Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Biapasha Basu, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar among others took to micro-blogging site Twitter to celebrate the day.
Bachchan called out his fans to send their Father's Day message through him as he will personally call up the parent.
"Express how much you love your father in a tweet or a post and send it to me with the #FathersDay2016," he wrote.
However, personally the megastar feels he celebrates everyday as Father's Day.
"Father's Day!! But it is every day for me..."
"Thank you for your endless love. I am lucky to have so many children sharing their love with me on this Father's Day," he wrote.
For Akshay, Father's Day is seeing his son 13-year-old son Aarav growing into a fine young man.
"Happiness is...Watching him stumble,struggle & eventually grow into a fine young man #HappyFathersDay."
Posting a picture of her father, Bipasha said, "Papa you are the best father in the world... Thank you... Love you... #happyfathersday to all"
Esha Deol wished for her father Dharmendra's good health.
"Happy papa's day!!! Pray you are always happy&healthy," she said.
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