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Stars celebrate Parsi New Year

March 21, 2014 15:49 IST

Image: Ameesha Patel
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

On the occasion of Navroze, the Parsi New Year, Bollywood stars tweeted their wishes:

Ameesha Patel: ‘Wishing all the parsis Navroze mubarak..1 of d most peace loving n philanthrophic communities that has made such vast contributions 2 india.’

Boman Irani: ‘Spring equinox day. Bringing in Hope and Love and Plenty. Navroz Mubarak!!! While lots of information/opinion/news floats around on twitter. I do believe there is a lot of Love that is shared too. Navroze Mubarak!’

Esha Deol: ‘Navroj mubharak!!! N I can't wait to eat dansak with my Parsi buddies this eve.’

Salim Merchant: ‘Navroz Mubarak to all my Ismaili and Parsee friends.’

Vir Das: ‘Dear Parsis, here's wishing all 9 of you a Happy New Year.’

'Ankhon Dekhi is such a fun film'

Image: Sanjay Mishra in Ankhon Dekhi

Rajat Kapoor’s latest film Ankhon Dekhi released today and several stars turned to Twitter to wish him luck:. Here’s what they said:

Neha Dhupia: ‘Watched @AnkhonDekhi .A beautiful piece of cinema. So simple n yet so many layers. Each frame, every performance is jus perfect.’

Kalki Koechlin:Maine 'Ankhon Dekhi'. Issiliye main keh sakti hun ke bahut achcha hai, super hai aur khoobsurat hai.’

Anubhav Sinha: ‘#AankhonDekhi is such a fun film. Great performances by EVERYONE. Specially my friends Sanjay Mishra and Seema. Congrats.’

Ranvir Shorey: ‘This weekend, make sure you see this with your own eyes.’

Ashwin Mushran: ‘#Ankhondekhi produced by @ManMundra opens today. Also stars @mrrajatkapoor and @dasnamit. Hearing good things about it.’

As for Rajat Kapoor, he tweeted: ‘#ankhondekhi premiere. I have not received so much love over the course of an evening as i did last night. Feel so privileged, so happy.. :)’

Gul Panag, Kirron Kher file nominations from Chandigarh

Image: Kirron Kher with her father Col. Thakar Singh
Photographs: Anupam Kher/Twitter

Veteran actress Kirron Kher, who is contesting 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Chandigarh, filed her nomination today.

Her husband Anupam Kher shared a picture and tweeted: ‘Kirron Ji with her father Col Thakar Singh at her house in Chandigarh after filing her nomination papers.:)’ 

Kirron Kher added: ‘Today is the most important day of my life. I start my journey of serving people of my city officially. Win or not!’

Meanwhile, actress Gul Panag also filed her nomination from Chandigarh. ‘In the ring now. Nomination filed. With our campaign manager. @DrMunishRaizada #Selfie,’ she tweeted with a picture.

Farhan Akhtar returns to singing

Image: Farhan and Javed Akhtar with Salim Merchant
Photographs: Farhan Akhtar/Twitter

Actor-singer Farhan Akhtar, who was last seen in Shaadi Ke Side Effects, is a singer once again. The 40-year-old Rock On!! actor recently recorded a song with his father Javed Akhtar and composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant for his social campaign MARD.

He shared a picture and tweeted: ‘Good times recording a one-from-the-heart song with @salim_merchant @Sulaiman @shraddhapandit ... Coming soon #MARD.’

He will also be soon performing in US and Singapore. ‘Was in Singapore hosting IIFA 2 years ago.. Thrilled to be coming back with the band. See you then. 13/04,’ he wrote.

Jay Bhanushali, Mahhi Vij vacationing in USA!

Image: Jay Bhanushali and Mahhi Vij,
Photographs: Jay Bhanushali/Twitter

Actor Jay Bhanushali, who is currently vacationing in USA with his wife Mahhi Vij, shared a picture of them together and tweeted: ‘Kitni bhi shopping karalo Mahhi ka expression same rehta Hain.. Agar shopping Mein toka toh Ganga jamuna bahana shuru.’ 

He shared another picture and added: ‘NY superb memories... But for me Vegas comes first then LA and then NY now let's see wch rank New Jersey gets.’