B-Town pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri! Details inside

New Delhi: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, a lot of Bollywood celebrities took to Twitter to pay tribute to the 'Father of the Nation'. Stars not only expressed their emotions on the same but also remembered Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India, who shared his birthday with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

Interestingly, October 2nd is also celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence all over the world.

Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri at Rajghat and Vijay Ghat respectively today.

B-Towners like Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher and Lata Mangeshkar, etc showed respects to the legendary figures of India on social media. 

T 2396 -Happy Oct 2, Gandhi Jayanti pic.twitter.com/Cf5zGpqKvN

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 1, 2016

Happy birthday to two of the tallest leaders of our country. Mahatma Gandhi & Lal Bahadur Shastri ji. You will always remain our strength. pic.twitter.com/0Ge68n7ZAt — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) October 2, 2016

Right now the whole world seems to be going through a dark night of the soul . But man lives in hope & dies in hope . Happy GANDHI JAYANTI. — Mahesh Bhatt (@MaheshNBhatt) October 2, 2016

It is Gandhiji's 145th birth anniversary today. He has left behind a rich legacy for the country & it is for us to emulate his ideals. — Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) October 2, 2016

Remembering the Great Leaders of India on their Birth Anniversary today #MahatmaGandhi ji #LalBahadurShashtri Ji - #inspiration #gratitude — Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) October 2, 2016

Greetings to all Indians on #GandhiJayanti. The world needs his guidance now more than ever. Sabko Sanmati De Bhagwan. — Raghu Ram (@tweetfromRaghu) October 2, 2016

On the event of their birth anniversary we salute the two great leaders of our nation #MahatmaGandhi ji and #LalBahadurShashtri ji JAI HIND! — Sajid Khan (@SimplySajidK) October 2, 2016

#HappyGandhiJayanti my fellow citizens.He taught us courage and patience.Lets try follow his path.To a brighter India and a happier world. — bhumi pednekar (@psbhumi) October 2, 2016

"You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results." —
Mahatma Gandhi#GandhiJayanti — Diana Penty (@DianaPenty) October 2, 2016

Sadar Pranam to the Father of the Nation! Thank you for all! pic.twitter.com/UgOIzMqfrk — Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) October 2, 2016

Lal Bahadur Shastri ji. Little big man! Paid tributes at your statue in Tashkent recently. Thank you too for all! pic.twitter.com/x3aFAn7ZrG — Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) October 2, 2016

The Shastri Square/Place,Tashkent,Uzbekistan pic.twitter.com/a5vY30D1s8 — Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) October 2, 2016