Tinsel town heroes also wished their fans a "peaceful" and "prosperous" day through tweets.u00a0Here is what they have to say:

Amitabh Bachchan: Happy Independence Day... 15th of August...the day India got its independence from British Colonial Raj, in the year 1947, after over 200 years of foreign rule. The sacrifice and the blood sweat and tears shed by hundreds of unknowns so we could breathe freely, gave us this Day and we share its joy with all.