12 Bollywood Celebs Who Are More Charitable Than You Thought!

SRK is one of those celebs who are quietly doing their bit for the society without beating around the bush. Little do people know that in 2012, SRK adopted 12 villages during NDTV’s Greenathon, which the biggest of politicians haven’t been able to do till date. Besides, this he is regularly contributing to the lives of orphans and mentally challenged kids. He has also been a part of crisis management during calamities. Recognised by UNESCO for his work, he is the first global ambassador for UNOP

She runs her I AM FOUNDATION that works for the welfare of women and children. According to their website, “Be it by giving education and other welfare facilities to nine girls at Sandipani Muni School, Sponsoring investigations & diagnosis of the cause of mental retardation in 62 individuals of which 44 children were benefited at Jai Vakeel School, providing welfare of abandoned and destitute children in its care like nursing, medical, educational etc for upto 70 children 24x7 at Bal Asha or be

He has been the face of Pusle Polio Drive in India since 2005. A UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Big B has done a lot for victims of natural calamities. He started a huge funding programme back then in 2004 with his family and then began an online donation portal called ‘Jeneration’ where celebs can donate their clothes and people can bid for them. The money goes into charity.

She raises funds for children and hates the word charity. The idea of giving is not charity for her. She has been a part of many fund raising events for the Wildlife Trust of India, Children’s foundations and Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.

The world knows that Salman Khan runs his multimillionare charity Being Human where he supports thousands of people by selling merchandise and goods of the brand. His NGO supports downtrodden kids and also helps them pay their medical bills. A major chunk of his earnings directly go to Being Human.

Not only has she pledged her eyes to the Eye Bank Association of India, but she’s also involved in charities related to kids and diseased people. She also supports PETA and donated a big amount during 2004 Tsunami.

She works for awareness, education and empowerment. The woman, who is now a licensed commercial pilot, has a foundation called Gul 4 Change and Col. Shamsher Singh Foundation. She is also a part of Shraddha Charitable Trust where she works for the underprivileged and people suffering from terminal and life threatening diseases.

The actress, who has featured in a movie called Phir Milenge, where Salman was suffering from AIDS, actually contributes to the lives of AIDS patients in real life. She also works for PETA and Anti Bullying Charity Campaign.

Even before Akshay Kumar took up the challenge of building toilets in India with his movie Toilet EK Prem Katha, Vidya was the face of the clean India campaign, Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. She has featured in advertisements and done on field activities to promote building of toilets to maintain health and sanitation standards in the country.

She was appointed UNICEF’s goodwill ambassador in 2010 and ever since she’s been working for saving the girl child. She runs The Priyanka Chopra Foundation For Health and Education and travels across the world to promote health and education among children and women.

A part of Oxfam Global Ambassador since 2007, he also campaigns for the cause ‘World Without Discrimination’. Rahul has contributed to the lives of people living in Andaman and Nicobar where he helps in rehabilitation.

Did you know that he runs a brigade called ‘John’s Brigade For Habitat’? He is not only associated with PETA because he’s a big time animal lover, but he’s also working for the homeless.