Bollywood 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.
Here’s a look at how they did it:
Photograph: Kind courtesy Katrina Kaif/Instagram
Katrina Kaif looks beautiful in white.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Sanon/Instagram
Kriti Sanon says a prayer.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Janhvi Kapoor/Instagram
Janhvi Kapoor looks up in the sky.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Pooja Hegde/Instagram
Pooja Hegde reminds us that, ‘Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.’
Photograph: Kind courtesy Vaani Kapoor/Instagram
Vaani Kapoor.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Kharbanda/Instagram
Kriti Kharbanda writes, ‘Sometimes this is all we need, a little light, a little unity and lots of goosebumps 🙂 we are in this together, one for all and all for one.’
Photograph: Kind courtesy Krystle D’Souza/Instagram
Krystle D’Souza feels ‘Light will ultimately triumph over darkness.’
Photograph: Kind courtesy Rituparna Sengupta/Instagram
Rituparna Sengupta.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Hina Khan/Instagram
Hina Khan dresses up for the occasion.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Urvashi Rautela/Instagram
Urvashi Rautela.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Kartik Aaryan /Instagram
Kartik Aaryan puts up a thaali.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Sunny Leone/Instagram
Sunny Leone writes, ‘Locked down!! Lots of love to all the people and healthcare professionals who are facing this virus head-on!!’
Photograph: Kind courtesy Karisma Kapoor/Instagram
Karisma Kapoor.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Mahesh Babu/Instagram
Mahesh Babu.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Shriya Saran/Instagram
Shriya Saran.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Akshay Kumar/Instagram
Akshay Kumar writes, ‘Together we stand and together we will come out of this dark phase. Till then stay strong, stay safe.’
Photograph: Kind courtesy Arjun Kapoor/Instagram
Arjun Kapoor writes, ‘The darkest nights produce the brightest stars. Together, we shall overcome.’
Photograph: Kind courtesy Soha Ali Khan/Instagram
Soha Ali Khan.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Chahatt Khanna/Instagram
Chahatt Khanna lights red candles.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Preity Zinta/Instagram
Preity Zinta lights a diya in Los Angeles.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Sophie Choudry/Instagram
Sophie Choudry does her bit.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Divya Dutta/Instagram
Divya Dutta has a thali of diyas.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Manushi Chillar/Instagram
Manushi Chillar’s candle glows against the Mumbai skyline.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Neil Nitin Mukesh/Instagram
Neil Nitin Mukesh.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Daisy Shah/Instagram
Daisy Shah watches from her house near the highway.
Ankita Lokhande chants the Gayatri Mantra.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Ankita Lokhande/Instagram
Ameesha Patel shouts out slogans while doing her bit.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Ameesha Patel/Instagram
Juhi Chawla shows off her diyas in the balcony.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Juhi Chawla/Instagram
Photograph: Kind courtesy Randeep Hooda/Instagram
Randeep Hooda watches from the balcony.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Tisca Chopra/Instagram
Tisca Chopra.
Gauri Khan posts a video of her son AbRam.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Gauri Khan/Instagram
Venkatesh, from the terrace.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Venkatesh/Instagram
Shreyas Talpade has a thali of diyas.
Photograph: Kind courtesy Shreyas Talpade/Instagram
Photograph: Kind courtesy Amitabh Bachchan/Instagram
Amitabh Bachchan quotes from his father’s epic poem while lighting a candle.