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'Priyanka Chopra is a stunner!'

February 29, 2016 14:29 IST

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:

Priyanka Chopra

Image: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Priyanka Chopra looked like a million bucks at the 88th Annual Academy awards, where she presented the Best Editing award. 

Do Read: How Priyanka prepared for the Oscars 

Priyanka Chopra

The actress shared a picture of herself with her manager Anjula Acharia, American singer Pharrell Williams and his wife Helen Lasichanh, above,and wrote: ‘And the gold confetti comes down on us! What an evening!’

Meanwhile, her friends back home cheered for her on Twitter:

Parineeti Chopra: MY SISTER MY SISTER ARGHHHHHH so exciteddddd!!!!!!!!!

Kamal Haasan: Priyanka looks confident & lovely. The top of my favourite actors list has Tom Hardy's name on it. Keep rocking Tom.

Dia Mirza: Woah!!!! Our girl @priyankachopra #Oscars2016

Srishti Arya: That surreal moment when a person goes from watching the #Oscars on tv with you to being on tv at the oscars!!! @priyankachopra

Manish Malhotra: #fabulous @priyankachopra in a @ZMURADofficial looking #stunning

Ashvini Yardi: The supremely confident & super classy @priyankachopra #Oscars

VJ Anusha: If you are as proud as I am! She is an #Inspiration & looks #Magical #PCAtTheOscars @priyankachopra.

Sophie Choudry: So underwhelmed by the #OscarsRedCarpet this year but our girl @priyankachopra is a stunner!

Anupam Kher: Congratulations @priyankachopra for being probably the first Indian to present an award at #Oscars. You are the Best.

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‘Thank you Leonardo for speaking up for humanity’

Leonardo DiCaprio

Several Bollywood celebrities turned to Twitter to congratulate Leonardo DiCaprio on his win and praise his acceptance speech.

Anil Kapoor: Much awaited and very well deserved! Congratulations on the #Oscar @LeoDiCaprio!! #TheRevenant

Dia Mirza: This has to be the most relevant #OscarSpeech ever made. Thank you @LeoDiCaprio for speaking up for humanity.

Amrita Puri: Oh yeah! Finally the man wins! Love Leo more after his speech. Climate change is real and we need to take responsibility for it.

Farhan Akhtar: Really happy for team #Spotlight .. Loved that film. And all that can be said about @LeoDiCaprio winning is.. Finally!!!

Sonakshi Sinha: Thank u @LeoDiCaprio for bringing attn to climate change on the #Oscars stage. I think they should give u another one JUST for that.

Arjun Rampal: Yay Leo did it finally. So well deserved. What a speech. I don't take the planet for granted, don't take this night for granted #leo #saveearth

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Vidya Balan, Kabir Bedi visit Taj Mahal

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan and her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur, who are participating the ongoing Taj Literature Festival, visited the Taj Mahal recently.

Vidya shared a picture, above, and wrote: ‘Outside one of the world's 7 wonders...what Tagore called,a solitary tear suspended on the cheek of time #Tajmahal!’

Kabir Bedi

Kabir Bedi posted this picture, above, and tweeted: ‘THE TAJ MAHAL: my background for a poetry reading of Punam Joseph's "The Soulful Seeker" later today at #TajLitFest.’

Arshad Warsi

Arshad Warsi’s wife Maria Goretti is also attending the festival. She shared a picture, above, and wrote: ‘Finally the beautiful Taj Mahal.’

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On the sets of Baar Baar Dekho

Baar Baar Dekho

Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif are busy shooting for their film Baar Baar Dekho in Thailand.

Director Nitya Mehra shared a picture from the sets, above, and wrote: ‘Goodmorning world!! #myboys #baarbaardekho #shootdiaries #thailandstories’

The film is slated to release on September 9.

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Meet Kanchi Kaul and Shabir Ahluwalia’s bundle of joy

Kanchi Kaul

Kanchi Kaul, who gave birth to her second son on February 18, shared her son's first photograph on social media, above.

‘#madewithlove #itsrainingboys #joy #pure #priceless #perfect #alwaysandforever #touchwood @SHABIRAHLUWALIA,’ Kanchi tweeted.

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It’s a wrap for India’s Best Dramebaaz!

India's Best Dramebaaz

Sonali Bendre, Vivek Oberoi and Sajid Khan recently shot for the grand finale of talent hunt show India’s Best Dramebaaz.

Vivek Oberoi shared a picture, above, and tweeted: ‘The real superstars of #IBD! Thank u India for giving them so much love & making #IBD India's no.1 reality show! 'Vivek bhaiya' will truly miss their smiles, their masti, their innocence &their love!’

Sajid Khan tweeted: ‘Gonna miss my dramebaaz kids!love u all..godbless...#IndiasBestDramebaaz’

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Juhi Chawla goes to Karachi for a family wedding

Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta are on a four-day-visit to Pakistan to attend a family wedding.

She shared a family photograph, above, and tweeted: ‘I'm in karachi with family .. My aunt , cousins , nieces., nephews .. Super fun ..!!’