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19 Apr, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Imtiaz Ali, Amaal-Armaan Malik and others have come together to help raise funds for the treatment of a guitarist who has worked extensively in Bollywood. They spoke on social media about Ankur Mukherjee and urged all to donate to the cause. #COVIDー19
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According to the donation page created by Mukherjee's sister, Paroma, the guitarist suffered a left middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke that was COVID-19 induced and has been in ICU of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai since April 6. #AnkurMukherjee #armaanmalik
She shared that a decompressive craniectomy surgery has been performed on his skull but he has to be in the hospital for 3 weeks. Adding that Mukherjee didn't have any insurance, Paroma wrote he'll have to undergo intensive neuro-rehabilitation for 6 months even if things go ok.
Meanwhile, drawing "immediate attention," Amaal wrote, "I know we're in horrible times but please try to support & contribute to this cause. Dada is battling for his life.” He added that if any music composer owed him any payment, "now would be the right time" to pay up.
As per the donation page, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal and Tanishk Bagchi are among the top donors (Rs. 5L given by each). Taapsee Pannu, Vishal Bharadwaj and Salim Merchant have also donated. You can also donate at this link: ketto.org/fundraiser/my-…

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