From Salman Khan to Kangana Ranaut, Bollywood celebrates PM Narendra Modi’s birthday

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is celebrating his birthday today and several Bollywood celebrities have been wishing him on social media since this morning. ‘Queen’ actor Kangana Ranaut, who has in the past met the PM at various events, took to social media to share a video birthday message for him. “I have never had the opportunity to speak to you, since we have always met for photo-ops. You are being treated so unfairly, no one would ever but you know that is just a propaganda. What the common Indian feels for you, I don’t think so much respect, love has been ever showered on a PM before. So I just want to say that those crores of Indians, who are not on social media, who may not be able to reach out to you, they are all praying for your long life and we are all very fortunate to have you as our PM,” she said. She recently returned to her hometown Manali and shot for this clip at her residence.

'Dabang' star Salman Khan wrote on the microblogging site: ''Wishing the honourable prime minister Mr. Narendra Modi, a very happy birthday n many more to come @narendramodi''.

Actor Aamir Khan wished for the Prime Minister's "good health and happiness" as he wished him. "Hon PM @narendramodi ji namaskar Wishing you many happy returns of the day. May good health and happiness always be with you. With Respect & Regards Aamir," tweeted Khan.

National award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar tweeted, "Happy Birthday to honourable PM Shri @narendramodi ji . May Lord Ganesh always bless you with lots of Strength, Happiness and Good Health. #HappyBdayPMModi"

'Manmarziyaan' actor Abhishek Bachchan also took to Twitter and said, "Wishing a very Happy Birthday to our respected Honourable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji."

Anil Kapoor shared a picture with the Prime Minister, holding hands, and tweeted, “Wishing our honourable PM Shri @narendramodi Ji, a very happy birthday. In everything he does, he thinks of the best interests of the nation and it's people. Thank you for your service, now and always Modiji.”

'Company' actor South Superstar Mohanlal tweeted ''Happy Birthday to our Honourable Prime Minister Shri. @narendramodi ji. Wishing many more happy and healthy years to come. @PMOIndia #HappyBirthdayPMModi''.

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar took to Twitter to wish the Prime Minister on his 70th birthday. "Namaskar Respected Narendra Bhai, Best wishes to you on your birthday. I wish that God blesses you with longevity @narendramodi," she tweeted.

'Angrezi Medium' actor Ranvir Shorey wrote, "Dear @PMOIndia @narendramodi, you represent the hopes & aspirations of more than a billion people traversing into the 21st century. Wish you a long & healthy life to fulfil their dreams & expectations. Thank you for your hard work & commitment to the nation. #HappyBirthdayPMModi"

Senior actor Anupam Kher took to Twitter to share a video of himself where he is seen heaping praises on the Prime Minister. "Happy birthday Prime Minister #NarendraModiJi. May God grant you long & healthy life!! Jai Hind !! #HappyBirthdayPMModi," Kher tweeted along with the video.

Several selfies of Modi and Bollywood stars went viral last year when he met them on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Here’s a look at some of these fun photos. First up, at the Gandhi event, actors Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan with the PM.

This selfie, taken by ‘Gully Boy’ actor Ranveer Singh, acquired a celebrity status of its own. A-listers that are rarely seen in the same frame came together for this shot. Subjects included Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Rajkummar Rao, Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, Sidharth Malhotra, Vicky Kaushal, Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor, Rohit Shetty and Ashwini Iyer Tiwari.

Rakul Preet Singh captured a special selfie with Jacqueline Fernandez and Ekta Kapoor flanking PM Modi in New Delhi last year. She tweeted: ''Happy Birthday to the Honourable Prime Minister! Sir, your dedication to fitness inspires me everyday. Today, I join the country in wishing you good health and a long life. Thank you for all the efforts you put towards the nation! @narendramodi''

This picture with Bollywood actresses was posted by Jacqueline Fernandez on Instagram. The ‘Race 3’ actor captioned the post: “What an honour.”

Another actor who’s had the pleasure to meet Modi is ‘Student of the Year’ star Varun Dhawan. He was clearly overwhelmed at the meet. He posted an image of the meeting on Instagram, writing: “[It] was an honour to meet and interact with the honourable prime minister @narendramodi. Very grateful to him for the reduction of gst which will be a big boost to the economics of our film industry. He was very receptive about our concerns which was honestly very cool. Ps- I missed eye contact here cause I was taking facing 🙏 #jaihind’’

Hugging PM Modi, Ranveer Singh shared a picture and wrote, "Jaadoo ki Jhappi! [magic hug] Joy to meet the Honourable Prime Minister of our great nation".