Several Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Shabana Azmi have appealed to the people to follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Janata Curfew’ initiative, calling it a measured way to protect citizens from the coronavirus pandemic. Salman and actor Ajay Devgn urged their fans to take the risk of coronavirus seriously and follow the government’s call for observing social distancing. In a video posted on Instagram, the 54-year-old Dabangg actor lauded all those who are fighting the battle against COVID-19. “This is not a public holiday, it is a very serious matter. Stop doing all this and start wearing masks to protect yourself. Wash your hands regularly, keep yourself clean and maintain a distance from others. Check out all the posts here
T 3478 - Historic .. we are ONE .. and we have WON !
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 22, 2020
“शंख बजे औ ताल बजे , औ बजी है गणपत आरती,
अद्भुत दृश्य सुना विश्व नें
हम उत्तम उज्ज्वल भारती“ ~ AB
At 5pm March 22nd the entire nation came out & applauded
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS ! PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN - JAI HIND pic.twitter.com/Kb07wsVxew
Sonam Kapoor also appealed to the people in a video message that she shared on Sunday. The 34-year-old actress shared some dos and don’ts in the video.
Katrina said Janata Curfew is an important initiative which should be followed sincerely. “This is a sensible and measured way to protect us from this pandemic without creating panic and acknowledging the gravity of the situation,” she said in a video.
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Be safe and take care of one another. Together let’s help to stop the spread of this virus. Stay safe everyone 🙏 @cmomaharashtra_ @My_bmc @adityathackerayA post shared by Katrina Kaif (@katrinakaif) on Mar 21, 2020 at 5:16am PDT
Shabana Azmi, who came back from Budapest on March 15, is practising self-isolation till March 30, she wrote on the microblogging site recently. Sharing a picture of writer-husband Javed Akhtar working at home, Azmi wrote on Twitter how the couple is following self quarantine.
Devgn, who also shared a video message, said coronavirus is the biggest villain of all time and can be defeated if people co-operate.
Thank you, Mr @ajaydevgn for taking up arms against the biggest villain of the times – Coronavirus!
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) March 21, 2020
We’re all in this together. And every Mumbaikar will play their part to bring it down. #NaToCorona https://t.co/Sh3F0rEhnW pic.twitter.com/a5SC7j7wGh