Republic day: Bollywood fraternity expresses 'love' for country

Mumbai, Jan 26: On the occasion of the 66th Republic Day, Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra among others today expressed their 'love' and patriotism for the country.

The stars took to Twitter to extend their greetings to fans.

Bachchan tweeted, "Happy Republic Day for the 26th of January! May our prayers and love for country ever increase... Peace!"

T 1747 - Happy Republic Day for the 26th of January !! May our prayers and love for country ever increase .. peace ! pic.twitter.com/ICYDyVErRA

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 24, 2015

Shah Rukh recalled his childhood days when he used to watch the Republic Day parade with his parents.

"Memories & Pride watching the Parade on TV. Missing my family and how we went to watch the parade from the Freedom Fighters section. Jai Hind," he wrote.

Memories & Pride watching the Parade on tv. Missing my family & how we went to watch the parade from the Freedom Fighters section. Jai Hind

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) January 26, 2015

Actress Priyanka Chopra tweeted last evening, "Looking forward to watching the Republic Day Parade on TV tomorrow... So many childhood memories attached!"

Looking forward to watching the Republic Day Parade on TV tomorrow…. So many childhood memories attached! Oh (cont) http://t.co/Us5heAreio

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) January 25, 2015

Sonakshi wrote, "Happy Republic Day! #IlovemyIndia #JaiHind."

Happy Republic Day!!! #IlovemyIndia #JaiHind

— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) January 26, 2015

Actress Shraddha Kapoor shared a photo of herself with her 'ABCD 2' co-star Varun Dhawan. In the picture, Shraddha is seen holding the Indian flag in her hand. Both the stars were seen in white traditional outfits.

"Proud to be Indian, yesterday, today, tomorrow... Everyday! HappyRepublicDay," she captioned the picture.

Proud to be Indian - yesterday, today, tomorrow... Everyday! #HappyRepublicDay pic.twitter.com/HZ6J4WbAOf

— Shraddha Kapoor (@ShraddhaKapoor) January 26, 2015

Actor Abhishek Bachchan said, "Happy Republic Day. Jai Hind!"

Happy Republic Day. Jai Hind!

— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) January 26, 2015

'Ra One' director Anubhav Sinha tweeted, "Happy Republic Day India! Keep Rocking! Keep Shining!"

Happy Republic Day India!!! Keep Rocking!!! Keep Shining!!!

— Anubhav Sinha (@anubhavsinha) January 26, 2015

PTI