Congratulating the Indian team for its win over Pakistan in a World Cup Twenty 20 match, Bollywood celebrities expressed their joy and hoped India will also win in the finals.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan along with superstar Shah Rukh Khan hailed Team India. While Big B was present at the Eden Gardens and sang the national anthem live, Shah Rukh shared his regret for not viewing the match live.
Here is what the celebrities posted on Twitter:
* Amitabh Bachchan: Just landed from an excessive adrenalin rushed victory cheer celebration .. and the honour of singing the National Anthem!
* Shah Rukh Khan: Missed match and the madness of Eden. Saw highlights now post lots of work in Dubai. Insha Allah will watch India win the finals on ground.
Missed match & the madness of Eden. Saw highlites now post lots of work in Dubai. Chalo InshaAllah will watch India win the finals on ground
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) March 19, 2016
* Anupam Kher: Jai Ho Jai ho Jai ho Jai Ho. Bharat Mata Ki Jai.
* Sushant Singh Rajput: Maa tujhe salaam! Indiaaa indiaa... India vs Pakistan.
* Farah Khan: Super happy we won.
* Ayushmann Khurrana: Wishing you all a very happy and a colourful Kohli. India vs Pakistan. WCT20.
* Preity Zinta: Best way to celebrate India vs Pakistan win is by going to a holi party on the beach, family, friends, fun, la Ting.
Wish I was there 🇮🇳👏👏 the boys in blue rocked it 👌 https://t.co/R88ifNahA1
— Preity zinta (@realpreityzinta) March 20, 2016
* Abhishek Bachchan: Well played India.
Jai Ho Jai ho Jai ho Jai Ho.:) 👍👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏. #BharatMataKiJai
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) March 19, 2016
* Shruti Seth: Just landed and read happy news about India's win. Yuhoooo!
AYUSHMANN KHURRANA'S SOAKS IN INDIA-PAKISTAN MATCH EUPHORIA
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who is in the city for an ad film shoot, soaked in every moment of post-match euphoria following India's victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in Saturday's World Twenty20.
Ayushmann and colleague Sushant Singh Rajput cheered the men in blue on Saturday night when India chased down 119 to register an emphatic six-wicket win over the men in green in their rain-curtailed World Twenty20 Group 2 encounter at the Eden Gardens.
Not only did Ayushmann sneaked in a selfie late night at British-era Park Street where people partied to celebrate the win, the following Sunday morning the "Vicky Donor" star highlighted the patriotic fervour among denizens.
"Shooting for an ad film in Kolkata. The feeling post match is being reflected on this tempo/carrier. 'My great is India', though he meant India is great. Ahem. Calcutta Bollywood shoot (sic)," posted Khurrana on Twitter and Instagram.
SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT, DHONI CELEBRATE INDIA'S VICTORY
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who will be essaying the role of Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a biopic based on the latter titled "M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story”, together celebrated the victory of India against Pakistan in a World Cup Twenty20 match on Saturday here.
Sushant Singh Rajput joined in actors like megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bahchchan, Aftab Shivdasani and Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar to cheer the boys in blue at the Eden Gardens.
The “Kai Po Che!” actor celebrated India's victory with the captain and the entire team after the victorious match, sharing an image of himself with Dhoni on the micro-blogging website Twitter.
“And the celebrations begin! INDIA. Arun Pandey India vs Pakistan. It can't get better and bigger than this! bleed blue,” he posted, captioning the image in which the duo can be seen clad in the Indian cricket team's blue jerseys.
“M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story” will also feature actors Kiara Advani, Anupam Kher and Herry Tangri.
The Neeraj Pandey directorial is set to release on September 2.
