There are some celebrities who do social work only to make the news. In the era of Facebook and Twitter, every celebrity wants to trend for all the ‘right’ reasons. However, there are some celebrities who are supporting drought-affected people and not many people are aware of it. A group of Bollywood stars and theatre personalities have joined hands and are doing every possible thing to support drought-affected families. With the help of the government and organisations, Bollywood actors and Marathi theatre and film personalities are now reaching all of Marathwada and Vidarbha, they are targeting and focusing on water scarcity and farmer suicides in Latur and the drought-hit regions of Maharashtra. To name a few real life heroes: Nana Patekar, Marathi actor Makarand Anasapure, Bollywood megastars Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan, and Satyajit Bhatkal have been doing every possible thing to help the drought-affected families. Here's an overview of commendable efforts of these real-life superstars.

Akshay Kumar

According to sources, Akshay Kumar is planning to collaborate with actor Riteish Deshmukh in Latur for a charity show. A person who works with Akshay closely revealed that "Akshay has taken care to stay away from publicity. We want to appeal others in cities to help farmers." Not many know that Akshay Kumar has already reached out to families of at least 180 farmers who have committed suicide. He also donated Rs 50 lakh to the Jalyukt Shivar scheme. Talk about real life super-heroes!

Aamir Khan

We told you long back that Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate team has formed `Paani Foundation'. After announcing a contest called Water Cup, for water conservation, Aamir is taking care of official meetings and other procedures. Satyajit Bhatkal, convenor of the project told media, "We have trained representatives of these villages with the help of experts. Aamir is holding meetings officials and the winner will receive Rs 50 lakh. In the end, all villages will winners as they will save water."

(With inputs from The Times Of India)