International Women's Day 2017: Alia Bhatt, Priyanka Chopra, Sunny Leone Send Messages From Bollywood

New Delhi: Bollywood, which has been trying to reverse it's poor record in gender equality with films like Rangoon, Neerja, Akira, and Queen, has set out to mark International Women's Day. Bollywoodwallahs like Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Sunny Leone, Madhuri Dixit, Sushmita Sen wished their followers and some also shared inspiring messages, thoughts and images. Alia who is awaiting the release of Badrinath Ki Dulhania in which she is playing the role of a strong independent young woman, also launched a special emoticon for Women's Day in a tweet. The 23-year-old actress also retweeted her mother Soni Razdan's initiative in which Bollywood actresses are "uniting to fight back basic human rights. The right to a decent toilet!" International Women's Day is celebrated every year on March 8.

Priyanka Chopra, who'll be next seen in Hollywood film Baywatch, tweeted to wish and create awareness about the Girl Rising campaign:
 

This Women's Day, let's celebrate every woman, every girl. #ThatGirlIsYou #ThatGirlIsMe @GirlRisingIndia @kommuneity pic.twitter.com/VBAwQWurbo

— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) March 8, 2017

Phillauri star Anushka Sharma and Dilwale actress Kriti Sanon had an important message for their followers:
 

#WomensDay pic.twitter.com/fp87Jp1uD9

— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) March 8, 2017

 

Here we go again..!! #HappyWhatever @MsTakenFashion pic.twitter.com/G3oP9cvk7L

— Kriti Sanon (@kritisanon) March 8, 2017

Madhuri Dixit shared a collage of women who "inspire us in life"
 

Mothers, daughters, wives. All these inspire us in life. For all that you have done against all odds, Thank you. Happy Women's Day! pic.twitter.com/Yh0mVcHRvm

— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) March 8, 2017

Alia Bhatt, Sunny Leone and Sushmita Sen tweeted:
 

Launching the #WomensDay emoticon & summing it up with my fav quote, Let her sleep for when she wakes, she will move mountains. G'night

— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) March 7, 2017

Weird......I thought Everyday was WOMEN'S DAY xoxoxo......... Happy Women's "Every"day !!!!

— Sunny Leone (@SunnyLeone) March 8, 2017

 

Happy Women's Day b'ful p'ple!!!thank u for ur wishes! My respect 2 all d "Men" who CELEBRATE being a part of "WoMen"Love u guys

— sushmita sen (@thesushmitasen) March 8, 2017

Masaan star Richa Chadha wished the gentlemen. "Happy women's day brossss," she tweeted. Fashion director Madhur Bhandarkar provided cinema trivia: "In 1913 Kamlabai Kamat And Her Mother Durgabai Were The First Female Actress of Bollywood .They Acted In Movie Mohini Bhasmasur." TV actor Karan Tacker also tweeted.
 

Happy women's day brossss

- TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha_) March 7, 2017

 

Here's to celebrating women everyday! But for today, have an even more special one !! Happy #Womensday

- Karan Tacker (@karantacker) March 8, 2017

 

Here's to the 2 women in my life, that made me realise why women must be celebrated ! Happy #womensday pic.twitter.com/6Y4MOXMFnu

- Karan Tacker (@karantacker) March 8, 2017

From the southern film industry actress Anushka Shetty and filmmaker AR Murugadoss, who directed Akira shared messages:
 

 

 

 

Happy women's day

— A.R.Murugadoss (@ARMurugadoss) March 8, 2017

Ahead of International Women's Day, Naam Shabana lead actress Taapsee Pannu posted a self-defence tip video with co-actor Akshay Kumar. Also, a short film titled Naked, starring Kalki Koechlin, will be released today. "We girls are up to no good again this short is releasing on women's day," the actress revealed earlier.
 

We girls are up to no good again this short is releasing on women's day. #8thmarch @ritabharipaulin pic.twitter.com/UmhfOIN9HU

- Kalki Koechlin (@kalkikanmani) March 1, 2017

More Women's Day messages are awaited.