In Remembrance
Bollywood joins hand to support 26/11 victims, raise Rs 1.15 crore in charity dinner & auction
Raising more than Rs 1.15 crore in aid of 2008 Mumbai terror victims, leading Bollywood celebrities participated in a fundraising dinner and auction organised by London-based DVK Foundation to commemorate the first anniversary of tragic events of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Held at The Royal Kensington Palace in London, the event witnessed top society and royalty joining hands with leading celebrities to support and contribute to restoring the lives of the families of the victims. The event was hosted by Kabir Bedi and his daughter, Pooja Bedi. “The event is an affirmation of the human spirit that rises above dark tragedy and reaches for the light of compassion,” remarked Kabir while filmmaker and producer Shekhar Kapur paid a poetic tribute to the victims of 26/11. A musical performance by Phantom of the Opera was also organised.

The fundraising gala saw celebrities participating in the auction conducted by Boman Irani in which a weekend on the plush Rueben family luxury 35m yacht went for £11,000 to Newton Faulkner, a British acoustic musician. A ticket to the Avatar movie premier with three-time Academy Award nominee American actress Sigourney Alexander Weaver in London was auctioned for £10,000.