has collaborated with some of the biggest names in Indian entertainment to organise ‘I For India, a home-to-home fundraiser concert. According to a statement, all the proceeds from the concert will go to the India COVID-19 Response Fund managed by GiveIndia (giveindia.org), to support on-ground relief efforts.
The objective of the concert is to entertain those locked down in their homes, to pay tribute to those who are working on the frontlines, and to raise funds for those who are in need.
The concert will be live globally on Facebook (facebook.com/Facebookindiaapp) on Sunday, May 3, 7.30 PM onwards. Viewers will be able to donate using the donate button next to the video.
Rock legend Mick Jagger and Hollywood's Will Smith will be among dozens of international stars taking part in the concert on Sunday to raise funds for the battle against coronavirus in India, where the number of cases is surging.
The four-hour long concert will also feature Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Alia Bhatt, Anil Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Dulquer Salmaan, Farah Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Katrina Kaif, Kiran Rao, Madhuri Dixit, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Rana Daggubati, Rani Mukherji, Ranveer Singh, Saif Ali Khan, Shabana Azmi, Shah Rukh Khan, Tiger Shroff, Varun Dhawan, Vicky Kaushal, Vidya Balan, Vishal Bhardwaj and Zoya Akhtar, among other names.
The line-up includes leading music composers, lyricists and singers from cinema and classical realm — AR Rahman, Ajay-Atul, Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash, Ayushmann Khurrana, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Ankur Tewari, Anoushka Shankar, Arijit Singh, Badshah, Bryan Adams, Divine, Farhan Akhtar and band, Gulzar, Hariharan, Javed Akhtar, Mick Jagger, Nick Jonas, Papon, Rekha Bhardwaj, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Shreya Ghoshal, Shruti Haasan, Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, The Shillong Chamber Choir and Ustad Zakir Hussain.
Organised by Bollywood directors Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar, the show will be live-streamed by Facebook and pay tribute to workers fighting the pandemic.