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.

Nana Patekar and Makarand Annaspure

7 months ago, Nana and Makarand with a team of few more people created the NAAM Foundation. In these 7 months, Naam's contribution includes Rs 12,000 and Rs 16,000 to hundreds of families.

Makarand said, "Actress Renuka Shanane, Marathi actor Jitendra Joshi, senior actor Dilip Prabhavalkar, actress Girija Oak, director Purushottame Berde, actor Sayaji Shinde and others helped us. In just seven months, the foundation has received between Rs 30-35 crore."

Apart from monetary compensation, NAAM has been actively involved in helping families with sewing machines, flour mills, sheep. They are also helping them develop small-scale industries. They're actively collaborating with people and organizations who are working on the agenda of water conservation initiatives. When asked about their efforts, Makarand said, "It's all due to people's participation. We don't want to take credit for anything."