Holi 2016: Messages from India's celebrities and Bollywood stars for the 'festival of colours'
On 24 March India celebrates one of its most popular festivals, Holi. Dubbed the "festival of colours", people take to the streets to indulge in a giant water fight with coloured powder and paint.
Holi is one of India's most popular festivals, signifying the beginning of spring. Although the festival has its roots in Hinduism, it is now widely celebrated by people of all faiths across India, as well as by Indians across the globe.
While some people hold religious ceremonies during Holi, most people celebrate the festival with dancing, singing and by throwing coloured water. People smear each other with paint and throw coloured powder around, with everyone being allowed to participate, breaking down barriers of caste, age, sex and status.
With everyone getting involved in the festival, many of India's celebrities have taken to Twitter to extend their well wishes to their fans. IBTimes UK rounds up some of the Indian stars celebrating Holi and what they had to say on the day.
Aamir Khan
Wishing everyone a very happy Holi! May your lives be full of colour, and may joy, happiness and peace always be with you. Love. a.
— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) March 23, 2016
Irrfan Khan
On this day that signifies the victory of good over evil, let us colour the world with peace and love! Happy Holi pic.twitter.com/U2hgu8zUk0
— irrfan (@irrfan_k) March 24, 2016
Sushmita Sen
Happyyy Holi B'ful P'ple!!!🎵😄â¤ï¸ðŸ˜˜ My love to all at home!!!Be Thoughtful, Kind n Super loving this Holi!! I love uâ¤ï¸ðŸ˜ƒ pic.twitter.com/JCFDDynwYI
— sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) March 23, 2016
Amitabh Bachchan
FB 1283 - Holi ki shubhkamanayein badhai aur pyaar ..HOLI HAI
Posted by Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday, 22 March 2016
Priyanka Chopra
Abhishek Bachan
Hey guys, I know it's tough but please try and play a dry Holi. #SaveWater
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) March 23, 2016
Shah Rukh Khan
Here's wishing everyone a very Happy Holi!
Posted by Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Sonam Kapoor
Holi is the festival of love.. Please love each other, celebrate each other and know that … https://t.co/AWYwUBPj4Q pic.twitter.com/7pZaxlhIRs
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) March 24, 2016
Sanjeev Kapoor
Happy Holi everyone!
— Sanjeev Kapoor (@SanjeevKapoor) March 23, 2016
Some pictures of Holi celebrations in my office with flowers and natural colours. pic.twitter.com/bqcO7F654X
Kalki Koechlin
Happy Holi everybody.
— Kalki Koechlin (@kalkikanmani) March 24, 2016
Chetan Bhagat
Life is short. Make sure it is colorful. Happy Holi! pic.twitter.com/zjimmzaX8e
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) March 24, 2016
Shraddha Kapoor
Happy Holi guys! May you all paint your lives with colors of happiness, joy, friendship & love! 💜💙💚💗💛â¤ï¸
— Shraddha Kapoor (@ShraddhaKapoor) March 24, 2016
And please remember to be considerate this Holi. There are people suffering because there's no water. See here - https://t.co/TuFfGTuoor
— Shraddha Kapoor (@ShraddhaKapoor) March 24, 2016
Siddharth Mallya
Happy #Holi everyone!!!!! â¤ï¸ðŸ’›ðŸ’šðŸ’™ðŸ’œ https://t.co/cmkXrH1R5k
— Sid Mallya (@sidmallya) March 24, 2016
Alia Bhatt
Happy happy Holi !!!! 😀😀 have a day full of love & laughter and of course COLOUR!! But please please save water this year..We need to!!ðŸ™ðŸ™âï¸
— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) March 24, 2016
Subramaniam Badrinath
Wish ya all tweeples a #HappyHoli 🎉🎉😃ðŸ‘ðŸ»
— subramani badrinath (@s_badrinath) March 23, 2016
Sachin Tendulkar
Wishing everyone a #HappyHolihttps://t.co/NqDWzwaRNz
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 23, 2016
Hema Malini
Happy Holi on the 24th!
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) March 22, 2016
Request u all to be careful & use only safe colors while playing Holi. Take good care of kids on 23rd - Holika Dahan
Akshay Kumar
Do keep in mind the water scarcity problem in our country...opt for dry Holi! Happy Holi everyone, have a colorful one 😊
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) March 24, 2016
Madhuri Dixit-Nene
Happy Holi everyone! Show your colors, be safe, play safe and enjoy yourselves😀 pic.twitter.com/ZgMHlepxd2
— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) March 24, 2016
Please guys save water, play a dry Holi.😀
— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) March 24, 2016
Shekhar Kapur
#HappyHoli every1 ..loving loving loving the WILL shoot, but missing missing missing home today. Please please please play #waterless #Holi
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) March 23, 2016
Sunny Leone
Let's make #Holi safe for animals. Some tips from @PetaIndia : https://t.co/FEm0zFz05W
— Sunny Leone (@SunnyLeone) March 23, 2016
Kunal Kapur
Have a great Holi and share your happiness with the less privileged. Cheer someone up today that's the right spirit. #HappyHoli
— Kunal Kapur (@ChefKunalKapur) March 24, 2016
Jai Singh Rathore
May your life be coloured with joy, fun, happiness, friendship & love. Happy Holi to all of you! P.S Use color save water!
— Jai Singh Rathore (@AnilKapoor) March 24, 2016
Anushka Sharma
Happy holi everyone! Enjoy this lovely day but pls be safe & play with safe colours. And pls oh pls don't throw colours on animals ðŸ™ðŸ¼â¤ï¸ðŸ¤—
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) March 24, 2016
Bipasha Basu
Happy Holiâ¤ï¸ pic.twitter.com/O97OIXQ2we
— Bipasha Basu (@bipsluvurself) March 24, 2016
Shekhar Kapur
Every drop of water u save is a drop a farmer can use, a thirsty child can drink. Every drop. #SaveWaterForBetterThings #HappyHoli
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) March 24, 2016
Harbhajan Singh
Happy Holi everyone..@imVkohli @ImRo45 @BCCI pic.twitter.com/vzW6xrGzj4
— Harbhajan Singh (@harbhajan_singh) March 24, 2016
Dino Morea
Ohhh yeah it's Holi, a very happy Holi to all, play hard play safe. #save water pic.twitter.com/jWouJoXfG8
— Dino Morea (@DinoMorea9) March 24, 2016
Virat Kohli
Happy Holi everyone! Have a great day and lots of fun on this auspicious day #HappyHoli 😎 pic.twitter.com/HYdvh4yTUf
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 24, 2016
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Happy Holi to all pic.twitter.com/FM24cE4sd1
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) March 24, 2016
Anupam Kher
Happy Holi to All. Play safe and dry Holi. Love.:)
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) March 24, 2016
Send me a pic of you with your family or friends celebrating Holi. Would love to retweet them. Happy Holi.:)
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) March 24, 2016
Yuvraj Singh
Happy holi everyone! Spread the love with the colours of joy â˜ðŸ¼ï¸ðŸŽ‰ https://t.co/m7uupJrZdB
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) March 24, 2016
Esha Gupta
Happy Holi colourful people
— Esha Gupta (@eshagupta2811) March 24, 2016
Shreya Ghoshal
Happy holi everyone!! Animal lovers please refrain from using holi colours on animals, they are... https://t.co/DN11RCMSHu
— Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) March 24, 2016
Lara Dutta Bhupathi
Holi Hai!!!! Wishing everyone a safe and fun filled Holi!! Stay Safe!
— Lara Dutta Bhupathi (@LaraDutta) March 24, 2016
Manish Paul
#HappyHoli everyone!!!love to ur families...lets save water dis year!!!think abt it!!!ITS IMPORTANT...love u all
— Manish Paul (@ManishPaul03) March 24, 2016
Manish Malhotra
Happy #holi 😊play #safe Be #safe
— Manish Malhotra (@ManishMalhotra) March 24, 2016
Neha Dhupia
#HappyHoli to all u beautiful people out there... Spread the joy n happiness!!! #besafe pic.twitter.com/bbppSnbRNM
— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) March 24, 2016
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