14 February,2010 01:39 PM IST | | Agencies
Bollywood has expressed shock and dismay at the terror strike in Pune, which left nine persons dead and 45 injured.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan wrote on his blog, "when will this mindless violence end. Will we ever resolve this? Our heart and prayers to those who suffer."
Expressing his anger on twitter, actor Shah Rukh Khan, who arrived late Saturday night from Berlin, said, "pains me to no end to see innocent lives lost again. wot is the cause... does anyone remember..how is this the solution. (sic)"
Hrithik Roshan described the incident as sad and shocking. "When will these madmen realise that war is never the answer. My heart goes out to the victims n their families. But tweeple don't allow this terrorism to instill anger in you. cause that's what they want. that will make us just like them. only incisive investigation n deep human understanding can eventually uproot the evil for good. An eye for eye makes the world blind. my prayers for the victims. the attackers must be brought to justice (sic)," Hrithik tweeted.
Abhishek Bachchan said his thoughts and prayers were with the victims of yesterday's blast, which ripped apart a popular bakery in Pune.
While Shahid Kapoor wrote on his twitter account, "Shocked to hear bout da poona blasts. Y for god sake. A silent prayer for all of humanity. Happy valentines day people spread the luv. Tats da only thing that can keep this world goin. All this madness needs to stop. Mindless purposeless inhuman acts (sic)."
Riteish Deshmukh described the terror strike as "absolutely shocking".