Aishwarya Rai all set to perform for Uttarakhand Flood Victims
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was last seen gracing the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival 2013, is up for a noble cause. She would reportedly be performing on a few patriotic songs this Independence Day to support the Uttarakhand flood victims. "The actress will apparently be performing to a medley of patriotic songs for the event. Abhishek Bachchan has also given his nod for the show", stated a source.
The event titled Saath Hai Hum Uttarakhand is said to be a seven hour long on air marathon that has been initiated by a TV channel. Providing further details about the fund raiser event, the source added, "The ad revenue generated during the telecast will be channeled to not-for-profit bodies that are working to restore normalcy in the hilly region. The stars and all those associated with the on-ground event for the performances have done it gratis to espouse the Uttarakhand cause".
Not just Aishwarya, several other Bollywood celebrities including Lata Mangeshkar, A. R. Rahman,Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Neha Dhupia, John Abraham, Abhay Deol and Boman Irani have also come forward to extend their support to these victims. Amitabh Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit have recently shot for a promo for this event. Both the celebrities are glad about getting the opportunity to help those in distress. "Worked on the Uttarakhand Telethon song and poem by Prasoon Joshi .. and SEL music - thats Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and not the Benz model", Amitabh lately tweeted.
A number of television stars would also be contributing their bit to this initiative.
