Bollywood Celebrates Holi In A Sober Way After Sridevi's Untimely Death

A large part of the industry had cancelled the celebrations due to the untimely demise of actor Sridevi.

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New Delhi: Holi for Bollywood is a gala event. Every year Bollywood's Holi celebrations grab the headlines but this time a large part of the industry had cancelled the celebrations due to the untimely demise of actor Sridevi. Sridevi died on Saturday after accidentally falling in a bathtub in a hotel in Dubai where she was attending the wedding ceremony of Mohit Marwah Some celebrities took to Twitter to express their wishes in a very pragmatic and sober way. Amitabh Bachchan shared some photographs on Twitter with a caption,"T 2730, the Holika has been burnt and the prayers done .. the ’tilak’ colours put .. and the special sweetmeat for the occasion ‘gujiya’ consumed ..” In the pictures, Bachchan family put the customary tilak and enjoyed some gujiya.  

T 2730 - the Holika has been burnt and the prayers done .. the 'tilak' colours put .. and the special sweetmeat for the occasion 'gujiya' consumed .. pic.twitter.com/ns5inXLtYS

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 1, 2018

Priyanka Chopra, Juhi Chawla, Emraan Hashmi and many other celebrities also took to social media to express their wishes for the festival in a very decent way  

The festival signifies the victory of good over evil,the arrival of spring, the end of winter, & for many a festive day to meet others, play & laugh,forget & forgive & repair broken relationships. Wishing you a very Happy Holi! I hope you remember,No plastic balloons, okay ????‍???? pic.twitter.com/4R90DpIsl7 — Juhi Chawla (@iam_juhi) March 2, 2018

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets- Ellen Barkin #adayatwork @abcquantico happy Holi to everyone celebrating A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on Mar 1, 2018 at 12:02pm PST

 

#HappyHoli everyone . May this festival of colours fill your lives with lots of joy. pic.twitter.com/4x3kHHmeFi — emraan hashmi (@emraanhashmi) March 2, 2018

Wishing you a very Happy Holi tweethearts ❤️❤️❤️ #HappyHoli — Mallika Sherawat (@mallikasherawat) March 2, 2018

‘Bura na maano holi hai’ is overused and misused. Dear men, you better behave with women this time. #HappyHoli pic.twitter.com/Dl6hS6PJAz — Ayushmann Khurrana (@ayushmannk) March 2, 2018