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Published 14:35 IST, October 8th 2019

Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar & others wish fans a happy Dussehra

The entire nation is immersed in the festivities of Dussehra on Tuesday, October 8, and the Bollywood stars are no exception. Several A-listers have wished fans

Reported by: Diyali Banerjee
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The entire nation is immersed in the festivities of Dussehra on Tuesday, October 8, and the Bollywood stars are no exception. Several A-listers from the industry have also joined the celebration and came forward to wish their fans on the occasion. Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, in a recent Twitter post, extended Dussehra & Vijay Dashmi greetings to fans. He shared a picture of himself enjoying the festivities and wished peace, prosperity and happiness to his fans.

Here's the post:

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Akshay Kumar

Kesari star Akshay Kumar also took to Twitter to convey Dussehra greetings. In a recent post, he wished his followers a happy Dussehra and expressed hope that the festival season brings a lot of prosperity and joy to all.

Take a look:

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Ajay Devgn

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn wished his followers on Dussehra and shared a powerful picture message that reads, "Triumph of good over evil. Happy Dussehra."

Here's the post:

Karan Johar

Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar also extended the message of the 'triumph of goodness and humanity over all forms of evil' and wished fans a very happy Dussehra filled with love and light.

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Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher also took to his social media account to wish his followers on the auspicious occasion of Vijay Dashmi. "Greetings to you all on the auspicious occasion of #VijayDashmi," he tweeted alongside two picture messages.

Taapsee Pannu

Taapsee Pannu, who is awaiting the release of her upcoming film Saand Ki Aankh wished her followers on Dussehra and wrote, "Keep the celebrations on!" She tweeted, "Every end marks an opportunity to begin something new..Culminating the colorful Navratras with the culmination of the evil tonight."

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Several other Bollywood stars including Hema Malini, Sunny Deol, Dia Mirza, and Esha Gupta, also extended greetings for the day.

Dussehra

Dussehra celebrates the victory of good over evil. The burning of the Raavan effigy is one of the highlights of the festival. While Raavan from the Ramayana has symbolized evil, his effigy is burned on the day to show the winning of the good over evil. The Hindu festival is celebrated annually every year. 

Updated 16:01 IST, October 8th 2019

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