Mumbai:
Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Suniel Shetty among others extended their wishes on Makar Sankranti, the kite-flying festival.
The celebrities took to Twitter to share the joy of the festivities with their fans.
Along with Makar Sankranti, celebrities also wished warm greetings for Lohri and Pongal.
Bachchan wrote, “Happy Lohri... ‘lohri da takka de, rab thannu bachcha de’! groups asking for donations... In the 40-50’s had heard them...”
“Happy Lohri... blessings of the Lord be with all happiness and peace and the strength of will,” he added.
Shah Rukh too wished his fans a happy Makar Sankranti and shared a clip of the song “Udi Udi Jaye”, from his upcoming movie “Raees”, in which he stars opposite Pakistani actress Mahira Khan.
“Peace, prosperity, happiness to all on Makar Sankranti.
#UdiUdiJaye like the kites in the sky,” he wrote.
Suniel shared his love for selfies along with flying kites on the festival.
He tweeted, “Looking forward 2 many selfies taken while flying kites let’s do a perfect blend of old & new this #Makarsankranti Happy #lohri to all too.”
Actresses like Tamannaah Bhatia and Diana Penty also shared their joy.
“Wishing everyone a very happy #pongal #Sankranti,” wrote the “Baahubali” actress.
While Diana tweeted, “New day, new beginnings! Here’s wishing everyone a very happy #MakarSankranti #Lohri and #Pongal!”
Kriti Sanon too tweeted the link to a video celebrating Lohri. She captioned it, “Mini Lohri at home”.
Actor Jaaved Jaafri summed up the wishes for all three festivals, Lohri, Makar Sankranti and Pongal in one tweet.
“HAPPY MAKAR SANKRANTI, LOHRI and PONGAL... an economical wish in one tweet :-) Happiness always!” he wrote.
