International Yoga Day: Amitabh Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty, Malaika Arora & Arbaaz Khan Celebrate The Day

Bollywood has always encouraged fitness and health. There are a number of celebrities in the industry who always give priority to their body and fitness.

Malaika Arora is surely one of them. Social worker Shaina NC organised a special yoga session at Marine Drive this morning, which was attended by the local residents and a few celebrities. Malaika Arora and Arbaaz Khan were also a part of this celebration.

Here are a few pictures of the duo performing some yoga aasans.

Not just them Amitabh Bachchan too posted a picture while meditating on his Twitter handle with a caption that read, “International Yoga Day ...today... lekin mera yoga DAY toh bachpan se chal raha hai ... aur ye toh Gujarat Tourisim ka drishya hai (sic)”

Shilpa Shetty, who is a big yoga freak, also posted a video on her Twitter handle showing some flexible moves. She captioned the video as, “Bakasana, It's taken a lot of practice and it's finally happened! The harder the struggle the more glorious the triumph! #WorldYogaDay”

Not just the celebrities, even PM Narendra Modi took to the streets of Lucknow to participate in a yoga session.

PM Modi, in his UN address on September 27, 2014 suggested the date of June 21 (as it is the longest day in the year in the northern hemisphere) as the International Yoga Day. He had said, “Yoga is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with you, the world and the nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help in well being. Let us work towards adopting an International Yoga Day.”