Rakhi donates Rs 60,000-Article

Rakhi donates Rs 60,000
By: Vickey Lalwani
September 24, 2007

Money makes the world profound: Abhishek Awasthi, Rakhi Sawant and Sapna and (below) Nupur Alankar Publicity stunt or not, Rakhi Sawant continues to help the needy. On Saturday afternoon, the item girl drove to Kandivli to visit a 23-year-old critically ill girl called Sapna Mitkar. Along with her beau Abhishek Awasthi, she donated Rs 60,000 to help Sapna get a pacemaker. Sapna is suffering from arterial blockage in her heart. Sapna's sister Rachna is an actor on Zee's Betiyaan, but hasn't yet been able to collect Rs 2 lakh for the pace-maker. The two sisters lost both their parents five years back. TV appeal Actress Nupur Alankar (also of Betiyaan) helped Rachna with Rs 5,000, but other members of the unit did not respond to Rachna's situation. That's when Nupur suggested that Rachna make an appeal to the public through India TV. Says Rachna, "Thanks to Nupur for suggesting that I make an appeal and also for her financial contribution. I was pleasantly shocked to see Rakhi Sawant at my doorstep on Saturday, asking about my ailing sister. Before I could even ask her to sit, she said she had seen my appeal on television and wanted to give me some money. When she said she was giving us Rs 60,000, I couldn't believe my ears. If there were more people like Rakhi, we would be living in a far better world." Says Rakhi, "I have done what every good citizen should do. I can't see people in distress. I have seen some very hard days in my life and I know how tough it gets when the chips are down. So when I heard about Rachna's situation on TV, I donated as much as I could afford. If I win Nach Baliye 3, I may well bear the entire cost of Sapna's surgery and hospitalisation." Hopeful Rachna is ecstatic about Rakhi's donation, and says, "She is a fantastic human being. She has helped many people, but hasn't made all her good deeds public. She told me she'd also donated some money for another cause else she would have helped me with the entire expenses right away. She is like Jackie Shroff and Salman Khan. I've heard that Jackie paid Rs 8 lakh to a paralysed person from my production unit. Salman too has a heart of gold from all that I have read about him. I will try to approach them too. I hope I am able to collect Rs 2 lakh to cure my sister."

Thanks Parm for sharing the very nice article.

It is so nice to help those who are in need.

Wow, that's wonderful. I pray that this sweet little girl will be cured.

Who does Rachna play on Betiyaan?

thanks for the article 😛 a wonderful deed indded 👏 👏

hey even we can create such foundation and help people in india. atleat we can donate $1 a day right.

Great of Rakhi and Nupur...
"Actress Nupur Alankar (also of Betiyaan) helped Rachna with Rs 5,000, but other members of the unit did not respond to Rachna's situation. That's when Nupur suggested that Rachna make an appeal to the public through India TV."........Good advise by Nupur...

But sad to know the GKLB team didnt support Rachna who is working in there unit...Its a really bad Gesture by GKLB team...