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Yash, Akshay and Priyanka share Independence Day messages
Yash, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Ajay Devgn, Farhan Akhtar, Varun Dhawan and other film stars posted Independence Day messages online on August 15, as India marked its 80th Independence Day, Bollywood Life…
The Story in Brief
Yash, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Ajay Devgn, Farhan Akhtar, Varun Dhawan and other film stars posted Independence Day messages online on August 15, as India marked its 80th Independence Day, Bollywood Life reports. Yash remembered those who fought for freedom and urged citizens to build the future they imagined. Chopra shared a photograph of the Indian flag, while Suniel Shetty posted a tribute with the Tricolour.
Farhan Akhtar quoted Rabindranath Tagore’s Where the Mind Is Without Fear. Akshay Kumar shared a Hindi message wishing for a bright Tricolour and hopeful hearts. The report also recommended patriotic films including Rang De Basanti, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Shershaah and Lakshya for viewing on the national holiday.
The Indian Opinion
Celebrity posts can make patriotism feel like a social-media ritual, while film recommendations can reduce a national holiday to entertainment. Yet these messages also reach millions, and Tagore’s words point beyond flags and slogans. The useful test is whether the attention lasts beyond August 15, in the choices people make and the public causes they support, rather than in the number of patriotic posts shared.
Source: bollywoodlife.com
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