Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan & other celebs encourage fans to wear mask

Setting an example to follow amid the harsh COVID-19 conditions, megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Monday shared a collage featuring celebrities covering their face.

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The 77-year-old star put out the picture on Instagram that features celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt, Tiger Shroff, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, covering their faces. The collage also shows Big B, who is seen stretching the neck of his high neck T-shirt, only to cover his mouth.

Cohering the importance of the message, the 'Don' actor didn't write any caption along with the post.

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The post on sending the important message garnered more than 1.7 lakh likes within just 55 minutes of being posted.

The 'Baghban' star is one of the most socially active senior actors of the Indian cinema industry. He keeps his fans well posted by tweeting and sharing his personal and professional updates on social media.  

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Earlier, Sr Bachchan congratulated the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the success of Ayushman Bharat scheme as the number of beneficiaries under the scheme touched one crore mark.