Actor and humanitarian Sonu Sood turned a helping hand for several needy during these pandemic times. The actor is flown with requests and he is trying his best to serve most of them. The latest news is that Sonu Sood is in plans to float oxygen plants in the country soon. He is in plans to import oxygen plants from France and install them in some of the worst-hit states. These plants can supply oxygen to the hospitals and will also refill the oxygen cylinders available.

Going with the update, the first oxygen plant will reach India in less than two weeks. There is a huge scarcity for oxygen in the country and thousands of Indians died due to the oxygen shortage. Sonu Sood once again proved that he is a man with a golden heart and is taking all the steps to support the people who are battling with coronavirus.

Actor Sonu Sood has arranged for a 25-year-old critically ill Covid patient to be airlifted in an air-ambulance from Nagpur to Hyderabad for treatment.

The patient Bharti is the daughter of a retired railway officer, and she has reportedly lost almost 85 to 90 per cent of her lungs owing to Covid-19. Sonu initially helped in shifting her to a private hospital in Nagpur. Doctors then suggested she needed a lung transplant.

The actor arranged for the patient to be airlifted to Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, for a treatment called ECMO, in which blood is artificially pumped into the body to take pressure away from the lungs.

“Doctors said the chances are 20 per cent, and asked me if I still wanted to go ahead with it. I said ‘of course’. She is a 25-year-old young girl and will fight the battle hard and come out of it stronger. That’s why we took this chance and decided to get an air ambulance. The treatment is going well in and we hope for the best,” said Sonu.

Meanwhile, the actor took to Instagram on Friday afternoon to inform that he has tested negative for Covid-19. The actor had informed about testing positive for the virus on Saturday.

Actor Sonu Sood, who played good Samaritan during Covid-19 pandemic, said on Wednesday that this was the important role of his career.

“I played many special roles in my films but the role I played during the pandemic is the most important role of my career. Almighty was directing me to do right thing in life. I would like to thank god for awakening me,” he said.

The actor was addressing a function organised here by Cyberabad Police to felicitate frontline warriors and plasma donors.

“When pandemic started I thought we should do our bit but I was clueless,” said Sonu Sood, who recalled that he was moved by the plight of 350 workers in Thane who requested him to provide food for 10 days because they wanted go home in Karnataka by walk.

He approached the authorities and took permissions and arranged transport for this group. Realising that there are millions who are stuck across the country, he started connecting with others to help stranded migrant workers.

“We formed a toll free number and within one hour we received one lakh calls in one hour. My emails were floods with mails. My number was ringing every minute. I asked my secretary to ensure that no call go unanswered,” he said.

Sonu Sood said it was the most special moment ‘to help guest workers because they were real heroes and were reason behind all our comforts’.

The actor said they could connect and send home over 7.26 lakh people. He then started receiving calls from students stuck abroad.

“Fourteen and half thousand students evacuated from like Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Russia and Philippines.”

He said after going back home, the migrant workers and others contacted him and requested for jobs. He recalled that 50 lakh applications for jobs were received in two and half days. He along with other good people connected with him provided employment to two lakh people.

Sonu Sood said people also started approaching him for help for medical treatment. He connected with some doctors, owners of hospitals and people who want to help. Every day 20-22 surgeries are being done for months.

“The first message of the pandemic is that life is not about buying good pair of shoes, clothes and holidays. It’s about people waiting for that one call to happen. My mother used to tell me that you will be successful if you could help one person who not expecting your help.”

The actor told the frontline workers and other felicitated on the occasion that society needs them more now than during the pandemic. “This is time they need you the most. Find people who need your help. There is hero in everyone of us. We have to identify it and inspire others.”

“Together we can make huge difference to the society we are living in,” he told the audience.

Cyberabad Police and Society for Cyberabad Security Council organised the felicitation to recognise and appreciate all those who helped society through Police in various ways.

Cyberabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar felicitated Sonu Sood for all the good work he carried out so far.

Sajjanar said that he could discover during the pandemic days that there were so many good and kind hearted people in the society.

“We were the first to send guest workers back to their homes by way of special trains. Three lakh guest workers were ferried in 40 trains to their home towns,” he said.

Sajjanar recalled Cyberabad police were the first in India to set up a Covid Control Room in India in just one day after the lockdown was announced. The centre received 3,000 calls a day.

“We could able to stop commercialisation by setting up Plasma Hotline. Otherwise it would have been sold for, who knows may be for 80,000 or even more,” Sajjanar said.

Cyberabad Police could able to mobilise 8,000 units of plasma. Now the demand for it has come down drastically, he said

Sonu Sood felicitated DCPs, ACPs, senior police officers in Cyberabad limits. Several organisations and individuals too were felicitated for all their help during the pandemic.

Krishna Yedula, Secretary of Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) highlighted that they were able to provide 15 lakh meals and distribute 1.85 lakh grocery kits.

Singer Smitha and music director Anup Ruben were also present. Singer Smitha shared how she could in her own small way serve the society.

Sonu Sood turned out to be a helping hand for lakhs of daily wage workers in the country who struggled during the coronavirus pandemic. Sonu Sood is named as the real hero and his image reached new heights. At the same time, the actor is rushed with offers and he even hiked his fee. Going with the current update, Sonu Sood is all set to reprise the role of Umesh Chandra, a ruthless cop of Andhra Pradesh who was called as Kadapa Tiger. He worked as the SP for Kadapa district.

He was brutally killed on the roads of Hyderabad on September 4th, 1999 by Naxalites. Sonu Sood is all set to reprise the role of Umesh Chandra on screen. Umesh Chandra faced several challenges professionally throughout his career and his life story is an inspiration for many. The details about the project will be announced officially soon. The script work of his biopic is completed recently. Sonu Sood is playing a crucial role in Megastar Chiranjeevi’s next film Acharya directed by Koratala Siva.

Actor and humanitarian Sonu Sood says that 2020 has been a tough year, and was like a reality check for us. Sood, who authored the book ‘I Am No Messiah’, says that it taught us to put others before us and to keep out families closer to us than ever.

“2020 has been a tough year. But I am happy and I feel blessed that I got the chance to help so many people. The year was like a reality check for us. It taught us to put others before us and to keep out families closer to us than ever. It gave me the opportunity to interact with so many people. I feel like we are one big happy family now. Going ahead, I hope we continue to be kind and compassionate beings.

“I wouldn’t like to look at it like that. While I’m happy to have the support and love of so many people from all around the country, I don’t see it as a pressure on me. I will keep doing what I’ve been doing with the same vigour. My parents have always told me that with success and privilege comes responsibility. I am always going to remember their words. The love that I have received has only motivated me to keep working hard and being there for people to the best of my ability,” Sood told IANSlife.

In his memoir, ‘I Am No Messiah’, Sonu combines the extraordinary experiences of his journey from Moga to Mumbai. Honest, inspirational and heart-warming, this is the story of Sonu Sood and of the people whose lives he continues to transform. Sonu’s memoir, co-written with veteran journalist and author Meena K Iyer, which was released recently is being well received by readers from across India. A number of people whose life Sonu has touched, NGOs and various institutions are coming on board to support the book.

During the nationwide lockdown, imposed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, when a wave of poverty-stricken migrants set out on foot to make their arduous journey back home, the value of seva, service to mankind, instilled in him by his parents, spurred Sonu Sood into action. From taking to the streets and reaching out to the stranded, to setting up a dedicated team and making arrangements for national and international transport, Sonu managed to help thousands of helpless and needy workers. Thus, began his ‘Ghar Bhejo’ programme, carried out like a humanitarian mission. Chartered flights, buses and trains were sanitized and paid for. Distress calls from all over the world were answered. Soon, the movement snowballed into a campaign for providing jobs, medical facilities and educational aid to workers.

Sonu says, “While 2020 has been a challenging year in many ways, it has offered me an opportunity to reach out to millions of people and connect with them directly. During the course of this journey, I have learnt and gained a lot from them. I have shared my experiences in my memoirs I Am No Messiah, and it is heartening to see the support the book is receiving not just from book readers but various organisations and institutes who truly believe in our efforts to help people during these difficult times.”

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood never envisioned that there would be a book about him someday, adding that he misses his mother when such a thing is happening.

Sonu has written a book recounting his experience of helping migrant workers during the Covid lockdown. Titled “I Am No Messiah”, the book is written in first person, revealing the emotional challenges the actor faced while extending help.

“It has turned out to be very special because I never realised that one day, I will do something, on which a book will be written on me, where I can share my experiences, share all the moments where I connected with millions of people across the globe,” Sonu told IANS, on writing the book.

“Now, putting everything on paper… my mom, who was a professor, always used to tell me to write about my experiences, whenever you feel they are special because they will stay with you forever. With so many things happening, you tend to forget those experiences, but you can always go back to those pages and revisit those times,” he added.

The actor continued: “I wish she was around and she would have been a proud mother, if she would have read the book. Today, I miss her more. I thank my parents for teaching me,guiding me and praying for me, which is helping me.”

At present, Sonu is seen hosting “Bharat Ke Mahaveer”. The series brings stories that represent the spirit of solidarity in the country, and celebrates Indians who have shown extraordinary kindness during the coronavirus pandemic. The series airs on Discovery channel, and Discovery Plus app, and comes in partnership between the United Nations in India, NITI Aayog and Discovery channel.

Sonu Sood proved his mettle as an actor and emerged as a star across the country. He has done impressive movies in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil languages. The actor during the coronavirus pandemic time helped lakhs of migrant workers and thousands of youngsters who are in need. He spent lakhs of money and emerged as a real hero. The actor was appreciated by the people, politicians and actors for his golden heart. He returned back to work recently and is currently shooting for Bellamkonda Sreenivas’ Alludu Adhurs in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.

He is residing in Ramoji Film City and the actor is rushed with several offers. Going with the news, six directors met Sonu Sood in the last couple of days and narrated scripts. Several producers are keen to rope in Sonu Sood in their upcoming films considering the positivity and popularity of the actor. Several filmmakers are keen to cash his craze. Sonu Sood is also a fine actor and he has his diary full for the rest of this year.

Actor Sonu Sood who is one of the finest actors of Indian cinema proved that he is a man with a golden heart too. He stood as a helping hand for lakhs of migrant workers who have been struggling to reach their hometowns during this coronavirus pandemic time. For his exceptional work during this coronavirus team, he is conferred with the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Sonu Sood is also providing free education and medical facilities for young children in the country. Sonu Sood received the award in a virtual ceremony. Sonu Sood thanked UNDP for the felicitation. Sonu Sood recently joined the sets of Bellamkonda Sreenivas’s Alludu Adhurs which will release soon. Sonu Sood is also busy endorsing various brands and is rushed with several offers in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil languages.

Versatile actor Sonu Sood played many prominent roles in Telugu films. He shifted focus on Hindi films and stayed away from Tollywood for quite some time now. After a brief hiatus, he is returning to Telugu films with an interesting role.

As per the reports, Sonu Sood is going to play a politician in director Teja’s upcoming film which has young hero Bellamkonda Srinivas in the lead role. Sonu Sood is impressed with the character penned by Teja and immediately signed the dotted line.

Sonu Sood started prepping up for his role and will soon join the sets. The film has Kajal Aggarwal as the female lead.