The 73-year-old actor posted a lovely picture of Lord Krishna and tweeted:
T 2358 - Janamashtmi ki anek anek shubhkamanayein .. !! pic.twitter.com/fPYeW0LFKJ
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 24, 2016
Actor Rishi Kapoor also wished on the occasion:
Janamashtami ki badhai! pic.twitter.com/Tif4965f2v
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) August 24, 2016
Actress Madhuri Dixit-Nene and Shilpa Shetty Kundra wished their fans 'immense' love and success:
Wishing everyone a very #HappyJanmashtami . May Lord Krishna bless you with immense love, happiness & success.
— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) August 25, 2016
Happy Janmashtami Tweetos Trying to Yogafy you all pic.twitter.com/FhNVU9a2gS
— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) August 25, 2016
Actress-politician Hema Malini, who is also a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, tweeted pics from her recent performance based on Lord Krishna.
This one just after the show with all the different Krishnas who took part pic.twitter.com/CjgBB0brVp
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) August 24, 2016
More frm the ballet pic.twitter.com/BFi6h3TbxU
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) August 24, 2016
May the Lord bring all joy & happiness into our lives! Happy Janmashtami pic.twitter.com/7sBk3ZDmdZ
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) August 25, 2016
Actresses Dia Mirza, Esha Gupta and Bhumi Pednekar also tweeted their best wishes:
As Krishna (Awareness) takes birth in our hearts, negativity is rooted out. All chains (Ego, I, Me, Myself) are broken. #HappyJanmashtami
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) August 25, 2016
#HappyJanmashtami to everyone.. Love n peace
— Esha Gupta (@eshagupta2811) August 25, 2016
Wishing all you beautiful people a very #HappyJanmashtami .I hope the kanhaiya in you always stays alive spreading love and smiles
— bhumi pednekar (@psbhumi) August 25, 2016
Actors Emraan Hashmi, Suniel Shetty and filmmaker Shekhar Kapur asked to Twitter to spread the love.
Wishing everyone a #HappyJanmashtami !! Spread the love...
— emraan hashmi (@emraanhashmi) August 25, 2016
#HappyJanmashtami everyone! All Govindas & Gopis adding colour to the streets today, have fun with a lot of care please!
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) August 25, 2016
He opened his mouth wide and she saw a whole universe. Open ur heart without fear n doubt, u 2 will find a universe there #HappyJanmashtami
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) August 25, 2016
Indians in the country and across the world celebrated the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna on August 25.