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2 States actor Arjun Kapoor has a noble cause up his sleeve for Valentine’s this year.
He has come forward to help sponsor the treatment of 100 cancer affected couples, teaming up with Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) for the initiative.
Arjun holds this cause close to his heart, having lost his mother Mona Shourie Kapoor to multiple organ cancer on March 25, 2012.
As per Bollywood Hungama report, talking about the initiative, Arjun commented, “The pandemic has taught all of us the importance of helping one another and spreading love whenever we can. We all look forward to celebrating Valentine’s month in February, to make our loved ones feel special. But I have decided to do something different, this time.”
He will be extending support for medical treatment to 100 underprivileged couples whose lives have been affected by cancer – “Along with Cancer Patients Aid Association, I am supporting medical treatment for 100 underprivileged couples who are impacted by cancer, which means one partner is battling this deadly disease as the other one is supportive in every step of this fight.”
He added, “Cancer severely impacts one’s immunity, making them extremely vulnerable to the Coronavirus. The previous year has been very painful for these couples. Not only were they fighting a hard battle, but they were also confined to their homes facing the severe threat of Covid-19. Many of them did not even have the source of income to buy food and essential medicines.”
The actor also urged other people to come forward and support the financial plight of such couples – “By supporting their yearly medical treatment worth Rs 1 lakh per patient that takes care of expenses for chemotherapy and radiotherapies, surgeries and medicines, we can save them from draining out financially.”
Arjun was last seen in Ashutosh Gowarikar’s period drama Panipat. He will next feature in Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar with Parineeti Chopra. Recently, it was announced that his movie Ek Villain Returns will hit the theatres in February 2022. Arjun’s work pipeline includes Bhoot Police as well, co-starring Saif Ali Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Ali Fazal.
