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2020 benefit livestream event
I for India
Also known as I For India: The Concert for our Times Created by
Karan Johar
Zoya Akhtar
[1] Country of origin India Original languages English Hindi Production location Virtual Running time 4 hours Production company Fountainhead MKTG Network
Facebook Release 3 May 2020 (2020-05-03 )
I For India: The Concert for our Times , or simply I for India , was a fundraiser concert created by filmmakers
Karan Johar and
Zoya Akhtar
[1] to help raise funds for the India COVID Response Fund (ICRF) managed by
GiveIndia . The concert featured some of the biggest actors, musicians, singers, sportspeople and industrialists in India and around the world, coming together to support
COVID-19 relief work in
India .
[2] Produced by Fountainhead MKTG, the concert was live-streamed on
Facebook on 3 May 2020 at 7.30pm
IST .
The event generated over
₹ 52
crore (US$6.2 million).
[3]
Overview
The concert was announced online by Johar and some of the participating artists on 1 May 2020 on their social media platforms.
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The four-hour long concert was streamed live globally on
Facebook on Sunday, 3 May 2020 at 7:30pm IST and featured performances and personal messages from 85+ Indian and global stars.
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Participants
Appearances
The following personalities appearing during the show:
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Performances
Response
The day after the concert went live, it generated over
₹ 52
crore (US$6.2 million) in funds from online, corporate and philanthropist sources.
[3]
References
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Mankad, Himesh (29 April 2020).
"Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar bring Bollywood stars together for a musical fundraiser - I for India" . Mumbai Mirror . Retrieved 21 May 2020 .
^ Awasthi, Prashasti (2 May 2020).
"Facebook and Bollywood collaborate on 'I FOR INDIA' concert" . @businessline . Retrieved 2 May 2020 .
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"Star-studded digital concert 'I for India' raises over Rs 52 crore for COVID-19 relief" . Business Insider . Retrieved 4 May 2020 .
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"I for India concert: Shah Rukh Khan, Virat-Anushka, Sunny Bhaiya and other Bollywood stars to join Jonas Brothers, Will Smith on May 3" . Hindustan Times . 1 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020 .
^ Chaturvedi, Anumeha (1 May 2020).
"Indian entertainment industry and Facebook join hands for 'I FOR INDIA' concert" . The Economic Times . Retrieved 2 May 2020 .
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"Shah Rukh Khan to Priyanka Chopra, Bollywood unites for fundraiser concert I For India" . India Today . Retrieved 2 May 2020 .
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"Coronavirus Outbreak: Zoya Akhtar, Karan Johar assemble over 85 Indian and global stars for fundraiser concert" . Firstpost . 2 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020 .
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" 'I For India' concert to raise funds for those affected by COVID-19" . The Week . Retrieved 2 May 2020 .
^ Ramachandran, Naman (1 May 2020).
"Facebook Teams With Global Entertainment Industry for India Coronavirus Fundraiser" . Variety . Retrieved 2 May 2020 .
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b Sharma, Priyanka (4 May 2020).
"I For India concert: Highlights" . The Indian Express . Retrieved 21 May 2020 .
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"iForIndia concert highlights: Mira Nair remembers Irrfan Khan, Amitabh Bachchan pays tribute to Rishi Kapoor" . Hindustan Times . 3 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020 .
Institutions
Hospitals and medical clinics
Organizations
Global By location
Health institutes Pandemic institutes Relief funds
Data (templates)
Global Africa Americas Asia
Europe Oceania Others
Topics
Incidents
Locations
Legal framework Agencies and institutes
Officials
Union government
State governments Agency executives
Sujeet Kumar Singh (Director,
NCDC )
Balram Bhargava (Director General,
ICMR )
Shanta Dutta (Director,
NICED )
Manoj V. Murhekar (Director,
NIE )
Priya Abraham (Director,
NIV )
V. G. Somani (
Drug Controller General )
Shekhar C. Mande (Director,
CSIR )
Tapas Kumar Kundu (Director,
CDRI )
Rakesh Mishra (Director,
CCMB )
Samit Chattopadhyay (Director,
IICB )
S. Chandrasekhar (Director,
IICT )
Ram A. Vishwakarma (Director,
IIIM )
Sanjeev Khosla (Director,
IIMT )
Anurag Agrawal (Director,
IGIB )
Ashwini Kumar Nangia (Director,
NCL )
D. K. Aswal (Chairman,
NABL )
G. V. K. Reddy (Chairman,
GVK EMRI )
R. K. Jain (Secretary General,
IRCS )