Celebrities extend Republic Day wishes to nation

Bollywood actors, including Vicky Kaushal, Anupam Kher, celebrities like Sachin Tendulkar today took to social media to extended their heartfelt greetings on India`s 70th Republic Day and express their love and respect for the nation.

Vicky Kaushal, who recently featured in 'Uri: The Surgical Strike, took to Instagram to share a picture of himself, dressed in white kurta pajama, posing with the Tricolour in his hand.

"Happy Republic Day. Jai Hind!" he wrote in the caption.

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झंडा ऊँचा रहे हमारा। Happy Republic Day. Jai Hind! 🇮🇳

A post shared by Vicky Kaushal (@vickykaushal09) on Jan 25, 2019 at 6:33pm PST

Vicky also posted an Instagram story where he can be seen playing cricket "in the building he grew up."

Explaining the scene, he wrote, "It is a ritual of a sort to play night cricket on the eve of Republic Day. Never miss it for anything, even when I have a 2 am flight to catch."

In the following Kaushal mentioned that he will be visiting the Wagah border to celebrate the occasion.

Anupam Kher posted a video of himself on Instagram and extended his wishes to his followers.

"Happy Republic Day to all of us. Jai Hind," he wrote in the caption.

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हम सभी को गणतंत्र दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। Happy Republic Day to all of us. जय हिंद। 🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳

A post shared by Anupam Kher (@anupampkher) on Jan 25, 2019 at 11:10am PST

Sachin Tendulkar wished his followers by posting a video where he can be seen singing the national anthem with his fellow sports personalities including former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, tennis player Sania Mirza, former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, Indian shooter Gagan Narang, retired Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi and freestyle wrestler Sushil Kumar.

"Always gives me goosebumps when our National Anthem plays and the feeling used to become all the more special whenever I heard it on the ground while representing India," Sachin wrote in the caption.

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Always gives me goosebumps when our National Anthem plays and the feeling used to become all the more special whenever I heard it on the ground while representing India. #TheSportsHeroes #JaiHind #IISM #Repost @thesportsheroes ・・・ •PART 6 : #DidYouKnow National Anthem was inducted in the Indian Constitution on 24th January, 1950. It’s an honour for us to be able to celebrate this glorious day with an extremely special tribute by #TheSportsHeroes - an initiative by #IISM Brace yourself as you witness the legends of Indian Sports enunciate the significance of #NationalAnthem in their lives. . . *Watch the complete video on IGTV. . . ‪#JaiHind #RepublicDay #India #HappyRepublicDay #Indian #Pride #JanaGanaMana #TSH #SportsHeroes #Sports #IISM @sachintendulkar @bhaichung15 @mirzasaniar @gaganarang @mbhupathi @wrestlersushil #DhanrajPillay #SunilGavaskar @nileshmkulkarni @iismworld @thesportsheroes

A post shared by Sachin Tendulkar (@sachintendulkar) on Jan 24, 2019 at 8:12pm PST

Ajay Devgan also extended his Republic Day wishes and tweeted, "It out duty to follow our constitution. Happy Republic Day.

देश के संविधान का पालन हम सब का कर्त्तव्य है । गणतंत्र दिवस की शुभकामनाएं । — Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) January 26, 2019

"Praising the constitution on India in his tweet, Rajkumar Rao wrote, "The efforts of Dr Ambedkar and the rest of the constituent assembly resulted in the birth of one of the most diverse constitutions that exist there in the world. It fills me with pride every time I think of being guided by it and see our national flag being hoisted. Happy republic day."

The efforts of,Dr Ambedkar,n the rest of the constituent assembly resulted in the birth of one of the most diverse constitutions that exists there in the world. Fills me wid pride every time I think of being guided by it n see our national flag being hoisted.Happy republic day!🇮🇳 — Rajkummar Rao (@RajkummarRao) January 26, 2019

On this day in 1950, India solidified its sovereignty by putting into effect the Constitution of India, a governing document that took nearly three years of careful deliberation to finalise, and whose eventual enactment was joyfully celebrated across the country.