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Leading Bollywood stars are coming forward to help the needy in these difficult times! The latest addition to the list is of actor Hrithik Roshan who has come in the spotlight because of a humanitarian act.
Roshan has put forward a helping hand to an aspiring ballet dancer to get into the dance school he has always wished to attend.
Hrithik’s production company, HRX Films has donated Rs 3 lakh to a 20-year-old student, Kamal Singh. Kamal is the son of an e-rickshaw puller who lives in Delhi’s Vikas Puri. However, irrespective of his financial status Kamal has a big dream! He has always aspired to join The English National Ballet School of London, England. And with Hrithik’s little help, his dream will soon turn into reality!
Kamal shared his story on a fundraising platform called Ketto. He wrote “Four years ago, I had never heard of ballet. My father is an e-rickshaw driver and I attended the local government boys school. I always liked to move but I didn’t have the money to attend dance classes as a teenager. But fate led me to a chance encounter with Maestro Fernando Aguilera, director of a ballet school and company in New Delhi. I fell in love with this beautiful, rigorous, classical form and after training intensively for four years, my dream has come true: The English National Ballet School of London, England, has sent me an invitation, offering me a place in their one-year Professional Trainee Programme.”
He further added, “After a year of training, I will have the chance to enter the English National Ballet Company, as a professional dancer on a monthly salary. This is an incredible opportunity for someone of my background, who started training at the late age of 17. The English National Ballet School is an extremely prestigious Institution and I am the first dancer from India to be accepted. Unfortunately I cannot afford the fees of the 1-year programme (£8000), not to mention the additional living expenses in London (at least £1000 per month).”
Kamal needed approximately Rs 25 lakhs to fulfill his dream. With the help of the online platform he was successful in raising more than Rs 17 lakh.
Director of Ballet School and Company & Kamal’s ballet dance professor, Mario Fernando Aguilera, took to Instagram and shared the news about HR’s donation “Thank you so much @hrithikroshan @hrxfilms for supporting my student @noddy_singh_official.”
What do you think about Hrithik’s generous donation?
