Filmstars line up with commoners to cast vote in Maharashtra polls

Several Bollywood celebrities including actors Shah Rukh Khan Salman Khan Akshay Kumar and Ranbir Kapoor cast their votes in Mumbai on Wednesday in the Maharashtra Assembly election 2024Elections to the 288member state assembly were held between 7 am and 6 pm on November 20Among the early voters in Mumbai were actors Akshay Kumar Rajkumar Rao actordirector Farhan Akthar his directorproducer sister Zoya Akthar veteran actor Shubha Khote and her daughter Bhavana BalsavarTalking to reporters after casting his vote Kumar said The best thing is that the arrangements are good at the polling booth especially for senior citizens theres cleanliness Everyone should come and vote because thats the most important thing according to the PTIIt is our right in democracy to vote so its important we step out and vote in Maharashtra Ive performed my duties Its your turn please vote its very important the Stree 2 actor told PTIRanbir Kapoor said Lets forget the issues and right now it is voting day and its your birth right so please come and cast your vote reported the PTIShah Rukh Khan exercised his voting right with his family members including wife Gauri son Aryan and daughter Suhana in the eveningSalman Khan arrived at his polling booth around 445 pm amid tight security His family members including father and screenwriter Salim Khan brothers Arbaaz and Sohail had arrived before himOther celebrities who got their fingers inked include Kareena Kapoor Khan her husband Saif Ali Khan Shraddha Kapoor Kartik Aryan Madhuri DixitNene Govinda Urmila Matondkar John Abraham Ananya Panday with father Chunky Panday and mother Bhavna Prem Chopra Arjun Kapoor Sonali Bendre Suresh Oberoi Tusshar Kapoor Singer Anup Jalota known for his devotional songs also cast his vote as per the PTIVeteran lyricistdirector Gulzar who came to cast vote with his filmmaker daughter Meghna said he is confident that people will not get swayed by the promises made by politicians and that they will make a wise decision in choosing the right candidateThe issues are more and very clear The glamorous gifts that have been promised to the common man seem like Dhanteras day that you will get this and that But our common man will not be swayed and vote for the candidate who will address their issue Gulzar said the PTI reportedAppealing firsttime voters to exercise their duty veteran actor Anupam Kher said it is cool to voteI cast my vote every time and I feel that responsibilities come with rights When we demand our rights then it is also our responsibility to elect the candidate of our choice I want to tell the firsttime voters that it is cool to vote and it would be wonderful if they go and cast their vote Difficulties are part of life but to overcome them weve to choose the best candidate the Vijay 69 actor told PTIActor and BJP MP Hema Malini told PTI Voting is your right and duty so that you can assert your rights to your government So choose the right party and vote for themActor couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh cast their votes at Babhalgaon in Latur districtIt is a very important day todayThe youth should come out and vote in large numbers and make their candidates win he saidFilmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra expressed disappointment over people not coming to cast their vote despite colleges and offices being shutThe government has done everything to make it possible for you to come and vote Colleges are shut offices are shut How can you call yourself a citizen of the nation if you dont vote Its a duty if you dont attend to your duty so how can you call yourself a citizen of this nation you dont deserve to Mehra saidActor Sonu Sood said Voting is important for a country Its a responsibility of every citizen to vote dont take it as a holidayActor Suniel Shetty thinks its the responsibility of both the government and people to work towards the development of the countryWe have to be more responsible like we should have civic sense and discipline We always demand but dont deliver anything ourselvesWe also have to be responsible There will be a huge difference if we vote today Lets help the government by doing good work he saidVeteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai appealed to people not to give excuses to avoid votingDont make excuses to not vote because then you will not have the right to go on social media and complain dont cheat your state Maharashtra your vote is important come out for a while the filmmaker said adding he voted hoping for development of Maharashtra and educationwith PTI inputs