Bollywood celebrities have been actively participating in pledging financial aid towards fighting the novel coronavirus. Joining them graciously for the PM CARES Fund was Kartik Aaryan who contributed a sum of Rs 1 crore to do his bit for the worst sufferers of the countywide lockdown.

He took his social media handles to make the announcement and wrote, "We need each other now more than ever. Let’s show our support."

It read, "It is the absolute need of the hour to rise together as a nation. Whatever I am, whatever money I’ve earned, is only because of the people of India; and for us, I am contributing Rs. 1 crore to the PM-CARES Fund. I URGE all my fellow Indians also to help as much as possible."

Apart from Kartik, his Pati Patni Aur Woh co-star Bhumi Pednekar had also donated a sum of Rs 30 lakh for the cause. The actress had shared the news of her willingness to support on Twitter and also urged everybody to contribute in whatever capacity one can "for those that are more vulnerable & in distress". 

She wrote, "I pledge to contribute to the PM-CARES Fund. Be its supplies, food, essentials or the research that humanity needs right now our support matters. We need to stand up, In whatever capacity we can, for those that are more vulnerable & in distress@narendramodi#jaiho #IndiaFightsCorona."

Meanwhile, Anushka Sharma, Akshay Kumar, Kapil Sharma, Varun Dhawan, Karan Johar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Guru Randhawa and T-Series owner Bhushan Kumar have donated to the relief fund.