Anurag Kashyap has decided to put his Filmfare Critics Choice Award for Best Film trophy that he won for Gangs of Wasseypur for auction to raise money for Coronavirus test kits. He won the award in 2013 and is one of his most prized possessions. He is willingly putting up the trophy for auction after responding to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra’s call for artists to support the cause.
Anurag made the announcement in a tweet and wrote, “Highest bidder gets the original trophy for the Filmfare critics award best film 2013. Gangs of Wasseypur.”
Highest bidder gets the original trophy for the Filmfare critics award best film 2013 . “Gangs of Wasseypur”... https://t.co/BtXrUQAJ7C
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 20, 2020
Kunal had actually started to raise funds for COVID-19 test kits and asked artists to join his cause. His original tweet read, “While each rupee counts I appreciate the hell out of Comrade @anuragkashyap72 who is giving away his 2013 gangs of Wasseypur critics award to the highest donor of this charity with my YouTube button.”
Donation link - https://t.co/xm5mNd2qDZ pic.twitter.com/1PxsZRqyy8
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) May 20, 2020
Writer Varun Grover also joined the cause and said that he will put his TOIFA award for Best Lyrics for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage from Dum Laga Ke Haisha up for auction. Check his tweet below.
Adding the TOIFA trophy I won for 'Moh Moh Ke Dhaage' (DLKH, 2015) for charity auction to raise funds for Covid test kits.
Putting it up on ebay in 2050 was my retirement fund plan but i believe now is a better time to use it to secure India's future. https://t.co/t0Q6YJMCkg https://t.co/2xqDEakmKA pic.twitter.com/hu6Yig2G7p
— (@varungrover) May 20, 2020
Kunal also revealed that Javed Akhtar has also joined the cause and will be giving a signed copy of one of his favourite books In Other Words to the highest bidder.
The very kind & legendary @Javedakhtarjadu pledges to give a personalised signed copy of one of his favourite books, ‘In Other Words’. Every penny counts. Whoever is bidding for this please send you bid to [email protected]
Link to donate - https://t.co/xm5mNd2qDZ pic.twitter.com/syuJliKsls
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) May 20, 2020
Vishal Dadlani joined the fray and said that he will do a personal video-call and live-in performance one of his songs for the highest bidder.
@kunalkamra88, I'll be happy to do a personal video-call and live-performance of one of my songs with the highest bidder for this cause.
Donate Covid 19 test kits at https://t.co/70FfDAnvVa
Send donation screenshots to [email protected] https://t.co/N9H21FWJiq
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) May 20, 2020
The proceeds collected from the auction will be transferred directly from Milaap Foundation to Mylab Discovery Solutions, which will help Burda Media India to secure testing kits and donate to hospitals and labs across the country.
(Source: Twitter)
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