Bollywood actor Sonu Sood is known for his philanthropic activities. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the actor had helped several labourers stuck in other cities to reach their hometown safely by arranging for their commute. He also helped Covid-affected people with medicines and hospitalisation. Sood is a humble and a down-to-earth person which is evident in the way he interacts with the common man. The actor recently had an interaction with a corn seller in Himachal Pradesh and posted a video of it on Twitter which has gone insanely viral.
In the clip a man can be seen standing with his stall of corns on one side of the road that goes towards Sissu from Manali in Himachal Pradesh. The actor can be heard interacting with him and asking him his name and from where he belongs. The man replies his name is Shesh Prakash and is from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Sood also asked him how much he earns by selling the corns to which he said he sells about 100 corns that cost Rs 50 each. He then address the viewers in the video and tells how hardworking the man is and suitable for marriage.
At the end of the video he asks Prakash to give bhutta (corn) to his entire team.
Since being shared, the video has amassed over 6 lakh views and tons of comments.
"He’s lucky guy ., personal met with national hero …," commented a user after seeing the post.
"Love u son bhai thanks always and always for supporting small business," wrote another user.
"Sir heartly welcome to Himachal Pradesh specially in my district kullu . Enjoy your journey in devbhoomi kullu, Manali," wrote a third.
While a fourth wrote, "That means his selling is nearly of ₹1.5 lakhs per month and if you count his profit it will be nearly 90k per month which is way above than many white collar jobs in India."