26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack: Bollywood pays tribute to martyrs on tenth anniversary

Mumbai : Its 26/11 today! The date is considered as black day as on Novmeber 26, 2008, Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba attacked Mumbai and as many as 164 innocent people were killed with over 300 severely injured. It has been 10 years now and Bollywood celebrities pay tribute to the victims and martyrs.

The dark memories of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack still horrifies people across the globe. The Hindi film fraternity on Monday paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives.

Producer Ronnie Screwvala and makers of upcoming film Uri, based on the Uri attack of September 2016, showed their respect to all those martyred on that day by observing silence across 300 radio stations all over India on Monday morning.

Bollywood celebrities took Twitter to share their words on the day.

Abhishek Bachchan tweets, "Never forget! - ABhishekh. 26/11"

Varun Dhawan tweets, "Will never forget 26/11. We have only grown stronger. Mumbaikar. Jai Hind."

Kubbra Sait tweets, "Hosted the Memorial last year for the 26/11 attacks, standing there alongside the dignitaries I felt gooseflesh as we proudly together sang the Indian National Anthem. This is a day Mumbai stood together (again) and this encapsulates the spirit of the city."

Arjun Kapoor tweets, "Remembering our heroes of 26/11. Everyone who helped each other through the tough time. My heart goes out to their courage and sacrifice and for all the innocent victims."

Vishal Dadlani tweets, "26/11. We will never forget. What has changed since, Mumbai? Are we any safer? We were promised Police Reforms, counter-terrorism training and modern equipment for a woefully understaffed and underpaid Mumbai Police Force. Seen any?"

Aftab Shidvasani tweets, "Let’s not forget the sacrifices of these brave sons of India."

Koena Mitra tweets, "10 years! 26.11.2008. Islamists from Pakistan attacked Mumbai and launched one of the worst terror attacks in Indian history. We lost 100s of humans ...Please don’t forget... or Forgive!! Rest in peace heros.

Madhur Bhandarkar tweets, "Remembering the heroes of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attack who sacrificed themselves for defending the country."