I for India (concert)

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I for India
I For India Logo.jpg
Also known asI For India: The Concert for our Times
Created by Karan Johar
Zoya Akhtar [1]
Country of originIndia
Original languagesEnglish
Hindi
Production
Production locationVirtual
Running time4 hours
Production companyFountainhead MKTG
Release
Original network Facebook
Original release3 May 2020 (2020-05-03)

I For India: The Concert for our Times, or simply I for India, was a fundraiser concert created by filmmakers Karan Johar and Zoya Akhtar [1] to help raise funds for the India COVID Response Fund (ICRF) managed by GiveIndia. The concert featured some of the biggest actors, musicians, singers, sportspeople and industrialists in India and around the world, coming together to support COVID-19 relief work in India. [2] Produced by Fountainhead MKTG, the concert was live-streamed on Facebook on 3 May 2020 at 7.30pm IST.

Contents

The event generated over 52 crore (US$6.5 million). [3]

Overview

The concert was announced online by Johar and some of the participating artists on 1 May 2020 on their social media platforms. [4]

The four-hour long concert was streamed live globally on Facebook on Sunday, 3 May 2020 at 7:30pm IST and featured performances and personal messages from 85+ Indian and global stars. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Participants

Appearances

The following personalities appearing during the show: [10] [11]

Performances

Performers and performances on I For India - The Concert for our Times [10] [11]
Artist(s)Song(s)
Aamir Khan
Kiran Rao
"Aa Chalke Tujhe Main Leke Chalun"
"Jeena Isika Naam Hai"
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy "Galla Goodiyan"
"Señorita"
Tiger Shroff "Theher Ja Tu Kisi Bahane Se"
"Roop Tera Mastana"
Shreya Ghoshal "Tujhse Naraz Nahi"
Papon "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage"
Badshah
Lisa Mishra
"Tareefan"
"Genda Phool"
Madhuri Dixit "Perfect"
Sunidhi Chauhan "Gun Gu Guna Re"
Jay Sean "Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)"
Raja Kumari "N.R.I."
Ayushmann Khurrana "Pani Da Rang"
"Mitti Di Khushboo"
"Saadi Gali"
Amaan Ali Bangash
Ayaan Ali Bangash
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
"Ekla Cholo Re"
"Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram"
Divine "Kohinoor"
Harshdeep Kaur "Ik Onkar"
"Kabir"
Rekha Bhardwaj
Vishal Bhardwaj
"O Saathi Re"
A. R. Rahman "O Aashiqa"
B Praak "Teri Mitti"
Farhan Akhtar & Band"Tum Ho Toh"
Nick Jonas "Jealous"
Diljit Dosanjh "Ikk Kudi"
Hrithik Roshan "Tere Jaisa Yaar Kahan"
Parineeti Chopra "Teri Mitti"
Alia Bhatt
Shaheen Bhatt
Ankur Tewari
"Ikk Kudi"
"Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin"
Pritam
Arijit Singh
"Shayad"
Bryan Adams "Shine a Light"
Sonu Nigam
Nevaan Nigam
"Tanhai"
"Yeh Dil"
"Suraj Hua Maddham"
"Sugar"
"Girls Like You"
"Kal Ho Naa Ho"
Ranveer Singh "Doori"
Shah Rukh Khan "Sab Sahi Ho Jayega"

Response

The day after the concert went live, it generated over 52 crore (US$6.5 million) in funds from online, corporate and philanthropist sources. [3]

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