Childhood friends Prateik Babbar and Siddhanth Kapoor will be joining forces to raise funds and gather necessities for those afflicted by the floods in Coorg and Kerala. The duo will be hosting a fundraiser night for their industry friends alongwith restaraunter Suved Lohia at suburban lounge B Lounge. The venue will have multiple boxes with captions”donate from the heart” for monetary and non-monetary collections set-up inside the venue as well as pro bono performances by Arjun Kanungo to keep the mood light and positive. The confirmed guests include Sonu Sood, Arjun Rampal, Ravi Kishan, Arbaaz Khan, Rohit Roy, Sunny Leone, Aditya Roy Kapur, Akshay Oberoi, Eesha Gupta, Sikander Kher, Sohail Khan, Sooraj Pancholi, Juhi Babbar Soni, Anup Soni amongst others.As Kerala battles its worst flood in nearly a century, the state has suffered an estimated loss of around Rs 20,000 crores as per the initial assessment. Nearly 400 have lost their lives in the fresh onslaught of rain and floods since August 8. Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Hassan, Rajnikanth, Karan Johar, Sushant Singh Rajput, Varun Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar, John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez Alia Bhatt and Anushka Sharma have also extended their support for the state and its people. Prateik Babbar states, “The idea cropped up when Siddhanth came over home last week to discuss our next film. Benevolence, prayers and humanity don’t have a price really. This is a national disaster and the path to recovery is going to be long and arduous and I have been raised to believe that good deeds go a long way. There are a lot of people who are already doing their bit but we wanted to go the extra mile to make a conscious effort of ensuring that every single person is doing their bit. I have some fond memories of Kerala and it is God’s own country truly. I wanted to do more than just contributing financially since I believe the victims would need the essential necessities to rebuild their lives and not just financial aid. While we are accepting financial donations, our attempt is to bring together the entire industry on a single platform and show solidarity towards the unfortunate calamity by actually showing up at the event. Infact we plan to visit Kerala and distribute what we have so collected so that we know our efforts are reaching those afflicted directly.” Adding on Siddhanth Kapoor states, “Kerala is undergoing the nastiest possible phase and the need of the hour is for all of us to come together and extend a helping hand. This is the worst flood in the last 100 years and a lot of people have been displaced and many have even lost their lives. The whole world is coming together to bring back Kerala back to normalcy. Apart from the armed forces and the fishermen, it’s wonderful to see how a lot of people are doing everything in their capacity to save Kerala. We urge one and all to join in and contribute in the need of crisis. Every bit counts and we have got together to do our bit.” On the professional front Siddhanth Kapoor and Prateik Babbar will be seen together next in Ovais Khan’s directorial venture, Yaaram which hits the screens later this year.