Watch: Akshay Kumar starts 'Together4India' initiative on India's Independence Day

He wants people to help underprivileged workers whose lives have been affected by coronavirus and lockdown.

Actor Akshay Kumar on the occasion of India's 74th Independence Day urged people to come 'together for India' and help street hawkers, vegetable-tea shop owners, and people selling small items at road intersections, whose livelihood has been affected due to coronavirus and lockdown.

Akshay in an interaction with fans on Twitter shared a video message wherein he talked about his initiative 'Together4India.' In the video, Akshay says, "Whenever I go out of home, these faces often get my attention, that old uncle who hopes that his bucket of bananas should be sold somehow, another one who thinks that his coriander and chillies should get sold before they get stale... that little sister who hides her tears in hope that someone would buy the flower garlands at the traffic signals saying "Please buy it for 10 (sic)."

As the video progresses with glimpses of people trying to sell items, the actor added, "All of them have become a part of our lives somewhere or the other... these people work honestly and even after all these efforts, they are not even able to earn Rs50 in a day. They, along with their families have to sleep hungry... amid lockdown and rains, their work is almost finished." Akshay then says, "Friends, can we get together and do something for them? Please make a promise to yourselves that we together will take care of these people just like a friend, we won't ignore, we will try with each day to lessen the pain of one person every day... we will take care of their need sometimes and should help them earn... and if we take it as a collective responsibility, then probably no one in our country will starve... Jai Hind."

Akshay tweeted alongside the video, "We all know these people, we all have these people in our lives. On this #IndependenceDay, lets come together for them, lets come #Together4India. Jisse jitnee ho sake utnee madad keejiye... bas nazarandaaz mat keejiye, share the way YOU care. Jai Hind."

We all know these people, we all have these people in our lives.
On this #IndependenceDay, lets come together for them, lets come #Together4India.
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Jai Hind ???? pic.twitter.com/WHCuabljEI
- Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 15, 2020