Happy Independence Day: Ranveer, Amitabh, Akshay & other B-town celebs extend wishes; show their patriotic side

India celebrates its 72^nd Independence Day on Wednesday (August 15) and everyone is wishing each other for the same. Today, the heart of every Indian swells with pride as our nation completes 72 years of independence from British rule. Social media has been flooded with ‘Happy Independence Day 2018’ messages. Our favorite Bollywood celebrities like Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan have also taken to social media to wish their fans and express their pride in being an Indian. Khiladi Kumar, who is busy promoting his much-awaited film ‘Gold’, asked his fans to work towards making a better India. The ‘PadMan’ actor has been evoking patriotism in the netizens through his posts on social media. Interestingly, his film ‘Gold’ co-starring Mouni Roy has released on Independence Day. Here’s Akshay Kumar's post.

Freedom is never free. Let us salute all those who fought for our freedom and to those who fight for us day and night at the borders to keep us safe. Let us not take their sacrifices for granted and always work towards a better India. Happy #IndependenceDayIndia

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 15, 2018

Ranveer Singh shared a couple of pictures where he can be seen waving our national flag.

जय हिंद !!!!!!!! ???????????????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/EfNEFWvuyk

— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) August 15, 2018

Our young nation ???? is the very future of the world !!!!! #HappyIndependenceDay ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? pic.twitter.com/C5Dj1Mg77i

— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) August 15, 2018

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan also wished his fans and shared his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poem on the joyous occasion.

T 2900 - स्वततंत्र हैं हम ; और स्वतंत्र दिवस की अनेक अनेक शुभकामनाएँ ; और पूज्य बाबूजी की एक कविता इस अवसर पे ।।???????????????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/iMe9KM2k8o

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 14, 2018

‘Veere Di Wedding’ star Sonam Kapoor also wished her fans.

What does it mean to be free? Our forefathers fought to create a beautiful & safe home for us. As we look back over India’s great history, let’s be thankful for everything. Be liberal, empathetic, have civic sense, be tolerant & love your country! Happy Independence Day! ???????? pic.twitter.com/k4CMNFZSKV

— Sonam K Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) August 15, 2018

Farhan Akhtar, who recently started shooting for his film 'The Sky Is Pink' opposite Priyanka Chopra, asked all Indian to liberate their hearts from all sort of hatred.

This Independence Day, may all Indians pledge to work towards freeing their minds from prejudice & liberating their hearts from hatred. We are a great country with a glorious tradition of diversity. Let’s work together to keep the spirit of our founding fathers alive. Jai Hind.

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 14, 2018

'Mulk' actress Taapsee Pannu, who will be next seen in 'Manmarziyaan' co-starring Abhishek Bachchan and Vicky Kasushal, shared the Preamble of India and asked the fans to read it so that they can proudly say “Saare jahan se acha Hindustaan humaara”.

Happy Independence Day ???????? The Constitution of India came into effect on 26th Jan but shayad aaj ke din bhi isko ek baar padhne ki zaroorat hai.Let’s celebrate who we TRULY are so we can proudly say and mean it “Saare jahan se acha Hindustaan humaara” #HappyIndependenceDay2018 pic.twitter.com/O9UbKXu6NV

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) August 15, 2018

Here's Suniel Shetty's message for his fans on 72nd Independence Day.

Let UNITY empower the STRENGTH of the NATION. #HappyIndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/MBuzTqq6ZM

— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) August 15, 2018

Ayushmann Khurrana shared a picture with the jawans of BSF and his caption said it all. ''Happy independence day. Spent some quality time with the jawans of BSF, who protect our borders with utmost reverence towards our nation,'' the 'Badhaai Ho' actor wrote.

A post shared by Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) on Aug 14, 2018 at 8:32pm PDT

Arjun Kapoor, who will be next seen in 'Namaste England', asked the fans to pledge to become a better citizen.

This Independence Day, let us all pledge to become a better citizen, a better child to our mother India. Spread this spirit of love & belongingness for a country we call our home. A country who has made us who we are today. #IndependenceDayIndia pic.twitter.com/h0c8Qe0tAZ

— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) August 15, 2018

Here's wishing everyone a very happy Independence Day.