B-Town remembers the Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary

Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar

On Friday, Bollywood stars remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary. Celebrities took to their verified Twitter and Instagram accounts to share valuable quotes and life lessons from the Father of the Nation as a way of paying tribute to him.

Taapsee Pannu shared on her Instagram story: "An eye for an eye ends up making the whole world blind. We need you back again... Happy Birthday Bapu."

Kriti Sanon wrote: "Some of the quotes of Gandhi ji that I truly believe in... it's amazing how they are even more relevant today!"

Bhumi Pednekar shared: "Remembering and paying homage to Gandhi ji on his birth anniversary. May we continue to follow his teachings of simplicity, truth and Ahimsa. #GandhiJayanti

"In life, life counts! -- Gandhi My Father. Wishing you all a very #HappyGandhiJayanti!" Anil Kapoor tweeted, referring to "Gandhi My Father", the critically acclaimed film he produced in 2007,

Kajol expressed in a tweet: "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong. -- Mahatma Gandhi #GandhiJayanti"

Hema Malini tweeted: "Gandhi Jayanti today. Time to recall and reflect upon the many selfless sacrifices made by the Mahatma to win us our freedom from the British. Without him there would have been no movement, no deliverance, no ‘India'. We have so much to be grateful to Gandhiji."

Shabana Azmi wrote: "Remembering #Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary. Clinging by the slender thread of Hope that his guidance will lead us out of this quagmire of darkness into the light."

Kamal Haasan tweeted: "Happy Bday to Mr. MK Gandhi. Sharing what @Iaksharahaasan had sung for me when she was a child. Calling all Indians to remember the great man whose life was his message to us! Let's make India a place where Equality prevails-sare jahan se achcha, Gandhi's India can still be ours!"

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur tweeted: "Lessons of Life : Let not #MahatmaGandhi portraits adorn our walls and mantlepieces. Lets not seperate ourselves from him. Let him and his teachings live in our hearts #GandhiJayanti, not walls."

Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Varun Dhawan, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonam Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty and others also remembered the leader by sharing his quotes on social media.

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