Happy Raksha Bandhan: Bollywood celebrities tweet about the festival

Salman Khan celebrates Raksha Bandhan with six sisters

Salman Khan celebrated Raksha Bandhan at his Bandra residence on August 29, 2015. Sister Arpita Khan Sharma shared a picture, which was clicked by Salman, showing the actor surrounded by his sisters. She captioned it, "Chal selfie le le re..." [sic] Besides Arpita, the group included their cousins, Deeksha, Kavita and Natasha. "Every year, we sisters tie Bhai rakhi," Arpita said to Mumbai Mirror, adding that Salman's two Rakhi sisters, Shwetha and Shristi, were also part of the celebrations. She admitted that being blessed with three big brothers is the best feeling in the world. "Bhai's love and protection is overwhelming. All three of my brothers are my strength, pride and confidence. I couldn't have asked for more and I can't think of life without them," she asserted. The sisters stuffed Sallu with mithai after tying him rakhis and Bhai reciprocated with gifts, the report stated.

Salman took a day off from the aggressive action sequences to celebrate his relationship with his sisters. "Raksha Bandhan is a day to celebrate our bade bhaiyas," Arpita said. Then her face clouded over, "Alvira was out of town and could not make it. She is always present. Arbaaz bhai was travelling and I missed him the most," she said.

Read on to know what other Bollywood celebs tweeted on Raksha Bandhan...

Raksha Bandhan represents the strong bond that the siblings share. The festival often finds prominence in several of Bollywood movies. On this auspicious occasion, several Bollywood stars took to micro-blogging site, Twitter, to share their 'Rakhi' moments. Read on to know who tweeted what about this special day...

(Disclaimer: All tweets have been sourced from Twitter and written as is.)

Priyanka Chopra ‏@priyankachopra:

"Love 2 all my brothers around d world @irfan525 @BBEAR @kunalbhogal @shivangchopra99 @karanbhogal123 Saurabh,Dhruv,Sahaj Mrinal. Happy Rakhi"

"Siblings r best friends that u can totally take 4 granted!Cause they will always love u.Happy Rakhi 2all. Take a moment.Celebrate ur sibling"

"What a wonderful day..my favourite memories of rakhi are tying a bajazillion Rakhis on my brothers hand cause all the cousins would send too"

Shraddha Kapoor ‏@ShraddhaKapoor:
"Blessed to tie Rakhi every year to my 2 precious brothers.Happy Raksha Bandhan bros❤️ @SiddhanthKapoor @priyanksharma"

Sonakshi Sinha ‏@sonakshisinha:
"Where are all the boys today?!? Oh... Forgot its Rakhi day �� Happy Raksha Bandhan guys and girls... Make it count"

Vishal Dadlani ‏@VishalDadlani:
"Women don't need 'Raksha'. They need respect, equality & freedom to make their own choices. Happy Raksha-Bandhan, all. Eat lotsa mithai!"

Bipasha Basu ‏@bipsluvurself:
"Happy Rakshabandhan��Lucky to have a brother like you @sohamssss ! Love you tons!"

Shabana ‏Azmi @AzmiShabana:
"Am v sad to miss tying rakhi on my brother #Baba Azmi . He is shooting in Aurangabad im in Chennai.im fully sentimental about rakhi miss him"

Manoj Bajpayee ‏@BajpayeeManoj:
"May the sacred threads of rakhi strengthen your family bonds.#HappyRakshaBandhan"

Mallika Sherawat ‏@mallikasherawat:
"Happy Rakshabandhan, me and my brother :)"

Sumona Chakravarti ‏@sumona24:
"Rakhi feels incomplete without u! I love u n i miss u soooo much!wish u were here ��@ShivarghaC #RakshaBandhan"

Neil Nitin Mukesh ‏@NeilNMukesh:
"With two of my naughtiest baby sisters Sumukhi and Nandini. They have kept the baby in me alive.…"

Athiya Shetty ‏@theathiyashetty:
"My brother, my hero! ❤️ #RakshaBandhan"

Sonu Sood ‏@SonuSood:
"Happy Raksha bhandhan!! My sisters..my world!!! Monika and Malvika"

Dia Mirza ‏@deespeak:
"It is her love and friendship that will protect you. #HappyRakshaBandhan"

Genelia Deshmukh ‏@geneliad:
"It's easy Nig when I have the best brother in the world.... Happy Raksha Bandhan my lil Nigu Pigu"

Farah Khan ‏@TheFarahKhan:
"The circle of LOVE!! Happy Raksha bandhan.�� "

Divya Dutta @divyadutta25:
"You @raahuldutta are mom's most precious gift to me! Brother, father and best friend! Happy Rakhi to the sweetest brother in the world! "