15 Bollywood Celebrities Who Have Pledged to Donate Their Organs
In the words of Oscar Auliq-Ice, "It takes lives to save lives."
Feb 3, 2022
The veteran actor has reportedly pledged to donate his eyes.
It comes as no surprise that Priyanka has chosen to donate her organs—after all, she comes from a family of doctors. During an event organised by the Army Organ Revival and Transplantation Authority, she said, "You read about transplant, see it in the movies, and watch it on TV. But only until you go through it, does the value of it hit you...I hope that when I die I can make a difference by donating my body."
This one has mesmerising eyes, and she's chosen to donate exactly that by reportedly signing up with the Eye Bank Association of India.
He is 'being human', by pledging to donate his bone marrow. "It's simple to donate bone marrow—you don't have to spend money on it. I think everybody should go and donate their bone marrow," he said during an appearance.
In 2014, on Maharashtra Cadaver Organ Donation Day, Aamir Khan decided to donate every organ in his body—kidneys, lungs, liver, heart, and eyes—post his demise, to the destitute. His ex-wife, Kiran Rao, too, pledged to donate her organs after being inspired by the film 'Ship of Thesues' (2012).
R Madhavan has pledged to donate his eyes, heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, pancreas, bones, and cartilages.
Actor Sunil Shetty has reportedly pledged to donate his eyes.
Just like her contemporaries, Rani Mukherjee, too, has decided to donate her eyes. "Two eyes donated can light up the lives of two or even four blind people. It is a wonderful feeling to be part of the cause," she once said.
As per a report in Bollywood Hungama, the Gangubai Kathiawadi star has pledged to donate her organs ahead of World Kidney Day.
Along with Brahmastra co-star, Ranbir too pledged to donate his organs.
Reportedly, the late veteran actor had pledged to donate his organs after distributing prizes to the winners of the 'Transplant Games' at PGIMER in Chandigarh back in 2014.
Like her husband, Jaya Bachchan, too, has pledged to donate her eyes.
"I always had organ donation on my mind and wanted to start with my eyes," said Farah Khan, filmmaker and choreographer, who has decided to donate her other organs as well.
The filmmaker, along with his Brahmastra cast, pledged to donate his organs, as reported by Bollywood Hungama.
Reportedly, the Dabangg actor has pledged to donate her eyes to a Haryana-based foundation that works towards the eradication of corneal blindness.
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