Bollywood actors who celebrated Dahi Handi on screen

Janmashtami, the festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna has a special place in the hearts of Indians. At a lot of places, the festival is celebrated with a competition of breaking the butter-filled pots tied at a great height. It is not wrong to state that Dahi Handi is one of Bollywood’s favourite festival too. There are so many films which capture the popular Dahi Handi moments and songs. To gear up your festive mood, we take a look at the stars who celebrated Dahi Handi on screen.

Jackky Bhagnani‘s action drama ‘Rangrezz’ gave us some major Govinda dance goals. Jackky played the role of a middle-class Maharashtrian boy who lives in Lalbaug. The actor is seen enjoying the festival along with his best friends. The actor climbs over the human pyramid at the end and does the honour of breaking the Handi. This sequence proved to be a plus point for the movie because it thrilled a lot of fans.

The dramatic Govinda sequence in 'Agneepath' marks the entry of Hrithik Roshan and his ladylove Priyanka Chopra in this movie. The sequence displays a scene where people are celebrating the festival by throwing gulal at each other and dancing on the beats of dhol and Lezim. Hritik jumps to climb the pyramid and successfully breaks the pot.

Salman Khan embodied the spirit of Janmashtami when he sang the song ‘Chandi Ke Daal Pe Sone Ka Mor’ in 'Hello Brother'. In this scene, Salman teases Rani Mukerji, who played his love interest in the movie. The actor is unsuccessful in breaking the pot at first, but later he breaks it successfully. Salman woos his lady love with this victory.

Sonakshi Sinha made a special appearance in Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal starrer ‘Oh! My God’. She was seen dancing on the groovy beats along with Prabhudeva. Her dancer partner Prabhudeva insists her to break the Handi, and Sonakshi climbs the women pyramid and gives a salute. The sequence comes to an end after she breaks the pot.

In this sequence, Ajay Devgn’s lover Karisma Kapoor challenges him to break the Handi. She puts a condition that if he fails to do so he will rub his nose on her feet. She is seen teasing Ajay with her girl gang. After few attempts, he breaks the Dahi Handi.