Narendra Modi lauds Varun Dhawan, Sara Ali Khan's Coolie No 1 for going plastic-free on set, calls it 'super gesture'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded the team of Varun Dhawan-starrer Coolie No 1 for their decision to go plastic-free.

Superb gesture by the team of #CoolieNo1! Happy to see the film world contributing towards freeing India from single use plastic. https://t.co/bPXFgHz2I4

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 12, 2019

Varun took to Twitter to thank and appreciate Modi’s initiative

धन्यवाद प्रधानमंत्री जी.साफ सफाई की शुरुआत घर की सबसे पहली शिक्षा होती है और मेरा यह मानना है कि जिस तरह से स्वच्छ भारत अभियान की शुरुआत आपने की है उसमें हरेक भारतीय को अपना योगदान देना चाहिए. स्वच्छता के हिसाब से भारत को नंबर 1 बनाना हमारा संकल्प है. https://t.co/rz69ZukGwT

— Varun sunny sanskari Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) September 12, 2019

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Thank you PM @narendramodi sir. We are glad to have played a small part to the initiative started by you in saving the environment and bringing in change.#CoolieNo1 #SingleUsePlasticFree https://t.co/YNiapdbO5h

— Jackky Bhagnani (@jackkybhagnani) September 12, 2019

Varun had announced the initiative on 1 September and had also urged his other Bollywood counterparts to do the same. In his Independence Day speech, the prime minister had appealed to the nation to eliminate single-use plastic and find alternatives to plastic water bottles on a priority basis. Coolie No 1 is a remake of David Dhawan’s 1995 hit comedy, featuring Govinda and Karishma Kapoor. The director is also helming the remake which stars Varun and Sara Ali Khan in the lead. The movie is produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh