Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Urmila Matondkar, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Arjun Rampal Malaika Arora Khan and a stream of other Bollywood celebrities on Monday voted in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Mumbai and urged others to step out and make their vote count.
PHOTO: AAMIR KHAN/INSTAGRAM"This is the moment that matters... Every vote is a voice that counts," tweeted Priyanka along with a selfie showing off her inked finger.
This is the moment that matters.... Every vote is a voice that counts. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/L0AHJLL4uY
— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) April 29, 2019
Rekha, Kiran Rao, Sanjay Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Paresh Rawal, Ravi Kishan, Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Kailash Kher, Mahesh Bhatt, Aahana Kumra, Sapna Moti Bhavnani, Pooja Bhatt, Divya Dutta, Zayed Khan, Sonali Bendre Behl, Varun Dhawan, Anupam Kher, Goldie Behl and Twinkle Khanna were some of those who stepped out early and voted.
Urmila, the Congress MP candidate from Mumbai North seat, voted in polling booth number 190 in Bandra.
Nothing feels better than making a contribution towards your country and carrying out your civic duty of Casting a Vote. Do your duty. 😊 pic.twitter.com/DPB7gW5gb8
— Urmila Matondkar (@UrmilaMatondkar) April 29, 2019
Veteran actor and politician Paresh Rawal, along with his wife Swaroop Sampat also voted.
#LokSabhaElections2019 | BJP sitting MP Paresh Rawal along with his wife cast vote in Mumbai (ANI)
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) April 29, 2019
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Divya Dutta urged: "Vote, not because just your life depends on it. Vote because an entire nation does. One vote can make the difference. Be your change."
— Divya Dutta (@divyadutta25) April 29, 2019
Madhuri wrote: "Voting is our right, let's use it wisely! The future of our country is in our hands. Let's do our duty and vote for India."
Voting is our right, let's use it wisely! The future of our country is in our hands. Let's do our duty and #VoteForIndia pic.twitter.com/TrFUVEFWJS
— Madhuri Dixit Nene (@MadhuriDixit) April 29, 2019
R Madhavan, who went to a polling booth with his wife, urged the youth to give "no excuses" for not voting.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw0vnOgjWVx/
Gul Panag wrote: "Go out and vote. Because the future depends on it. And not just our future, but the future of the next generation too. Every vote counts."
Go out and vote . Because the future depends on it. And not just our future, but the future of the next generation too. Every vote counts.
— Gul Panag (@GulPanag) April 29, 2019
It’s a right and more importantly, it’s a duty. pic.twitter.com/Emx9cmpQRL
This election season, the film fraternity has been visibly divided over support for the competing political parties.
While star candidates like Urmila and Sunny Deol are fighting elections, the BJP used Bollywood's soft power and engaged celebrities like Aamir, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, A.R. Rahman, Ayushmann Khurrana and Alia Bhatt to appeal to citizens to come out and vote.
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