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north, south, east and West: Bollywood

celebrates Makar sankranti, Pongal & Bihu

Hema Malini, Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif among others to mark the occasion

hema Malini Akshay Kumar Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif

OUR BUREAU Tamil with hashtags “#HappyPongal vest festivals of Sakranti, Pongal, Bihu Lord Surya (Sun God) and marks the
#MakarSankranti.” and Uttarayan. I always make pongal at sun’s transit into Makara (Capricorn)
Mumbai
Several celebrities including Ak- home for my family (a tradition I learnt raashi (zodiac sign). It marks the be-
s the nation celebrated Makar shay Kumar, Arjun Kapoor, Kriti from my grandmother) sweet pongal is ginning of the harvest season when
Sankranti, Pongal, and Magh Kharbanda and Rakul Preet Singh a favourite with my kids & we all love people worship new crops and share
aBihu, celebrities from the film among others also greeted their fans screaming together ‘polgalo pongal’ them with delight.
fraternity, including Madhuri Dixit, on the special occasion. as it’s being cooked. Sending warm This year’s Lohri turned out to be
Anupam Kher, among many others, Makar Sankranti is a festival in wishes to you and your loved ones. extra special for actor Katrina Kaif as
extended greetings to their fans and the Hindu calendar, dedicated to Lord stay blessed,” she captioned the clip. it was her first with her husband Vicky
followers. Surya or the Sun God, while ‘Magh Celebrated in the Tai month of the Kaushal.
Sending best wishes to his fans, Bihu’ is celebrated with community Tamil solar calendar, the multi-day fes- In the wee hours of Friday, Ka-
family, and friends, Anupam Kher feasts after the annual harvest takes tival is one of the biggest harvest fes- trina took to her Instagram account
shared an IG video saying, “Makar place. tivals, along with Makar Sankranti. It and gave fans a sneak peek into the
Sankranti ki hardik shubhkamnayein, Pongal is a four-day harvest festi- is widely celebrated by the Tamil com- newlyweds’ Lohri celebrations. She
sath me hi happy Pongal, Happy Ut- val dedicated to the Sun God. munity across the globe. posted a string of images, in which she
tarayan. Bhagwan apki sabhi ma- But veteran actor Hema Malini is On the auspicious occasion of can be seen sharing smiles with Vicky
nokamnayein puri kare.” having low-key Pongal celebrations at Makar Sankranti, actor Akshay Ku- while standing in front of a bonfire.
Taking to her Twitter handle, her home due to the rise in COVID-19 mar extended his heartfelt greetings to For the occasion, Katrina chose
Madhuri Dixit wrote, “Wishing ev- cases. everyone. to wear a red ethnic suit. On the other
eryone Happy #Bihu, #Pongal, #Ut- On the special occasion, Hema Taking to Instagram, Akshay post- hand, Vicky opted for a comfortable
tarayan and #MakarSankranti.” took to Twitter and shared a few pic- ed a picture of him flying a kite. Along- athleisure wear. In one of the pictures,
Jr NTR also greeted his fans in tures of her cooking the signature Ven side the image, he penned a beautiful the couple can be seen adorably look-
Telugu that translated in English as, Pongal dish. message for all. He asked everyone to ing into each other’s eyes, leaving fans
“Bhogi, Sankranthi, Kanuma wishes to She chose to wear a beautiful pink never lose hope in their life. “’Meethe in awe.
you and your family members. Wish- saree to mark the harvest festival. gud me mil gaye til...udhi patang aur Vicky, too, posted a picture with
ing you all a very Happy Sankranthi.” “Celebrated Pongal with the fami- khil gaye dil’..May #MakarSankranti Katrina and wrote, “Happy Lohri.”
Binging on to traditional til la- ly today. Here I am making the Pongal bring new hope and joy in your lives. The particular click shows Vicky
doos, Shilpa Shetty posted a video on at home, “ Hema tweeted. Hema and Bas vishwas ki dor pakar ke rakhna putting his arm around Katrina’s
her Instagram handle with a caption, Dharmendra’s daughter Esha, too, (just hold onto the thread of hope),” shoulders. “So cute,” a social media
“May the harvest festival reap you all celebrated Pongal today in the pres- he wrote. user commented. “Haye nazar na lage.
the love, blessings, and happiness that ence of her family members In the image, Akshay can be seen Stay blessed,” another one wrote.
you deserve. Happy Makar Sankranti Taking to Instagram, Esha shared sporting a peach-coloured shirt and The two, who tied the knot on De-
and Happy Pongal to everyone.” a video of cooking Pongal at home blue jeans while holding onto the kite cember 9, have celebrated their first
Music icon AR Rahman took to with her kids. spool. Lohri in Indore as Vicky is currently
his Twitter handle and wished fans in “As the country celebrates the har- Makar Sankranti is dedicated to shooting there for his next film.

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