Durga Puja 2020: From Amitabh Bachchan to Ayushmann Khurrana, Bollywood celebs extend heartfelt wishes on Mahalaya – Times of India

As today marks the beginning of the Devipaksha or the festive flavor of Durga Puja as it’s called Mahalaya in the Hindu calendar. While the main festival of Durga puja is still a month away, Bollywood celebrities, including Amitabh Bachchan, Ayushmann Khurrana, Vidya Balan, Sushmita Sen, and more have extended their heartfelt wishes and greetings on the auspicious day.

Sharing a picture of Goddess Durga, Big B wrote on social media, “Shubho Mahalaya ! … Ma Ashchey ..”

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana took to his Instagram story to wish his followers. His post read, “Shubho Mahalaya to all the Bengalis living across the world! Asha kori apnara sobai bhalo Aachen!! May us all be blessed by Maa Durga. Wishing happiness for all this festive season.”

Meanwhile, Vidya Balan shared a picture of Durga worship on her Instagram story.

Actress Mouni Roy who’s currently wrapping up her shoot in London was also seen putting up Mahalaya greeting as she wrote, “SHUBHO MAHALAYA.”

Sushmita Sen captioned her latest post as, “Here begins Devi Paksha for me!!! 😊💃🏻 I pray this auspicious time brings all that’s good in this world to shine brighter..Maa Durga brings hope, love & courage..rights all the wrongs..and heals like no other!!🤗😍❤️ I love you guys!! #DUGGADUGGA 🙏💃🏻❤️😊” while Bipasha Basu added in a post, “Shubho Mahalaya 🙏 Ma Durga is coming 🙏 Just the way Ma Durga vanquished the evil demon Mahishasura… Mahalaya reminds us of the power of truth, of courage and of the universal fact that in the end … good will always triumph over evil🙏 Let’s just have hope and faith ❤️🙏 Durga Durga 🙏 #shubhomahalaya”