Bollywood sends out Eid-ul-Fitr, Teej greetings

On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and Teej, Bollywood celebrities like Shabana Azmi and Mahesh Bhatt sent out greetings to their friends and fans, urging everyone to spread love and peace.

A string of celebrities like Farhan Akhtar, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonakshi Sinha, Nargis Fakhri, Mallika Sherawat, Neha Dhupia, Jaaved Jaffrey and Arbaaz Khan wished the humble "Eid mubarak", while others gave out extended wishes too on social networking site.

Here's what they wrote:

Akshay Kumar: Thanks to Shoaib (his character in "Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara!"), got a chance to get better acquainted with the Muslim culture. Wishing you all Eid.

Shabana Azmi: Sabhi ko Eid Mubarak Aman aur Dosti.

Bipasha Basu: Eid mubarak to all. Looking forward to some yumminess on set today.

Sandhya Mridul: Eid Mubarak all, even though religion needn't tell you to treat people with love and compassion today's a good to start. Love peace happiness.

Punit Malhotra: Eid Mubarak all my Muslim friends. Almost a day off for me and I don't know what to do with myself. Hoping to get some great biryani.

Sanjay Gupta: Eid hai, weekend hai, mausam hai, filmein hai, daawatien hain. Aur Kya chaahiye yaaron. Eid Mubaarak.

Explaining the importance of celebrating Teej, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt posted: Teej celebrates the victory of a wife's love for her husband, a key factor in Hinduism, symbolised by the union of Lord Shiva and Parvati."