Mumbai, July 03: John Abraham has reportedly raised $5 million for charity. The actor made an appearance for the Habitat for Humanity and plans to help them build 7,000 homes in India and most of the money for these homes will come through the auction of John’s personal belongings.
“As superficial as this sounds there are people out there who want things that you possess, so why not give it away for a good cause? So I gave away my helmet, my jackets – things that I really cherished and enjoyed at a certain price. The only thing is that I asked for a lot of money for it.”
Helmets and jackets might be easy to give away, but what about John’s bikes?
“My bikes? If I get to build another 100 homes then I’ll give my bikes as well,” says the actor.
John says he is feeling generous especially since his latest film New York has been declared a success at the box office.
“It feels good, because the audience gives us the biggest reward and I just feel fortunate that after Dostana, I had New York and after this I hope my next film does well too. It’s a great feeling, it’s very positive to be liked because most of the time, people concentrate on our looks. Now that people have liked my acting I’m very grateful, thank you,” says he.
John is one of the most active members of Bollywood who has never shied away from charity, and now that his films are finally working at the box office, people can be assured that good deeds do finally come around.
–Agencies