With life in Mumbai coming to a standstill due to the heavy downpour, celebrities such as Madhuri Dixit, Priyanka Chopra, Sonakshi Sinha, and Farhan Akhtar among others extended support and spread awareness by asking people to stay safe.
The celebrities took to Twitter on Tuesday to share their concern.
"BMC helpline 1916. Police helpline 100. Home is the safest for most. Find shelter and give shelter. Be safe Mumbai," Priyanka tweeted.
Singer-composer Vishal Dadlani requested the city to be well prepared.
BMC helpline 1916. Police Helpline 100..Home is the safest.. for most. Find shelter and give shelter. Be safe Mumbai #mumbairains
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) August 29, 2017
May Allah keep all of you safe. #mumbaiRains. I've been told the authorities are doing their best to make it easy for you. God bless.
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) August 29, 2017
Watching the rains from my window all day. I am praying for your safety and health in this downpour.
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) August 29, 2017
Please do not venture out! If you can offer shelter to strays and people stuck in the rain please do.MCGM helpline number 1916 #MumbaiRains
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) August 29, 2017
"Mumbai, if you're getting into a car, make sure you have water, food and something to break windows with, if needed. Stay safe, help others," he said.
Dia Mirza wrote: "Please do not venture out! If you can offer shelter to strays and people stuck in the rain please do. MCGM helpline number 1916."
Sonakshi wrote: "Mumbai rains really lashing down. Please stay indoors and be safe everyone. Help those who need it. BMC helpline 1916, police 100."
#mumbairains really lashing down. Please stay indoors and be safe everyone. Help those who need it. BMC helpline 1916, police 100.
— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) August 29, 2017
While I do this,alerts showing up on my phone about the rains in Mumbai.Please stay safe and take care everyone.
— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) August 29, 2017
Mumbaikars, be safe & lend a helping hand to those in distress! We got through this before & we'll get through it again! #mumbairains pic.twitter.com/mWxCstJmlS
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) August 29, 2017
As monsoon shows it's power, we Mumbaikers band together. Wishing safe passage to a warm and dry place for everyone. Take care.
— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) August 29, 2017
Sharing the important numbers to dial in case of emergency, Madhuri shared an image and wrote: "Some good numbers for all of us."
Farhan also shared an image of important numbers and asked people to reshare.
Television actor Mohit Raina asked people to stay safe and also give shelter to others if possible.
Putting our Wimbledon,US Open, Aus Open &French Open towels to good use!😄@Maheshbhupathi #MumbaiRain.Stay safe & indoors if possible folks!🙏 pic.twitter.com/uEV30SPfT5
— Lara Dutta Bhupathi (@LaraDutta) August 29, 2017
"Stay safe! Stay indoors Mumbai! Spread the word, open your doors for the needy, I just did that," he posted.
Celebrities such as Anupam Kher and R. Madhavan were not spared by the rain.
"My car got stuck in heavy rains. Called a friend. He and his daughter came to my rescue. Now I am in his house," Kher tweeted.
Madhavan had to dump his car and wade through water to reach home.
"My silly car down. Had to bail and wade home in thigh deep water. Excitement and frustration," he wrote.
