<p>Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has said filmmakers have started to approach him with lead roles in their films due to his philanthropic work for migrant workers during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.</p>.<p>Earlier this year, Sood, known for films like <em>Dabangg</em>, <em>Jodhaa Akbar,</em> and <em>Simmba</em>, catapulted to the national spotlight for his work in helping migrants reach their homes during the lockdown.</p>.<p>During a virtual session of <em>We The Women </em>on Friday, Sood opened up about how 2020 has changed his personal and professional life, especially his image of an actor, who has previously played villain in films such as <em>Simmba</em>, <em>R…Rajkumar</em> and <em>Arundhati</em>.</p>.<p>"I am getting all hero roles now. I have got four-five brilliant scripts. Let’s hope... It's new beginnings, new innings, it is a new pitch and it will be nice fun," the actor said.</p>.<p>He recalled that during the shooting of his upcoming Telugu movie <em>Acharya</em>, 'Megastar' Chiranjeevi expressed reservations about hitting him for a scene, given his new found image of a hero.</p>.<p>"We were doing an action sequence and Chiranjeevi sir said, ‘You being in the film is a big problem for us because I can’t hit you in the action scene’. He said if he does that people will curse him.</p>.<p>"There was another sequence where he was placing his feet on me but that too was reshot," Sood said.</p>.<p>The 47-year-old actor also revealed that the makers of another Telugu film have changed the script according to his new image, meaning that he will have to shoot his portions again.</p>.<p>During the lockdown, Sood had launched an initiative to help reunite migrant workers who were stranded in Mumbai with their families in distant corners of the country.</p>.<p>He and his team rolled out a toll-free number and a WhatsApp helpline to connect with the workers and then arrange transportation - buses, trains and even chartered flights as well as food for the stranded migrants.</p>.<p>Sood believes that there was some force working behind him and guiding him during the lockdown period.</p>.<p>"Blessings of my parents worked and I was able to connect with thousands of people. There was some kind of inner voice that made me do what I did. I didn’t know how I would do it but once we started, everything just happened,” he said.</p>.<p>Joining the actor in the session, titled <em>The Men We Love</em>, was Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna, who has also been working round-the-clock to help the needy since the pandemic hit India.</p>.<p>Khanna, sitting thousands of miles away in New York, launched a food distribution drive ‘Feed India’ that steadily reached millions across the country.</p>.<p>"Catering companies were shutting down and so were restaurants, even I was supposed to open two restaurants this year.</p>.<p>"It was all affecting me. I wanted to do something we started in a small way. We put everything on the backburner and focused on this," Khanna sai</p>
<p>Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has said filmmakers have started to approach him with lead roles in their films due to his philanthropic work for migrant workers during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.</p>.<p>Earlier this year, Sood, known for films like <em>Dabangg</em>, <em>Jodhaa Akbar,</em> and <em>Simmba</em>, catapulted to the national spotlight for his work in helping migrants reach their homes during the lockdown.</p>.<p>During a virtual session of <em>We The Women </em>on Friday, Sood opened up about how 2020 has changed his personal and professional life, especially his image of an actor, who has previously played villain in films such as <em>Simmba</em>, <em>R…Rajkumar</em> and <em>Arundhati</em>.</p>.<p>"I am getting all hero roles now. I have got four-five brilliant scripts. Let’s hope... It's new beginnings, new innings, it is a new pitch and it will be nice fun," the actor said.</p>.<p>He recalled that during the shooting of his upcoming Telugu movie <em>Acharya</em>, 'Megastar' Chiranjeevi expressed reservations about hitting him for a scene, given his new found image of a hero.</p>.<p>"We were doing an action sequence and Chiranjeevi sir said, ‘You being in the film is a big problem for us because I can’t hit you in the action scene’. He said if he does that people will curse him.</p>.<p>"There was another sequence where he was placing his feet on me but that too was reshot," Sood said.</p>.<p>The 47-year-old actor also revealed that the makers of another Telugu film have changed the script according to his new image, meaning that he will have to shoot his portions again.</p>.<p>During the lockdown, Sood had launched an initiative to help reunite migrant workers who were stranded in Mumbai with their families in distant corners of the country.</p>.<p>He and his team rolled out a toll-free number and a WhatsApp helpline to connect with the workers and then arrange transportation - buses, trains and even chartered flights as well as food for the stranded migrants.</p>.<p>Sood believes that there was some force working behind him and guiding him during the lockdown period.</p>.<p>"Blessings of my parents worked and I was able to connect with thousands of people. There was some kind of inner voice that made me do what I did. I didn’t know how I would do it but once we started, everything just happened,” he said.</p>.<p>Joining the actor in the session, titled <em>The Men We Love</em>, was Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna, who has also been working round-the-clock to help the needy since the pandemic hit India.</p>.<p>Khanna, sitting thousands of miles away in New York, launched a food distribution drive ‘Feed India’ that steadily reached millions across the country.</p>.<p>"Catering companies were shutting down and so were restaurants, even I was supposed to open two restaurants this year.</p>.<p>"It was all affecting me. I wanted to do something we started in a small way. We put everything on the backburner and focused on this," Khanna sai</p>