<p>Catapulted to the national spotlight for his work in helping migrants reach their homes, actor Sonu Sood brushes off allegations that he is interested in politics and says he is doing what he is purely out of love.</p>

<p>The actor, viewed as a messiah of sorts for migrants and also the unlikely centre of debates over his motivations and possible political leanings, has been arranging for transport for thousands of migrants desperate to return to their home states.</p>

<p>"I have nothing to do with politics. I am doing this purely out of my love for migrants. I want to help reunite them with their families," Sood told PTI.</p>

<p>He estimates that he has helped 18,000-20,000 workers to go back to their homes in states such as Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.</p>

<p>"I intend to work till the last migrant reaches his home. The journey has to continue in full force. No one should be rendered homeless. We want them to reach home safely," Sood said.</p>

<p>On Monday night, he was stopped outside the Bandra Terminus by police from meeting labourers.</p>

<p>The last days have been a ceaseless whirl for the 46-year-old, who came to Mumbai from Moga in Punjab and has made his mark in films such as Dabangg and Jodha Akbar.</p>

<p>Sood has met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari who praised him for helping the workers as well as Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.</p>

<p>He also came under attack from Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, who asked whether the BJP had propped him to offer help to workers from north India, stranded in Maharashtra amid the lockdown, to show the Thackeray government in poor light.</p>

<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh backed Sood for his work for migrant labourers, stranded in the state with no work and no money in the extended lockdown to stave off COVID-19.</p>

<p>"I feel strongly about them because I came to Mumbai as a migrant. I boarded a train one day and landed up here. Everyone comes to a city with a dream of a better life," Sood said.</p>

<p>He said he can empathise with their plight.</p>

<p>It was heartbreaking to see migrants travelling on foot for their homes, Sood said.</p>

<p>The lockdown led to a massive exodus with tens of thousands of people leaving the cities to return to their villages  walking, cycling or hitching their way home, hundreds, maybe thousands, of kilometres away.</p>

<p>Some died of hunger or collapsed in sheer exhaustion.</p>

<p>"Seeing their struggle reminds me of my own here as an actor. It was difficult initially for me. When I see them I can recollect my journey," Sood said.</p>

<p>He said he first came to know about migrants leaving Mumbai while distributing food to workers on May 9 with his childhood friend Niti Goel.</p>

<p>The workers told him that they were going back to their homes in Karnataka.</p>

<p>"It is because of them that we have houses and offices, roads, etc. How can we leave them like this? The images that I saw gave me sleepless nights.</p>

<p>And when I saw migrants walking on the highway, risking their lives, I realised it is important to come forward and do something.</p>

<p>"I spoke to them and was able to convince them to stop so that I can get permission from the authorities to help them go back home safely," Sood said.</p>

<p>Within two days, the first batch of buses was arranged for about 300 people after acquiring permissions from various state authorities and getting their medical tests done.</p>

<p>He was there to see the workers off and has continued the practice since.</p>

<p>The actor has been inundated with requests from every corner of India.</p>

<p>He said his friends and family are helping him connect with every request that comes to him personally, through social media or through the helpline number he has launched.</p>

<p>"The whole wave started when people from different states started approaching me and they would cry. They were in bad shape. I have kept all my focus on that.</p>

<p>"I spoke to a lot of people from ground to top-level, got all the permissions, be it from the police or medical department. We do all the required paperwork."</p>

<p>The actor said he is happy that people have faith in him and send him messages for help.</p>

<p>"They feel they will be able to reach their destination. That's why I have to be active and convey to them that I will make this journey possible."</p>

<p>Sometimes, the actor said, there are challenges in implementing the requests that come to him.</p>

<p>"The biggest difficulty has been getting permissions. It is not an easy job to convince everyone. I want to help people in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana.</p>

<p>"But Telangana is not accepting people from Maharashtra. Some people respond fast and some take time."&nbsp;</p>

<p>The philanthropic work has led to memes and cartoons on social media and even some quirky requests, one asking him for help to meet his girlfriend, and another if he can help procure alcohol.</p>

<p>Sood accepts it all with a smile.</p>

<p>"This kind of banter on Twitter will keep people entertained," he said.</p>

<p>He credits his parents Shakti and Saroj Sood for inspiring him in his humanitarian efforts said celebrity status can be put to use in speeding up the process.</p>

<p>"Everyone should come forward to do their bit. Every kitchen should make an extra meal for someone, be it a vegetable vendor or a watchman or anyone else. No one in the country should sleep hungry or stay homeless," he concluded.</p>

<p>Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is among those who have spoken out in his support.</p>

<p>"You are doing a great job @SonuSood. Ignore the naysayers and haters. You are doing more than the respective governments even when it's not supposed to be your responsibility. More power to you. Just be at it brother," he tweeted.</p>


Catapulted to the national spotlight for his work in helping migrants reach their homes, actor Sonu Sood brushes off allegations that he is interested in politics and says he is doing what he is purely out of love.

Catapulted to the national spotlight for his work in helping migrants reach their homes, actor Sonu Sood brushes off allegations that he is interested in politics and says he is doing what he is purely out of love. The actor, viewed as a messiah of sorts for migrants and also the unlikely centre of debates over his motivations and possible political leanings, has been arranging for transport for thousands of migrants desperate to return to their home states. "I have nothing to do with politics. I am doing this purely out of my love for migrants. I want to help reunite them with their families," Sood told PTI. He estimates that he has helped 18,000-20,000 workers to go back to their homes in states such as Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. "I intend to work till the last migrant reaches his home. The journey has to continue in full force. No one should be rendered homeless. We want them to reach home safely," Sood said. On Monday night, he was stopped outside the Bandra Terminus by police from meeting labourers. The last days have been a ceaseless whirl for the 46-year-old, who came to Mumbai from Moga in Punjab and has made his mark in films such as Dabangg and Jodha Akbar. Sood has met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari who praised him for helping the workers as well as Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. He also came under attack from Maharashtra's ruling Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, who asked whether the BJP had propped him to offer help to workers from north India, stranded in Maharashtra amid the lockdown, to show the Thackeray government in poor light. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh backed Sood for his work for migrant labourers, stranded in the state with no work and no money in the extended lockdown to stave off COVID-19. "I feel strongly about them because I came to Mumbai as a migrant. I boarded a train one day and landed up here. Everyone comes to a city with a dream of a better life," Sood said. He said he can empathise with their plight. It was heartbreaking to see migrants travelling on foot for their homes, Sood said. The lockdown led to a massive exodus with tens of thousands of people leaving the cities to return to their villages  walking, cycling or hitching their way home, hundreds, maybe thousands, of kilometres away. Some died of hunger or collapsed in sheer exhaustion. "Seeing their struggle reminds me of my own here as an actor. It was difficult initially for me. When I see them I can recollect my journey," Sood said. He said he first came to know about migrants leaving Mumbai while distributing food to workers on May 9 with his childhood friend Niti Goel. The workers told him that they were going back to their homes in Karnataka. "It is because of them that we have houses and offices, roads, etc. How can we leave them like this? The images that I saw gave me sleepless nights. And when I saw migrants walking on the highway, risking their lives, I realised it is important to come forward and do something. "I spoke to them and was able to convince them to stop so that I can get permission from the authorities to help them go back home safely," Sood said. Within two days, the first batch of buses was arranged for about 300 people after acquiring permissions from various state authorities and getting their medical tests done. He was there to see the workers off and has continued the practice since. The actor has been inundated with requests from every corner of India. He said his friends and family are helping him connect with every request that comes to him personally, through social media or through the helpline number he has launched. "The whole wave started when people from different states started approaching me and they would cry. They were in bad shape. I have kept all my focus on that. "I spoke to a lot of people from ground to top-level, got all the permissions, be it from the police or medical department. We do all the required paperwork." The actor said he is happy that people have faith in him and send him messages for help. "They feel they will be able to reach their destination. That's why I have to be active and convey to them that I will make this journey possible." Sometimes, the actor said, there are challenges in implementing the requests that come to him. "The biggest difficulty has been getting permissions. It is not an easy job to convince everyone. I want to help people in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana. "But Telangana is not accepting people from Maharashtra. Some people respond fast and some take time." The philanthropic work has led to memes and cartoons on social media and even some quirky requests, one asking him for help to meet his girlfriend, and another if he can help procure alcohol. Sood accepts it all with a smile. "This kind of banter on Twitter will keep people entertained," he said. He credits his parents Shakti and Saroj Sood for inspiring him in his humanitarian efforts said celebrity status can be put to use in speeding up the process. "Everyone should come forward to do their bit. Every kitchen should make an extra meal for someone, be it a vegetable vendor or a watchman or anyone else. No one in the country should sleep hungry or stay homeless," he concluded. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is among those who have spoken out in his support. "You are doing a great job @SonuSood. Ignore the naysayers and haters. You are doing more than the respective governments even when it's not supposed to be your responsibility. More power to you. Just be at it brother," he tweeted.

I have nothing to do with politics, working purely out of love for migrants, says Sonu Sood

<p>Sonu Sood has been at the forefront helping migrants in India reach their hometowns amid coronavirus outbreak as nationwide lockdown left them jobless. From <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/sonu-sood-arranges-buses-for-migrants-stuck-in-mumbai-298099">arranging buses</a> to help these poor migrants to launching a toll free helpline number where they can reach out to his team that is working tirelessly to make them reach their homes; Sonu Sood has won <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/sonu-sood-wins-one-more-fan-in-ajay-devgn-as-he-launches-helpline-for-migrants-301196">massive respect</a> from people.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Now, in yet another hero-like gesture, the Bollywood actor has airlifted 177 girls who have been stuck in Ernakulam, Kerala amid the lockdown. These girls were employed at a local textile factory where they were to embroider and stitch but as the factory closed down, they found themselves without a roof above their head and no job to sustain them of their basic needs.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As quoted in a report, a source close to the actor said, “Sonu was informed about the same by a close friend from Bhubaneswar and he decided to take charge of the situation and do his best for the girls. He started the process by taking several permissions from the government to have Kochi and Bhubaneswar airport to be operated."&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/sonu-sood-trends-on-twitter-as-fans-laud-the-actor-for-helping-migrant-workers-300550">Sonu Sood trends on Twitter as fans laud the actor for helping migrant workers</a></p>

<p>The source added, "A special aircraft has been called from Bangalore to airlift these girls from Kochi who will be now taken to Bhubaneswar so they can finally reunite with their families. The duration from Bhubaneswar to their village is going to be 2 hours and soon after finishing their journey, the girls will be heading back home.”</p>


Sonu Sood has been at the forefront helping migrants in India reach their hometowns amid coronavirus outbreak as nationwide lockdown left them jobless. From arranging buses to help these poor migrants to launching a toll free helpline number where they can reach out to his team that is working tirelessly to make them reach their homes; Sonu Sood has won massive respect from people.

Sonu Sood has been at the forefront helping migrants in India reach their hometowns amid coronavirus outbreak as nationwide lockdown left them jobless. From arranging buses to help these poor migrants to launching a toll free helpline number where they can reach out to his team that is working tirelessly to make them reach their homes; Sonu Sood has won massive respect from people. Now, in yet another hero-like gesture, the Bollywood actor has airlifted 177 girls who have been stuck in Ernakulam, Kerala amid the lockdown. These girls were employed at a local textile factory where they were to embroider and stitch but as the factory closed down, they found themselves without a roof above their head and no job to sustain them of their basic needs. As quoted in a report, a source close to the actor said, “Sonu was informed about the same by a close friend from Bhubaneswar and he decided to take charge of the situation and do his best for the girls. He started the process by taking several permissions from the government to have Kochi and Bhubaneswar airport to be operated." Sonu Sood trends on Twitter as fans laud the actor for helping migrant workers The source added, "A special aircraft has been called from Bangalore to airlift these girls from Kochi who will be now taken to Bhubaneswar so they can finally reunite with their families. The duration from Bhubaneswar to their village is going to be 2 hours and soon after finishing their journey, the girls will be heading back home.”

Sonu Sood does it again: After helping migrants, he airlifts 177 girls stuck in Kerala

<p>Here's a Bollywood villain who is a real-life hero. Amid nationwide lockdown, actor Sonu Sood has been relentlessly working hard and arranging buses for migrants in Mumbai to reach their homes in other parts of the country.<br />
<br />
The actor has been hailed by one and all, including Union Minister Smriti Irani, for this goodwill gesture.<br />
<br />
In an exclusive conversation with Zee News recently, Sonu revealed that he plans to do the work until he is able to send all the migrants to their homes and it gives him immense satisfaction to see these people reunite with their families.<br />
<br />
“I will be on the roads until all the workers reach home. I am not concerned about the hard work it takes, I am determined to send them to their families. My phone rings constantly, my social media accounts are flooded with messages. I try to reach out to everyone possible,” said the 46-year-old actor.<br />
<br />
The actor has been responding to several messages on Twitter assuring many that they will get to go home.<br />
<br />
When asked what made him take up this good cause, the actor stated that the migrant labourers form an important part of our society and they need help at this hour of crisis.<br />
<br />
“It was difficult initially to arrange everything, but I was determined to do so. I coordinated for their travels, took permissions from different states,” Sonu added.<br />
<br />
Sonu admitted that the paperwork process of the migrants was time-consuming and required much labour.<br />
<br />
“I took the responsibility of sending them homes as I didn’t want any of the children to remember this difficult situation in their life anytime,” Sonu said.</p>

<p>Not only has the actor been arranging for transport but earlier in April, he offered his hotel in Mumbai for healthcare workers. He has also distributed food among the underprivileged during Ramzan.</p>


Here's a Bollywood villain who is a real-life hero. Amid nationwide lockdown, actor Sonu Sood has been relentlessly working hard and arranging buses for migrants in Mumbai to reach their homes in other parts of the country.

Here's a Bollywood villain who is a real-life hero. Amid nationwide lockdown, actor Sonu Sood has been relentlessly working hard and arranging buses for migrants in Mumbai to reach their homes in other parts of the country. The actor has been hailed by one and all, including Union Minister Smriti Irani, for this goodwill gesture. In an exclusive conversation with Zee News recently, Sonu revealed that he plans to do the work until he is able to send all the migrants to their homes and it gives him immense satisfaction to see these people reunite with their families. “I will be on the roads until all the workers reach home. I am not concerned about the hard work it takes, I am determined to send them to their families. My phone rings constantly, my social media accounts are flooded with messages. I try to reach out to everyone possible,” said the 46-year-old actor. The actor has been responding to several messages on Twitter assuring many that they will get to go home. When asked what made him take up this good cause, the actor stated that the migrant labourers form an important part of our society and they need help at this hour of crisis. “It was difficult initially to arrange everything, but I was determined to do so. I coordinated for their travels, took permissions from different states,” Sonu added. Sonu admitted that the paperwork process of the migrants was time-consuming and required much labour. “I took the responsibility of sending them homes as I didn’t want any of the children to remember this difficult situation in their life anytime,” Sonu said. Not only has the actor been arranging for transport but earlier in April, he offered his hotel in Mumbai for healthcare workers. He has also distributed food among the underprivileged during Ramzan.

Sonu Sood on arranging travel for migrants: Will be on the roads until all the workers reach home

<p>Bollywood actor Sonu Sood is earning praises for his work amid the coronavirus pandemic. After arranging spaces for health care workers in his hotels in Mumbai, Sood now has arranged transport for many migrant workers to go home.</p>

<p>On Monday, the actor arranged 10 buses which took workers from Mumbai to their homes in Karnataka amid nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the deadly virus.<br />
<br />
The buses left from Thane, Maharashtra on Monday for Gulbarga, Karnataka. The actor said in a statement that in times of a pandemic, everyone deserved to be with their families.<br />
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“I strongly believe that in the current time when we are all facing this global health calamity, every Indian deserves to be with their families and dear ones. I have taken official permissions from the Maharashtra and Karnataka governments to help these migrants reach home in about ten buses."</p>

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<p>The Maharashtra government officials were very helpful in terms of organising the paperwork and a special mention to the Karnataka government for welcoming the migrants back home. It was really moving for me to watch these migrants walking on roads, including the little kids and old parents. I shall continue doing the same for other states as well to the best of my abilities,” read the statement.</p>

<p>Not just that, the actor has also donated 1,500 PPE kits to doctors in Punjab. He has also been feeding thousands of underprivileged people along with providing meal kits to migrants in the Bhiwandi area of Mumbai during the holy month of Ramzan.</p>


Bollywood actor Sonu Sood is earning praises for his work amid the coronavirus pandemic. After arranging spaces for health care workers in his hotels in Mumbai, Sood now has arranged transport for many migrant workers to go home.

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood is earning praises for his work amid the coronavirus pandemic. After arranging spaces for health care workers in his hotels in Mumbai, Sood now has arranged transport for many migrant workers to go home. On Monday, the actor arranged 10 buses which took workers from Mumbai to their homes in Karnataka amid nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the deadly virus. The buses left from Thane, Maharashtra on Monday for Gulbarga, Karnataka. The actor said in a statement that in times of a pandemic, everyone deserved to be with their families. “I strongly believe that in the current time when we are all facing this global health calamity, every Indian deserves to be with their families and dear ones. I have taken official permissions from the Maharashtra and Karnataka governments to help these migrants reach home in about ten buses." View this post on Instagram Sonu Sood becomes the first B-town celeb to organise multiple transport buses for hundreds of migrants stuck in Mumbai amid nationwide lockdown! All set to make a shift in the lives of hundreds of migrants in Mumbai, is actor Sonu Sood who has officially become the first Bollywood celebrity to organise transport services and send these helpless, underprivileged migrants home. Sonu has organised multiple bus services which would help them head home and unite with their families in this difficult hour of coronavirus. #sonusood #migrantworkers #indiafightscorona 👍🇮🇳🙏 A post shared by Viral Bhayani (@viralbhayani) on May 11, 2020 at 4:23am PDT × The Maharashtra government officials were very helpful in terms of organising the paperwork and a special mention to the Karnataka government for welcoming the migrants back home. It was really moving for me to watch these migrants walking on roads, including the little kids and old parents. I shall continue doing the same for other states as well to the best of my abilities,” read the statement. Not just that, the actor has also donated 1,500 PPE kits to doctors in Punjab. He has also been feeding thousands of underprivileged people along with providing meal kits to migrants in the Bhiwandi area of Mumbai during the holy month of Ramzan.

Sonu Sood arranges buses for migrants stuck in Mumbai