The news of 'Bepanaah' actor
Shagufta Ali
going through a severe financial crunch and unable to look after her health despite selling off a lot of her things has broken the hearts of many.
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Shagufta can take heart from the fact that help is on her way.
CINTAA
(Cine & TV Artistes Association) has taken swift action and is reaching out to her ASAP.
Talking to
ETimes TV
, Senior joint Sec & chairperson Outreach committee Amit Behl said, "This news is very unfortunate.
Nupur Alankar
from our association will look into the matter."
We called up
Nupur
who relayed, "Shagufta need not worry. We are reaching out to her."
So how does the process unfold, we asked? Behl explained, "We will talk to Shagufta, even visit her. The first issue is to solve her anxiety. And, we shall ask her what she needs. The only thing here is that she is a former committee member of CINTAA, but let me be clear here that does not debar us from coming into the picture. Whatever she needs, we shall raise that amount through the actors enlisted with us currently and contribute even on a personal basis. We follow the
Trade Union
laws."
Behl said that he knows Shagufta at a personal level, "My wife and I both have had a very good relationship with her. But she hasn't reached out to CINTAA. By the way we call her 'Meethi', she is such a sweet person. We met her two years ago, she had health issues then but there was no financial duress that she was undergoing. We hope she will be in a better state, soon."