Bollywood celebrities have expressed concern over the devastation caused by cyclone Fani in Odisha and urged fans on social media to donate for rebuilding of the state. The severe cyclonic storm made landfall in Puri on May 3 and left behind a trail of destruction in 14 districts – Angul, Puri, Khurda, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Ganjam, Nayagarh, Dhenkanal and Keonjhar. The death toll in the cyclonic storm reached 41 on Wednesday.
- Amitabh Bachchan:
T 3142 – Reading and seeing some of the devastation that Cyclone FANI has caused over Orissa coastline .. my prayers for the safety of all ..??
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 3, 2019
2. Rajkumar Rao:
Donate as much guys. Let’s help rebuild Odisha after #cyclonefanihttps://t.co/8WYCGML7bC Do your bit.
— Rajkummar Rao (@RajkummarRao) May 5, 2019
3. Madhuri Dikshit Nene: She was the star attraction at the Men’s Hockey World Cup inaugural event in Bhubaneswar.
My prayers for the safety of all affected by the devastating #CycloneFani ??
— Madhuri Dixit Nene (@MadhuriDixit) May 4, 2019
4. Disha Patani: She had visited Bhubaneswar last year to inaugurate a store at an upmarket mall.
My thoughts and prayers go to all those affected by #CycloneFani in #Odisha
Stay Strong, Stay United#StandWithOdisha— Disha Patani (@DishPatani) May 4, 2019
5. Abhishek Bachchan:
For all of you who want to contribute and help #Odisha
Let’s do whatever we can to help!https://t.co/Bm3Jp72K9f— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) May 5, 2019
6. Tiger Shroff took to his Instagram story and shared a picture of the cyclone.
7. Varun Dhawan also posted an image on his Instagram story which read, “Cyclone FANI has damaged our state, not our spirit. Let Us Rebuild Odisha together.”