This is how your favourite celebs paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary...
It's 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi aka Bapu aka Father of the nation. A number of Bollywood celebs took to social media to pay tribute to Mahatma. Some even shared Bapu's quotes while others preferred sharing a message on the occasion.
Here's bringing to you, who said what on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, which also happens to be Lal Bahadur Shastri's birthday
1. Shah Rukh Khan promotes Swachh Bharat campaign in a unique way
Shah Rukh Khan took to his Twitter account and wished people on Gandhi Jayanti by urging them to take one step towards making the country clean. He shared in three tweets, "Milkar karein apne Raashtrapita aur apne Pradhan Mantriji ke ek #SwachhBharat ke sapne ko saakaar", "Ek kadam swachhata ki oar..."Kyunki desh humse hai aur hum desh se..."
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Milkar karein apne Raashtrapita aur apne Pradhan Mantriji ke ek #SwachhBharat ke sapne ko saakaar. @SwachhBharatGov @PMOIndia #MyCleanIndia pic.twitter.com/D0hU44DwHz
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) October 2, 2018
Ek kadam swachhata ki oar... @SwachhBharatGov @PMOIndia #MyCleanIndia #SwachhBharat pic.twitter.com/x6WGwYElgk
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) October 2, 2018
Kyunki desh humse hai aur hum desh se...@SwachhBharatGov @PMOIndia #SwachhBharat #MyCleanIndia pic.twitter.com/sDNmrF5ume
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) October 2, 2018
2. Varun Dhawan celebates the spirit of Swadeshi
Varun Dhawan posted on Twitter, "To the man who stitched India's spirit with threads of self-reliance. We salute the Father of our Nation. Celebrate this Gandhi Jayanti with your family by watching #SuiDhaagaMadeInIndia."
To the man who stitched India's spirit with threads of self-reliance. We salute the Father of our Nation. Celebrate this Gandhi Jayanti with your family by watching #SuiDhaagaMadeInIndia. @AnushkaSharma @yrf @SuiDhaagaFilm pic.twitter.com/bXHnYYPIYt
— Varun MAUJI Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) October 2, 2018
3. Anushka Sharma salutes the Made In India spirit
Anushka Sharma tweeted, "This #GandhiJayanti, we salute the teachings of the man who's truly Made in India. Let's celebrate his spirit with #SuiDhaagaMadeInIndia."
This #GandhiJayanti, we salute the teachings of the man who's truly Made in India. Let's celebrate his spirit with #SuiDhaagaMadeInIndia. @Varun_dvn @yrf @SuiDhaagaFilm pic.twitter.com/wxdSvYeQGn
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) October 2, 2018
4. Sonam Kapoor shares a quote with a message
Sonam K Ahuja shared a picture of Bapu with a quote that read, "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, & what you do are in harmony". She also wrote alongside, "We are incredibly lucky to have had such an illustrious Indian leader! Today, on Gandhi Jayanti, let's take a moment to remember his teachings on honesty, humility, compassion and pledge to practice what he preached." In another tweet, she shared another quote by Gandhi - "The future depends on what you do today"
We are incredibly lucky to have had such an illustrious Indian leader! Today, on Gandhi Jayanti, let's take a moment to remember his teachings on honesty, humility, compassion and pledge to practice what he preached. pic.twitter.com/CgyrLzepet
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) October 2, 2018
“The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) October 2, 2018
5. Anupam Kher gave a it a trending twist
Anupam Kher took to his Twitter account to share how Gandhi is still relevant. He wrote, ""पूजनीय बापू। जन्म तिथि पर आपको प्रणाम एवं शत् शत् नमन। आप @Twitter पर भले केवल आज या 30 जनवरी को ही trend करते हो। पर हर भारतीय के दिल में 15 अगस्त, 1947 से trend कर रहे हो। इसीलिए तो #महात्मगांधी हो। टेन्शन मत लेना। छोटी मोटी है प्रॉब्लमस है। पर देश अच्छा चल रहा है।जय हो।"
पूजनीय बापू। जन्म तिथि पर आपको प्रणाम एवं शत् शत् नमन। आप @Twitter पर भले केवल आज या 30 जनवरी को ही trend करते हो। पर हर भारतीय के दिल में 15 अगस्त, 1947 से trend कर रहे हो। इसीलिए तो #महात्मगांधी हो। टेन्शन मत लेना। छोटी मोटी है प्रॉब्लमस है। पर देश अच्छा चल रहा है।जय हो। pic.twitter.com/gn0Jy8b7WB
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) October 2, 2018
6. Taapsee Pannu shared a quote
Taapsee Pannu wrote, : “Hate the SIN, not the SINNER” - MK Gandhi. #GandhiJayant"
7. Riteish Deshmukh too shared a quote
Ritesih Deshmukhk shared, "You must be the change you wish to see in the world. #MahatmaGandhi #150thGandhiJayanti"
8. Swara Bhasker's special message
Swara Bhasker shared a poster of Bapu with the words, "Walk in his footsteps not in those of his killers" written on it. She captioned it writing, "#MahatmaGandhi more relevant for #India than ever before! #GandhiJayanti #NeverForget"
#MahatmaGandhi more relevant for #India than ever before! #GandhiJayanti #NeverForget pic.twitter.com/UnS39tfmSj
— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) October 2, 2018
9. Kriti Sanon's message
Kriti Sanon tweeted, "This Gandhi Jayanti, as the great man once said, be the change that you want to see. #GandhiJayanti"
10. Dia Mirza urges people to save planet Earth
Dia Mirza shared a poster with the caption: “The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.”
“The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” #GandhiJayanti #SwachhBharatDiwas pic.twitter.com/3ZAEchhOrW
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) October 2, 2018
She also wrote in another tweet: "We should know by now that cleanliness cannot and will not be achieved by wielding broomsticks. We need #WasteManagement systems. Waste is a resource and managing it effectively will help us achieve a truly #SwachhBharat. #SwachhBharatDiwas #Gandhi150 #CleanIndia #BeatPollution"