Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan to join One World: Together At Home special for coronavirus relief
Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan will join the One World special that has been curated to raise funds for health workers fighting the novel coronavirus.
Celebrities all across the world are coming together to raise funds for the healthcare workers on the frontline and fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak. The special event, One World: Together At Home, that includes performances from celebrities like Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Shah Rukh Khan, among others will be aired on April 18 across the globe.
The special has been curated by the advocacy group Global Citizen along with the help of Lady Gaga. It has already raised USD 35 million (Rs 2,65,83,37,500).
Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram and announced the news. She shared a picture of herself with the caption, "Global citizen and I are so excited to bring this special event to you on April 18th, One World: #TogetherAtHome, the first of its kind global broadcast event in benefit of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Covid-19 Solidarity Fund. We'll be honoring healthcare and front line essential community workers through music and celebration at home."
She added, "This one-night special event, hosted by Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert, will feature performances with Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Elton John, John Legend, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder and so many more. Tune in at 5 pm PST on digital platforms around the world. Visit globalcitizen.org/togetherathome to learn more. Together we can beat this pandemic."
The show will be hosted by late-night television comedians Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, and Stephen Colbert. It will be aired on multiple television and digital networks all around the world on April 18 at 5 pm PT (5:30 am IST on April 19).
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