Rohit Shetty donates a generous amount to Shagufta Ali; actress says, ‘I am absolutely grateful’

A few days back veteran actor Shagufta Ali opened up on going through a financial crisis and she is also not being able to take care of her medical bills. Now, the actress has received help from filmmaker Rohit Shetty. Indian Film & Television Director’s Association’s (IFTDA) president and filmmaker Ashoke Pandit confirmed the news. Ashoke said that Rohit has ‘donated a generous amount’ to Shagufta Ali.

Ashoke Pandit told Pinkvilla that when he found out about Shagufta Ali’s financial troubles, he reached out to her to know how they can help her. After understanding her plight, he spoke to Rohit Shetty and he immediately agreed to help the actress. “He has donated a generous amount, and we are really thankful to him for that. I am reaching out to more people from the industry, and I have got a good response so far,” said Pandit.

Shagufta Ali also told the portal that she is obliged and is grateful and thankful to the Sooryavanshi director. “God bless him for whatever he has done for me. He has never met me, we have never ever come face to face, I have never spoken to him on the phone, and he went all out and did something like this. I am absolutely grateful. The doctor is busy so I’ll be taking his appointment next week, and my treatment will begin again,” added Shagufta.

 

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Shagufta had earlier told SpotboyE that she has been out of work for the last four years that led to the financial crisis. She is a cancer survivor and is also suffering from diabetes. She said, “Since that time these four years have shown me the worst period of my life. I had no help. Not many knew that I am going through a major financial crunch because till then I sold a lot of my assets to survive”.

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