The Bachchans, the Roshans, the Khans, the Devgns and a stream of other Bollywood celebrities voted in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections here in Mumbai on Monday and urged others to step out and make their vote count.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan stepped out with wife Jaya, son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya to cast their votes, looking cool and calm in white.
Mumbai: Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan cast their vote at a polling booth in Juhu. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/BRAxZr1Jkk
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
Maharashtra: Actor Salman Khan casts his vote at polling booth number 283 in Bandra, Mumbai. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/dg7TvYsyQL
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Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan also turned up with his wife Pinky, daughter Sunaina and son Hrithik in tow. Hrithik's former father-in-law Sanjay Khan came out to vote with his son Zayed and daughter Farah Khan Ali.
Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan brought along her two-year-old son Taimur Ali Khan to cast her vote.
Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan leave after casting their votes at a polling booth in Bandra. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/h85W4vzCxL
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
Adding some colour and drama to a polling booth here was Ranveer Singh, who sported eclectic sunglasses and bright clothes.
Kangana Ranaut wore a sari, and even Urmila Matondkar, the Congress candidate from the Mumbai North seat, chose a desi avatar to cast a vote.
#Mumbai: Congress MP candidate from Mumbai North, Urmila Mataondkar casts her vote at polling booth number 190 in Bandra. pic.twitter.com/caqMEX9Njk
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Actors Salman Khan and Aamir Khan also cast their vote, as did Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Varun Dhawan, Rekha, Kiran Rao, Shankar Mahadevan, Paresh Rawal, Ravi Kishan, Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Kailash Kher, Mahesh Bhatt, Aahana Kumra, Dia Mirza, Sonu Sood, Pooja Bhatt, Divya Dutta, Sonali Bendre Behl, Goldie Behl, Anupam Kher, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, Athiya Shetty, Esha Deol, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora and Twinkle Khanna.
"This is the moment that matters... Every vote is a voice that counts," tweeted Priyanka along with a selfie showing off her inked finger.
Aamir, dressed casually, cracked a joke as the media approached him for a byte, but made a point about the importance of voting.
#Mumbai: Actor Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao after casting their votes at polling booth in St. Anne's High School in Bandra. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/jRYwkW8LzX
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
#Mumbai: Veteran actor Rekha casts her vote at polling booth number 283 in Bandra. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/z14VraA06W
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Actor Rahul Bose returned to Mumbai from shooting in Hyderabad to vote and then quickly made his way back to the shoot.
Pooja said it was gratifying to see a long line of voters outside a polling station in Bandra.
"Well done Bandra! You make me proud! Big thank you to all the volunteers and to police personnel keeping vigil," she tweeted before going to cast her vote.
Actress Divya Dutta urged: "Vote, not because just your life depends on it. Vote because an entire nation does. One vote can make the difference. Be your change."
#Mumbai : BJP sitting MP Paresh Rawal & his wife Swaroop Sampat cast their vote at polling booth number 250-256 at Jamna Bai School in Vile Parle. pic.twitter.com/V4iXvzhD9D
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Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who has had a tryst with politics, went to vote with his daughter.
"Both, respectfully, for our different preferences! But we voted for the peace, prosperity and pride of our beloved India. And most of all, the dignity of each of our brothers and sisters of this great nation."
Madhuri wrote: "Voting is our right, let's use it wisely! The future of our country is in our hands. Let's do our duty and vote for India."
#Mumbai: Actors Bhagyashree and Sonali Bendre after casting their votes at a polling booth in Vile Parle. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/cJFwpTtgKA
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
R. Madhavan, who went to a polling booth with his wife, urged the youth to give "no excuses" for not voting.
Actress Gul Panag wrote: "Go out and vote. Because the future depends on it. And not just our future, but the future of the next generation too. Every vote counts."
This election season, the film fraternity has been visibly divided over support for the competing political parties.
#Mumbai: Actor Anupam Kher casts his votes at polling booth no.235-240 in Juhu. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/o7ZGITSzrF
— ANI (@ANI) April 29, 2019
While star candidates like Urmila and Sunny Deol are fighting elections, the BJP used Bollywood's soft power and engaged celebrities like Aamir, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, A.R. Rahman, Ayushmann Khurrana and Alia Bhatt to appeal to citizens to come out and vote.
On its part, the Congress mobilised Twitter to send out a Bollywood celeb-led message to citizens: "Vote karo, magar soch samajh ke" via a video featuring Kalki Koechlin, Varun Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Nandita Das, Swara Bhasker, Vishal Dadlani, Renuka Shahane and many more.
Every vote counts. Do your duty. #voteindia @deepikapadukone @AnushkaSharma @juniorbachchan #AishwaryaRaiBachchan @sonakshisinha pic.twitter.com/49rBDaWgHm
— Femina (@FeminaIndia) April 29, 2019
#KareenaKapoor outside the polling booth at Durrello Convent High school in Bandra, Mumbai. #LokSabhaElections2019 | #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/Yvzhi0FMqx
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#HemaMalini, actor and #BJP MP, arrives with her daughter #EshaDeol at the Jamnabai School polling booth in Mumbai.@Esha_Deol | #LokSabhaElections2019 | #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/W8B45ITazZ
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#SanjayDutt cast his vote in Mumbai today. He has been campaigning for his sister #PriyaDutt, the Congress candidate from Mumbai North Central.@duttsanjay | @PriyaDutt_INC | #LokSabhaElections2019 | #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/2ap41NJYUZ
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Come and cast your vote: lyricist #JavedAkhtar appeals to people. @Javedakhtarjadu and #ShabanaAzmi pose outside their booth.@AzmiShabana | #LokSabhaElections2019 | #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/VhDegDYJke
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Actor #SunilShetty and his family cast their votes at the Vile Parle polling booth in Mumbai.@SunielVShetty | #LokSabhaElections2019 | #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/YJ0N10TBvY
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Actress #ShilpaShetty poses with her mother #SunandaShetty outside her polling booth in Mumbai.@TheShilpaShetty | #LokSabhaElections2019 | #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/0iGmkedkr8
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Actor #NanaPatekar poses for the camera after casting his vote in Mumbai.@nanagpatekar | #LokSabhaElections2019 | #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/Mm7ukPk9oQ
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Actress #PreityZinta casts her vote in #Phase4 of elections Mumbai today.@realpreityzinta | #LokSabhaElections2019 | #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/QaRYEQm54A
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