Kajal Aggarwal at Pooling Both
Actor Vijay at Polling Both
In Mumbai, celebrities voting included Aamir Khan who has been actively
encouraging voter turnout. On the second season of his TV show Satyamev
Jayate, Aamir devoted an episode to the electoral process, asking voters
to make informed choices and to keep corrupt candidates out. At the
polling station, Aamir said, "Elections are an important process of
democracy. I hope many people come out and vote."
Dharmendra at the polling booth
Kamal Haasan after casting his vote
Khushboo at the polling booth
South star Khushboo also voted in Chennai while Mumbai has seen
Dharmendra and son Sunny Deol, Tanuja and daughter Tanishaa, Neha Dhupia
and Rahul Bose at polling stations.
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Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was the first voter at the Stella Maris
College polling booth in the constituency of Central Chennai. Rajini
Sir, whose next starring role is in the animated Kochadaiiyaan, met BJP's man for the top job Narendra Modi recently and described it as a 'friendly meeting.'
On Twitter, actresses Shilpa Shetty and Preity Zinta posted selfies and urged people to go out and vote.
Shilpa tweeted: Hey Tweeto's every vote counts. Make yours count too be a responsible Indian.
Shilpa tweeted: Hey Tweeto's every vote counts. Make yours count too be a responsible Indian.
Actress Sonam Kapoor similarly chose the ballot over IIFA, though her
father Anil Kapoor flew to Tampa Bay, Florida to inaugurate the opening
IIFA Expo.
Sunny Deol after voting
Tanuja and Tanishaa at the polling booth
The Dirty Picture star Vidya Balan voted in Chembur, Mumbai.
Vidya, who spent the last few month promoting the International Indian
Film Academy or IIFA awards, has now cancelled her appearance at the
just-started award show in the US to be able to vote. After voting,
Vidya said, "It is my responsibility and I hope things change for this
country. Tomorrow if I point a finger at someone, there should be this
voting mark on my finger."