Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor and Badshah were also some names who joined the Drug-free India campaign
Actors Sanjay Dutt, Kapil Sharma and Badshah were part of a communicating program which would train the younger people in order to make India drug-free. The campaign was organized by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar under his foundation ‘The Art Of Living’. Interestingly, out of the three, Sanjay Dutt and Kapil Sharma have suffered from drug addiction and alcoholism respectively.
Sanjay Dutt visited a rehabilitation centre after getting addicted by drugs. The actor pleaded to his father, and thus, this step was taken. His journey of rehabilitation also makes an important part of the movie Sanju, especially through the song ‘Kar Har Maidan Fateh’.
Coming to Kapil Sharma, this comedian was accused of having success gone to his head. A much-public spat with Sunil Grover came to notice. Kapil got into a heated argument with Sunil Grover, abused him and reportedly even threw a shoe on him after he got severely drunk on an airplane. After much public humiliation, Sharma got a second opportunity, and now is getting praises after he has become a married man.
Kapil Sharma, Sanjay Dutt and Badshah's presence made a huge impact. However the event was also supported by various celebrities including Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Karan Johar, Tiger Shroff, Sonakshi Sinha, Varun Dhawan, Aditi Rao Hydari, Esha Deol, Bhumi Pednekar, Nitesh Tiwari, Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana, Arjun Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Raj Kundra, Ritesh Sidhwani, Gautam Rode, Mohit Raina, Ravi Dubey, Karan Tacker, Debina and Gurmeet Choudhary, Ragini Khanna, Karanvir Bohra, Teejay Sidhu, Mukesh Chhabra, Divya Khosla Kumar, Bhushan Kumar, Karan Wahi, Aadar Jain, PM Narendra Modi, Kriti Sanon, Kartik Aaryan, Dinesh Karthik, Lara Dutta, Ishaan Khatter, Raveena Tandon, Neelam Kothari, Samir Soni, Jassie Gill, Shama Sikander, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Kemmu, Vivek Agnihotri, Sonarika Bhadoria, Chitrangda Singh, VVS Laxman and Dulquer Salmaan.
1. Sanjay Dutt gets emotional
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A source informed DNA, “Sanjay flew in from Jaipur where he was shooting for Panipat. He wanted to be part of the campaign and share his story with the youth present. He shared his tryst with drugs and how it completely broke him. He said his dad Sunil Dutt helped him overcome this trying phase. I appeal to everybody to join this important movement and save the future of our youth.”
2. Kapil Sharma reveals how he quit alcoholism
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“Kapil spoke about how he was consumed by the bottle. He recalled seeing his mother break down. That’s when he decided to kick the habit,” added the source.
3. The crowd
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar managed to pull a huge crowd for the noble cause. He had initially even had a public chat with once alcohol-abuse victim Kapil Sharma on the same.
Sri Sri had tweeted, “.@KapilSharmaK9 your humour and wit will help inspire many to come out of the trap of drugs. #DrugFreeIndia” The tweet really took us by surprise.
.@KapilSharmaK9 your humour and wit will help inspire many to come out of the trap of drugs. #DrugFreeIndia
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) February 12, 2019
Kapil, who knows situations where seriousness is of utmost importance, very seriously replied to Sri Sri by tweeting, “It is my privilege to be a part of this wonderful initiative taken by you Guru ji.I'm sure it will help in removing the menace of drugs from our society. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to do my bit for a #drugfreeindia”
It is my privilege to be a part of this wonderful initiative taken by you Guru ji.I'm sure it will help in removing the menace of drugs from our society. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to do my bit for a #drugfreeindia https://t.co/XBdy4KO25i
— KAPIL (@KapilSharmaK9) February 12, 2019
4. Varun Sharma was also part of the event
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Varun Sharma, who last featured with actor Govinda in their movie 'FryDay', was also part of the campaign. "Was an Absolute Pleasure To Be Part of #DrugfreeIndia Here In Hisar,Haryana Today. Thank you Guruji @SriSri ji for such a wonderful Initiative which is so important and relevant for everyone today!! #nakarunganakarnedunga @ArtofLiving @MahaveerJainMum," he tweeted while sharing the photo.
5. Varun interacted with the crowd too
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Varun could not only manage pull a crowd but also interacted with them, and got them to recite the slogan, 'Na karunga na karne dunga'. He shared a video of the same and captioned it, "#Nakarunganakarnedunga #DrugFreeIndia"
#Nakarunganakarnedunga #DrugFreeIndia pic.twitter.com/djKiaHt0gz
— Varun Sharma (@varunsharma90) February 19, 2019
(All photos via Twitter)
