Ayesha Takia and her restaurateur husband Farhan Azmi have offered their hotel in South Mumbai to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to be used as a quarantine facility. Gulf Hotel in Mumbai, which belongs to Ayesh's father-in-law Abu Asim Azmi, has been turned into a quarantine centre for police personnel serving in South Mumbai.

Abu Asim Azmi took to Twitter to announce the news. He wrote, "Alhamdulillah, I am pleased to inform that on the request of Sr. PI - Colaba Police Station have handed over my Gulf Hotel in Colaba to @mybmc & @MumbaiPolice as a quarantine center for Police Personnels serving in South Mumbai. InShaAllah #CoronaWillEndSoon #Covid_19 (sic)."

Alhamdulillah, I am pleased to inform that on the request of Sr. PI - Colaba Police Station have handed over my Gulf Hotel in Colaba to @mybmc & @MumbaiPolice as a quarantine center for Police Personnels serving in South Mumbai.



InShaAllah #CoronaWillEndSoon#Covid_19 pic.twitter.com/1wbI5uYAGK — Abu Asim Azmi (@abuasimazmi) April 16, 2020

Retweeting his father's tweet, Farhan Azmi wrote, "Show some love & appreciation @MumbaiPolice. While several 5 stars have refused to help the #frontline warriors of @CMOMaharashtra @AnilDeshmukhNCP its the small & medium establishments in #Mumbai who have come forward to help #India fight #Covid_19 @abuasimazmi @PMOIndia (sic)."

Before the Azmis, Shah Rukh Khan offered his office to be used as quarantine facility for women, children and elderly. Thanking SRK and Gauri Khan was the gesture, BMC's official Twitter handle wrote, "We thank @iamsrk & @gaurikhan for offering their 4-storey personal office space to help expand our Quarantine capacity equipped with essentials for quarantined children, women & elderly. Indeed a thoughtful & timely gesture! (sic)."

#StrongerTogether



We thank @iamsrk & @gaurikhan for offering their 4-storey personal office space to help expand our Quarantine capacity equipped with essentials for quarantined children, women & elderly.



Indeed a thoughtful & timely gesture!#AnythingForMumbai#NaToCorona https://t.co/4p9el14CvF — Mumbai, BMC (@mybmc) April 4, 2020

Replying to BMC's tweet, Shah Rukh wrote, "When we say 'mybmc' then it's with a sense of ownership and pride in all the efforts your teams are putting up to fight covid 19. We both are thankful that we could be a part of your attempts to help and care for Mumbaikars (sic)."

When we say ‘mybmc’ then it’s with a sense of ownership and pride in all the efforts your teams are putting up to fight covid 19. We both are thankful that we could be a part of your attempts to help and care for Mumbaikars.

Mumbai BMC https://t.co/wpY5NFlr10 — Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) April 4, 2020

Sonu Sood also offered his hotel as an accomodation for healthcare workers. In a statement, the Dabangg actor said, "It’s my honour to be able to do my bit for the doctors, nurses and para medical staff of our country who have been working day and night to save the lives of millions in the country. I’m really happy to open the doors of my hotel for these real time heroes."

Many other Bollywood celebs are helping the administration in the fight against the novel coronavirus by providing masks and other equipment for the healthcare workers. Many others also contributed towards the cause.

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