Amitabh
Bachchan,
the
star
of
many
hit
Holi
numbers
like
'Rang
barse'
and
'Holi
ke
din
sab
mil
jaate
hai',
wants
his
fans
to
save
water
this
festival
of
colours
as
Maharashtra
faces
water
shortage.
The
70-year-old
actor
took
to
his
Twitter
to
request
his
millions
of
followers
to
play
dry
Holi
as
the
state
is
experiencing
one
of
its
worst
droughts
in
the
last
40
years.
"Water
shortage
in
Maharashtra...
and
its
only
March.
What
will
happen
in
Summer?
Save
water!
Play
a
dry
Holi," Bachchan
tweeted.
Similar
sentiments
were
echoed
by
actors
like
Hrithik
Roshan
and
Riteish
Deshmukh.
Hrithik
has
decided
to
refrain
from
joining
the
Holi
revelry
this
year.
"Hrithik
won't
be
celebrating
Holi
as
a
mark
of
solidarity
with
those
who
are
suffering
from
the
acute
water
shortage
in
Maharashtra.
Instead,
he
will
only
use
a
small
amount
of
gulaal
to
apply
a
shagun
tika
as
part
of
the
traditional
ritual,"
a
source
close
to
the
actor
told
PTI.
Actors
Riteish
Deshmukh
and
Ranvir
Shorey
also
tweeted,
expressing
their
concern
over
the
issue.
"The
drought
situation
in
Maharashtra
is
extremely
serious
this
year.
Need
of
the
hour
is
to
save
water.
This
Holi
say
NO
2
water.
#DryHoli,"
Riteish
said.
"Be
scared.
Be
very
scared,"
tweeted
Ranvir
Shorey.
PTI
Amitabh
Bachchan
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Rekha
from
the
film
Silsila.
Amitabh
Bachchan
Amitabh
Bachchan
with
wife
Jaya
Bachchan.
Amitabh
Bachchan
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Hema
Malini
in
Baghban.
Amitabh
Bachchan
Amitabh
Bachchan
with
son
Abhishek.
Amitabh
Bachchan
Amitabh
Bachchan's
'bhaang'
act
in
the
song
'Rang
Barse'
from
the
movie
Silsila.