 "Armaan Malik, Imtiaz Ali appeal for financial support for Ankur Mukherjee after guitarist suffers COVID-19-induced brain stroke")
Guitarist Ankur Mukherjee is battling for his life in the ICU after suffering a ‘COVID-induced brain stroke’. The 47-year-old musician lost his father to cancer in January this year while his mother too is coronavirus positive and is under home quarantine. His sister Paroma Mukherjee has raised a fundraiser as he is in an induced coma from 16 April and will need medical treatment for which she’s trying to raise Rs 70,00,000. Known names like Imtiaz Ali, Malik brothers (Armaan & Amaal Malik) among others have come together to support him. Taking to social media, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali called Ankur “the best sessions guitarist” he has worked with and asked his followers “to donate and spread the word”. Piyush Mishra, known for films like Gangs of Wasseypur and Rockstar, shared Ali’s post on his Instagram story. Singer Armaan Malik took to his Twitter account and shared the link to the fundraiser.
Ankur da has played guitars on multiple songs of @AmaalMallik and mine like Tere Mere, Besabriyaan, Hua Hain Aaj Pehli Baar and Chale Aana to name a few.
— ARMAAN MALIK ✦ (@ArmaanMalik22) April 18, 2021
Please lets come together and help him in whatever way we can 🙏🏻❤️
Donation link: https://t.co/DGaygCDZIq
Armaan’s musician-brother Amaal added the fundraiser’s link to his Instagram bio. He also posted a picture with Ankur from one of their Guitar sessions and appealed to the music industry to “open their hearts” for his support. He added that Ankur has been a part of “every big song of Bollywood and some of the biggest ad jingles for the biggest composers of this country”. Ankur’s noted work includes films like Gulabo Sitabo, Andhadhun, Barfi, Lootera, Border, Taare Zameen Par, Dev D, Omkara, Raajneeti among others.
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