Bollywood actor Shikha Malhotra, who appeared in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer psychological thriller 'Fan' in 2016 is volunteering as a nurse at an isolation ward for coronavirus patients at the Balasaheb Thackerey Trauma Centre in Mumbai.
The actor has a nursing degree from Delhi’s Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital. In an Instagram post, she explained what prompted her to step up for the health care sector.
“At a time like this, when everyone is locked, people like me who are degree holders, retired nurses or health professionals, don’t feel right being locked at home because it’s our duty to serve the country,” she said in a video post on Instagram.
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