MUMBAI, May 2 — Rock legend Mick Jagger and Hollywood’s Will Smith will be among dozens of international and Bollywood stars taking part in a four-hour concert tomorrow to raise funds for the battle against coronavirus in India, where the number of cases is surging. The country’s cricket...
English singer, songwriter and actor Mick Jagger at the screening of the film 'The Burnt Orange Heresy' during the closing night of the 76th Venice Film Festival September 7, 2019. — AFP pic
The country’s cricket captain Virat Kohli, actors Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan are some of the top domestic names set to perform or read messages from their homes. It aims to raise millions of dollars for more than 100 groups providing food and other essential services during the crisis. India’s 1.3 billion people have been under lockdown since March 25 with the restrictions, while recently eased, set to last until at least May 17.
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