Sonu Sood, COVID-19 warrior: Here's how an onscreen villain has metamorphosed into a real-life messiah

As thousands of migrant workers stranded far from home with no recourse to their means of livelihood, food or shelter in sight, they were compelled to take arduous journeys on foot, traversing uncountable miles, in the faint hope of reuniting with their families in their villages. With the possibility too remote and the risks too high, Sonu Sood entered the fray, said 'nothing doing' and turned into their knight in shining armour.