One nation, many celebrations.
As India celebrates Chaitra Navratri, Cheti Chand, Gudi Padwa and Ugadi, Bollywood stars share how they spent the special day.
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Shraddha Kapoor celebrates the festival with her aunt Padmini Kolhapure.
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Mrunal Thakur gets her gudi dvaja ready.
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Mithila Palkar gives the finishes touches to her gudi dvaja.
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Madhuri Dixit wishes her fans in a beautiful video.
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Isha Koppikar performs pooja.
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The New Year starts on a good note for Ankita Lokhande, as she unveils her new project, Amrapali, where she plays the title role. The Web series will mark the comeback of music composer Ismail Durbar.
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Sonalee Kulkarni is festival-ready.
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Genelia D’Souza shares a cute video of Riteish Deshmukh getting the gudi dvaja ready with their sons, Riaan and Rahyl.
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Sharad Kelkar sends off a prayer.
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‘Just a marathi mulgi at heart! Happy Gudi Padwa! wishing you all a beautiful year ahead,’ wishes Shibani Dandekar.
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‘गोड गोड खा आणि गोडगोड बोला गुडी पडदवाची हार्दिक शुभेच्छा,’ says Aahana Kumra.
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Shreyas Talpade gives us a peek into his celebrations with wife Deepti and daughter Aadya.
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Sandeepa Dhar posts, ‘Happy Nav Reh, Happy Gudi Padwa, Aur Advance mein Eid Mubarak.’
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Shefali Jariwala: ‘As we celebrate Gudi Padwa and Ugadi & embark on the nine divine days of Navratri, may your life be filled with happiness, peace, and prosperity. Let’s cherish the traditions and culture that bind us together.wishing you all a blessed #gudipadwa #ugadi , and #navratri.’
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Ravi Dubey and Sargun Mehta send in their wishes.
