​Bollywood Celebrates National Doctor’s Day

By News Helpline – 1st July 2020

Bollywood celebrities celebrate National Doctor’s Day in India and express their upmost warm wishes and praise the good work on unsung heroes.

Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers across the world have been on the frontline, since the novel coronavirus outbreak, fighting the raging war with unmatched compassion. They have not only put themselves at risk of exposure to the pathogen, but they have also worked way beyond their shifts, staying away from their families all this while. Not to mention, our warriors in white have also often silently endured stigma and physical violence.

Filmmaker and write, Tahira Kashyap Khurrana took to her social media and wrote, “#doctorsday2020 #doctorsday no matter how many apples I have, I am never keeping them away! This is from the day of my 12th & last chemo session! 5 Jan 2019. the nurse in green is holding a box of chocolates that I had shared with them all, expressing my sincere gratitude!”

South superstar Dhanush shared, “Happy doctors day, On this day I would like to thank and express my gratitude to each and every doctor who are selflessly risking their lives to save lives of millions of people”

Producer Ritesh Sidhwani wrote, “Words may never be enough to thank you all for your service. With utmost gratitude & respect, we salute your spirit. #HappyDoctorsDay”

Singer and composer Arko Pravo Mukherjee shared a hit song, Teri Metti and wrote, “Thank u doctors...#NationalDoctorsDay and thank u for the love towards our heartfelt tribute @azeem2112 @manojmuntashir @BPraak @adityadevmusic @EricnPillai @DharmaMovies @ZeeMusicCompany @akshaykumar @SinghAnurag79”

National Doctor's Day in India is celebrated on July 1 every year, which is the birth and death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, physician and also the second Chief Minister of West Bengal.