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‘Love Sonia’: Mumbai resident donates Rs 8 lakh for rehabilitation of women rescued from flesh trade

Ever since the film has hit the theatres, Richa Chadha has been r... Read More
Richa Chadha is being appreciated by audience and critics alike for her character of Madhuri in ‘

Love Sonia

’. The Tabrez Noorani directorial venture delves into the heart breaking life of the global flesh trade.
Ever since the film has hit the theatres, Richa Chadha has been receiving numerable mails, letters and requests on social media and in person. Right from the

NGO

working for the victims of trafficking to the victims themselves, people have been trying to reach out to the actress.

But one such message that caught Richa’s eye and captured her heart was from a friend who worked in the development sector with women who have been rescued and rehabilitated. The lady said that her organization had been waiting on a big donor to

donate

money he had promised he would but after almost 8 months of promising, he sent a cheque to their office a day after ‘Love Sonia’s’ release. When checked her friend said, ‘He had seen ‘Love Sonia’ and immediately realized the work we were doing.’

Reacting on the same, Richa said, "This is reason we do what we do as actors. A lot of press asked me why I agreed to do a supporting role in a film. But after my friend who helps raise funds for trafficked girls and women, it made me realise that its sometimes compassion that drives us as artists."

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