Some celebrities even urged their fans to avoid throwing Holi colours on animals.
The 73-year-old, who has been associated with some of the best Bollywood songs on Holi, shared personal photographs of his past celebrations of the festival with some of his colleagues from the film world.
Karan Johar, whose recent family venture "Kapoor and Sons" proved a major box office hit, says R. Balki's yet to be released "Ki and Ka" tells a very "unusual story".
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who essays Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a Bollywood biopic on the Indian cricket team captain's life, has hailed him as one of the "best sports mind and a great person".
Rapper Iggy Azalea is desperate to work with singer Kesha, so much so that she is trying to "figure out" a way to duet with the "Tik Tok" hitmaker, who is unable to release new music due to her ongoing legal battle.
Asked about her visit to the filmmaker and "Koffee With Karan" host's office, Sonakshi quipped: "That means I went for 'Koffee with Karan'."