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  • Priety Zinta at Mumbai's Republic Day Parade
    Priety Zinta at Mumbai's Republic Day ParadeVarinder Chawla
  • Priety Zinta at Mumbai's Republic Day Parade
    Priety Zinta at Mumbai's Republic Day ParadeVarinder Chawla
  • Priety Zinta at Mumbai's Republic Day Parade
    Priety Zinta at Mumbai's Republic Day ParadeVarinder Chawla
  • Ranbir Kapoor at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Ranbir Kapoor at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Ranbir Kapoor at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Ranbir Kapoor at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Ranbir Kapoor at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Ranbir Kapoor at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Salman Khan at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Salman Khan at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Salman Khan at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Salman Khan at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Jacqueline Fernandez at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Jacqueline Fernandez at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Jacqueline Fernandez at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Jacqueline Fernandez at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Aarti Chhabria at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Aarti Chhabria at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Aarti Chhabria at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Aarti Chhabria at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Bhagyashree at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Bhagyashree at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Bhagyashree at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Bhagyashree at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Poonam Dhillon at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Poonam Dhillon at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla
  • Poonam Dhillon at Mumbai’s Republic Day parade
    Poonam Dhillon at Mumbai’s Republic Day paradeVarinder Chawla

The 65th Republic Day saw sparkling celebrations in Mumbai topped with a colourful parade at the picturesque Marine Drive, thronged with vintage cars carrying Bollywood celebrities.

The parade on Sunday saw the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, his cabinet colleagues, as well as several Bollywood celebrities such as Salman Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Preity Zinta and Sushmita Sen.

Also spotted were Jacqueline Fernandez, Poonam Dhillon, Bhagyashree and Aarti Chhabria.

Preity expressed her delight in being part of the celebrations. "Being a part of Mumbai's 1st Republic day parade was an incredible experience! Felt proud to see the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Mumbai Police out on the streets celebrating with Mumbaikars.... JAI HIND!" she tweeted.

"Happy Republic Day India!!! I'm off to catch the action at the parade!!! Mwaahhh," Jacqueline wrote.

This is the first time the Republic Day parade has been held at the Marine Drive, south Mumbai. According to the police, more than 40,000 of people attended the event and witnessed the colourful parade.