Veteran TV and Bollywood actress, Shagufta Ali, who has been working in the industry for the last 36 years, is facing financial and health woes. The actress has recently opened up about her health and financial issues for the first time in her career. Soon after this news broke out, several celebs from the industry like Sushant Singh, Neena Gupta among others extended their support to her. Now, joining the bandwagon is filmmaker Rohit Shetty. Indian Film & Television Director’s Association’s (IFTDA) President Ashoke Pandit confirmed the news in a recent conversation. He told, 'When I found out about Shagufta Ali’s financial troubles, I reached out to her to know how we can help her. After understanding her plight, I spoke to Rohit Shetty who immediately agreed to help Shagufta ji. He has donated a generous amount, and we are really thankful to him for that. I am reaching out to more people from the industry, and I have got a good response so far.' Speaking to an entertainment portal, Shagufta Ali has expressed her gratefulness to the filmmaker. She said, 'It was done immediately, and I am very very obliged. I am so grateful and so thankful to him. God bless him for whatever he has done for me. He has never met me, we have never ever come face to face, I have never spoken to him on the phone, and he went all out and did something like this. I am absolutely grateful. The doctor is busy so I’ll be taking his appointment next week, and my treatment will begin again.' Earlier, Shagufta had revealed that she has been out of work since 2018. She said, 'It's a long treatment and an expensive one, for which I was facing financial troubles. So I finally opened up to friends in the industry, asking for help because I was unable to carry on without support. The pandemic has been difficult for everyone but I have been going through a lockdown for the past four years...When the work stopped, my stress levels increased. That shot up my diabetes. I tried to manage things on my own by selling off my car and jewellery as I didn't ask for help initially. I had no mutual funds or fixed deposits so the money came from there to run the house.'