Akshay Kumar becomes Indian citizen, Deepika, Hrithik's first looks from Fighter, Gadar 2’s Sunny Deol celebrates Independence Day with Indian Army, Ananya, Alia’s I-Day greetings: Celebs on Insta

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Akshay Kumar gets
Indian Citizenship

On the occasion of India's 77th Independence Day, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar made a special announcement on social media that he has now become a citizen of India. His Instagram caption read, “Dil aur citizenship, dono Hindustani. Happy Independence Day! Jai Hind!” Earlier, Akshay had a Canadian passport and was often trolled when he talked about national interest issues [{ "selector": ".kfcqs-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 360px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".dspkk-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Anupam Kher’s post on
history of Tricolor

Anupam Kher has posted a video titled ‘Mai Tiranga Hoon’, where he has narrated the history of the Tricolor as India celebrities its 77th Independence Day [{ "selector": ".jdtni-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 460px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".flljx-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Deepika Padukone,
Hrithik Roshan's first looks
from Fighter

Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan and Anil Kapoor shared the first looks from their 2024 film 'Fighter' on their respective Instagram accounts on the occasion of Independence Day today. Sharing the video of their first looks, Deepika wrote, “A salute to our glorious nation. Happy Independence Day! #Fighter in theatres on the eve of India’s 75th Republic Day. #25thJanuary2024.” [{ "selector": ".xkbka-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 374px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".qljnj-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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Sunny Deol celebrates
Independence Day with
Indian Army

Gadar 2 star Sunny Deol shared multiple pictures from his Independence Day celebrations, where he was seen with Indian Army officers and jawans during a Tricolor flag hoisting ceremony followed by performances by children [{ "selector": ".acljl-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 424px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".zurxd-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Farah Khan’s Independence
Day post on unity

Filmmaker Farah Khan shared a picture of her triplets Diva, Anya and Czar with a special message on unity on Instagram. On the occasion of Independence Day, she wrote, “50% Hindu... 25%Muslim… 25% Parsi… 100% INDIAN #happyindependenceday…” [{ "selector": ".izuxx-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 401px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".omkdm-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Ajay Devgn shares a throwback to his role as freedom fighter Bhagat Singh

Ajay Devgn, who portrayed the legendary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in the movie The Legend of Bhagat Singh, shared a quote on freedom while wishing his fans on Independence Day in his Instagram Stories [{ "selector": ".nimnd-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 423px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".ipwee-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Ameesha Patel wishes fans
as ‘Sakina’ from Gadar 2

Riding high on the box office success of Gadar 2, actress Ameesah Patel shared Independence Day wishes for her fans from the film’s characters Tara, played by Sunny Deol, and the character she portrays Sakina, on Instagram [{ "selector": ".issua-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 425px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".oaqqz-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra
Jonas, Ananya Panday
share I-Day greetings

Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Ananya Panday were among actresses who took to their Instagram Stories to wish their fans on India’s 77th Independence Day [{ "selector": ".zistn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 445px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".oqflb-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Zeenat Aman’s
Independence Day
wishes on Instagram

Veteran actress Zeenat Aman shared an old picture of herself in a sari and captioned it, “Today, nothing but a simple wish. That every Indian, nay every citizen of this world, be free from hatred, violence, intolerance and oppression,” on the occasion of Independence Day [{ "selector": ".afzxb-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateY(calc(600px - 425px))", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateY(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".lafwk-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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Akshay Kumar becomes Indian citizen, Deepika, Hrithik's first looks from Fighter, Gadar 2’s Sunny Deol celebrates Independence Day with Indian Army, Ananya, Alia’s I-Day greetings: Celebs on Insta

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Akshay Kumar gets Indian Citizenship

Anupam Kher’s post on history of Tricolor

Deepika Padukone, Hrithik Roshan's first looks from Fighter

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Sunny Deol celebrates Independence Day with Indian Army

Farah Khan’s Independence Day post on unity

Ajay Devgn shares a throwback to his role as freedom fighter Bhagat Singh

Ameesha Patel wishes fans as ‘Sakina’ from Gadar 2

Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ananya Panday share I-Day greetings

Zeenat Aman’s Independence Day wishes on Instagram

Produced by: Prashanti Moktan
Designed by: Mohsin Shaikh