With the success of Chandrayaan-3 making a soft landing near the south pole of the lunar soil, many A-list actors from Bollywood such as Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Hrithik Roshan have taken to social media to congratulate ISRO and its team on the success of the historic mission.India became the first country to land and explore the dark side of the surface of the moon. With this India becomes the fourth country- after US, China, and Russia- to have successfully landed on the moons surface.To express their delight over this historic milestone several actors joined the celebrations and posted congratulatory messages on their respective social media handles. Many even shared their own reactions to the awaited landing of the Vikram Lander which came days after Russias Luna-25 crashed in the same region.Bollywood on Chandrayaan-3Taking reference from a song from his movie 1997 movie Yess Boss Shah Rukh Khan quoted, “Chaand Taare todh laoon….Saari Duniya par main chhaoon (I will pluck the moon and stars and spread them across the world),”SRK wrote, adding: “Aaj India aur ISRO chhaa gaya. Congratulations to all the scientists and engineers…the whole team which has made India so proud. Chandrayaan-3 has successfully soft-landed on the moon.”Chaand Taare todh laoon….Saari Duniya par main chhaoon. Aaj india aur @isro chhaa gaya. Congratulations to all the scientists and engineers…the whole team which has made India so proud. Chandrayaan-3 has successfullysoft-landed on the moon. #Chandrayaan3 pic.twitter.com/yBJu9k7Q8a— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 23, 2023Similarly, Akshay Kumar who played the role of an ISRO scientist in his movie “Mission Mangal wrote, “ A billion hearts saying THANK YOU @isro. Youve made us so proud. Lucky to be watching India make history. India is on the moon, we are over the moon.”A billion hearts saying THANK YOU @isro. Youve made us so proud. Lucky to be watching India make history. India is on the moon, we are over the moon. #Chandrayaan3— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 23, 2023Hrithik Roshan whose movie Fighter is set to release in 2024 also penned a heartfelt note that read, “My heart swells with pride a little more today, as I witness my people soar high and give their very best. Congratulations & all my respect to @isro & the geniuses behind #Chandrayaan3s lunar exploration mission.”My heart swells with pride a little more today, as I witness my people soar high and give their very best. Congratulations & all my respect to @isro & the geniuses behind #Chandrayaan3s lunar exploration mission. #IndiaOnTheMoon 🇮🇳 https://t.co/pTKgptUflu— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) August 23, 2023Priyanka Chopra congratulates ISRO minds Global star Priyanka Chopra also expressed her happiness on the success of Chandrayaan-3 and congratulated ISRO and its team on social media. Sharing a picture of the moon landing on her Instagram feed, the Quantico actress actress wrote, “India on the moon. #proud. Congratulations to the brilliant minds. ISRO for making Chandrayaan-3 such a success.”More about Chandrayaan-3The lunar mission is a follow-up to the Chandrayaan-2 mission of 2019 whose lander could not reach the surface of the moon and lost contact with the ground station. Chandrayaan-3 has the objectives to demonstrate a safe and soft landing on the lunar surface, roving on the Moon, and to conduct in-situ scientific experiments.After a 40-day journey starting from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, the Indian Space Research Organisations (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission landed successfully. The Vikram lander made a soft lunar landing around 6 PM on August 23.With this historic feat, India is the only nation to have landed on the southern pole of the moons surface and comes fourth only after US, China, and Russia to reach the lunar surface.
