Bollywood stars with their families responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to show the nation’s ‘collective resolve and solidarity’ in its fight against coronavirus with a symbolic gesture of lighting a lamp on Sunday night.
Click here to see how Janhvi Kapoor and Katrina Kaif did their bit.
Here’s looking at how the other film folk lit up the night.
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Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone share togetherness in the candlelight.
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Sharad Kelkar, seen here with wife Keerti, writes, ‘Let there be light, light to show us the way, light to shine, light to see through darkness, let there be light.’
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with husband Abhishek and daughter Aaradhaya.
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Ravi Dubey with wife Sargun Mehta.
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Anushka Sharma, with Virat Kohli, writes, ‘I light a diya everyday for many years now. And as I light the diya I seek guidance, asking for the darkness in me to be dispelled. For many days since the turn of the recent events across the world, I have prayed to God to end the suffering of so many who are losing their lives without their families beside them, for the less-fortunate and the needy whose lives have turned upside down completely, for all the healthcare professionals who are working tirelessly & bravely to protect the lives of other beings, for those who are uncertain about their jobs and future. So tonight, I prayed extra for everyone and I lit diyas with the whole of India and we all prayed for each other. Prayers never go in vain.’
Madhuri Dixit thanks the doctors, nurses, police and the civil servants and writes, ‘We are all united in order to fight this pandemic. Let the light of the diya, candles bring back light into our lives as these illuminate our hearts with positivity & strength.’
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Nushrat Bharucha with her grandmother.
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Esha Deol with husband Bharat Takhtani.
Esha’s mother Hema Malini joins them:
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Dharmendra spreads the word.
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Kangana Ranaut with her family.
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Karan Johar spreads the light with his children, Yash and Roohi, and mum Hiroo.
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Ekta Kapoor, her son Ravie and father, Jeetendra join in.
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Sonu Nigam with wife Madhurima and son Neevan are in Dubai.
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Nagarjuna with wife Amala and son Akhil Akkineni.
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Tamannaah Bhatia with her parents, Santosh and Rajani.
Dheeraj Dhopar with his wife Vinny Arora.
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Maniesh Paul with his wife Sanyukta.
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Divyanka Tripati with husband Vivek Dahiya.
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Saiee Manjrekar, with her actress friend Gauri Ingawale, writes, ‘We shine the brightest together.’
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Mandira Bedi with husband Raj Kaushal and son Vir.
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Jaya Prada with her family.
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Soni Razdan lights the candles.
Her daughter Alia Bhatt light up too, and writes, ‘When I was younger I would kiss my dad on his forehead before going off to school and after every kiss he would say “Aaaaaah .. light aa gayi “ I might have not fully understood what it meant back then.. but because of his response I understood that light has wayyyyyy more depth than just illuminating our lives. Light means so much. It’s hope, beauty, strength.. today it was unity.. But no matter where we are and what we are going through we must always try and keep the light within us alive.’
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Neena Gupta with husband Vivek Mehra.
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Allu Arjun with his family.
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Athiya with brother Ahan Shetty.
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Vinod Bhanushali with daughter Dhvani and wife Rinku.
