Bollywood celebrities supported to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 9 pm 9 minutes initiatives, as they turned off all the lights at their home and lit diyas and candles. Modi had appealed the nation to participate as a symbolic gesture of the country's “collective resolve” to defeat the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Among celebrities who lit up diyas included Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, Virat Kohli and Anusha Sharma, Katrina Kaif, Akshay Kumar, Kapil Sharma, Alia Bhatt, Kangana Ranaut, Vicky Kaushal, and others.
Akshay Kumar shared a picture where he is seen lighting up a diya, while Kangana and her entire family light diyas in Manali. Shilpa Shetty lit a candle in support of the initiative, while Arjun Rampal shared a video of himself with girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades holding a candle. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek and their daughter Aaradhya lit diyas at the temple in their home. Anushka Sharma took to Instagram to share pictures of herself lighting diyas with her husband and cricketer Virat Kohli.
