Jai ho! Bollywood cheers Obama’s re-election

MUMBAI:

Barack Obama’s re-election as the US President has received three cheers from the Indian film industry. Well-known film personalities like A R Rahman, Anupam Kher and Shekhar Kapur believe that he will bring positive changes.

Obama scored a victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The results were announced on Tuesday.

Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to congratulate him.

Here’s what some of them wrote:

Lisa Ray

Landed in Delhi to news of Obama’s re-election. Good start to the day

A R Rahman

Barack Obama ji... Yes! You can, again... Mubarak USA!

Shahana Goswami

And he’s done it again! So relieved and happy to see some ray of hope in world politics. Obama

Kunal Kohli

Obama’s back! Let’s hope his second term sees an upswing of the economy!

Dia Mirza

It is good to see a country elect leaders where they don’t have to choose between the lesser evils but between the greater common good. USA

Shekhar Kapur

It’s never been a doubt in my mind that Obama will win Election 2012, but this will be a really tough term

Mallika Sherawat

Congratulations, President Obama for winning the second term

Fardeen Khan

Obama is a true leader of our times. The world needs more like you Mr President. Congratulations

Celina Jaitly

Congratulations Barack Obama for being re-elected as President... I would have voted for you!

Anupam Kher

Just landed back in Mumbai and came to know about Obama’s win. It made me happy. There is something optimistic about him

Published in The Express Tribune, November 8^th, 2012.

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