Bollywood celebrities attend Ram temple consecration in Ayodhya

New Delhi, Jan. 23: Many prominent Indian cinema personalities, including Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Alia Bhatt, and Ranbir Kapoor, attended the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya on Monday.

Actor couple Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif, filmmakers Rohit Shetty, Rajkumar Hirani, actors Ayushmann Khurrana, Madhuri Dixit Nene along with her husband Sriram Nene and producer Mahaveer Jain also made an appearance as part of the contingent from the Indian film industry  at the ceremony.

Amitabh Bachchan left for Ayodhya from Mumbai on Monday along with his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan.  At the temple premises, the screen icon was spotted interacting with Arun Govil, the actor who became a household name with the portrayal of Lord Ram in the 1987 TV serial “Ramayan”. The Bachchans also met BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad and industrialist Anil Ambani at the venue.

Earlier in the day, Chiranjeevi was photographed disembarking from a chartered plane at the Ayodhya airport. He was accompanied by his wife Surekha and son, “RRR” star Ram Charan. Actor Kangana Ranaut, who reached Ayodhya on Saturday, previously hailed the ceremony as a “divine experience”.

After the completion of the rituals, several personalities including Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, actor Ajay Devgn, and singer Shreya Ghoshal extended their wishes on  social media.

Hema Malini, Rajinikanth, Pawan Kalyan, Madhur Bhandarkar, Subhash Ghai, Shefali Shah, Vipul Shah, Randeep Hooda, Lin Laishram, Aadinath Mangeshkar, Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam reached in the temple  town on Sunday.

Actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff, who are currently shooting for their upcoming film ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’, had wished fans ahead of the ceremony through a video message on social media. Anupam Kher, who reached Ayodhya on Sunday, said regardless of religion, the country has come together today.