Apart from his work on screen, Akshay Kumar is known to do a lot of charitable work in real life. On many occasions, he has come forward to provide help in any way that he can. However, the actor doesn't like to publicise it. Recently, on the game show Wheel Of Fortune, Akshay invited a panel of journalists as contestants, including Sonal Kalra, Chief Managing Editor, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Hindustan Times.
Sonal revealed that she has known Akshay for nearly two decades, but she witnessed a very different side of him during the difficult days of the COVID-19 lockdown. She recalled a conversation that she had with him during the lockdown period, where he asked her to find the Chief Minister's office number for him.
As Sonal arranged the contact and passed it along, things unfolded quickly. Within a few hours, a political journalist friend called her asking if it was true that Akshay Kumar had donated 1 crore each to the Chief Minister Relief Funds of Bihar and Assam. When Sonal reached out to Akshay to confirm the news, he initially tried to brush it aside.
However, he eventually explained why he avoids the language of charity altogether. During the episode, he said: 'I have always believed the word 'charity' or 'donation' is the worst word. When you give something to someone, it's actually your good fortune that you're able to do it.'
He added, 'God has made you capable of serving someone. So instead of saying donation, you should say you got the chance to serve.'
