Kangana, Ananya to Alia Bhatt: How Bollywood celebrated Raksha Bandhan 2026

Film personalities shared Raksha Bandhan photographs, throwbacks and messages for their siblings online this year. The posts brought together nostalgia, humour and family moments across celebrity feeds.Raksha Bandhan 2026: Kangana, Ananya to Alia, celebs celebrate with siblingsRaksha Bandhan brought a steady stream of family photographs, childhood throwbacks and affectionate messages to celebrity social media feeds on August 28. From Kangana Ranaut tying a rakhi to her brother Aksht Ranaut, Alia Bhatt reminiscing her bond with Shaheen Bhatt to Riddhima Kapoor Sahni revisiting a childhood memory with Ranbir Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, several film personalities shared glimpses of how they marked the festival with their siblings.Preity Zinta, Genelia Deshmukh, Alia, Khushi Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan and Ananya Panday were among those who joined the celebrations online. Their posts ranged from nostalgic family photographs to playful exchanges, offering glimpses into their Raksha Bandhan celebrations.Alia Bhatt kept her Raksha Bandhan post simple, sharing photographs from the celebrations and captioning them, “ghar”.Kangana Ranaut celebrated the festival with brother Aksht Ranaut. In photographs shared on Friday morning, the actor-politician was seen dressed in a blue saree with her head covered as she tied a rakhi around Aksht’s wrist. Her sister-in-law, Ritu Sangwan, also joined them for the family photographs. Alongside the pictures, Kangana shared a heartfelt note for her brother, wishing him health, prosperity and happiness. She also wrote about the importance of family and expressed her hope that their bond of love, care and protection would remain strong.Khushi Kapoor, meanwhile, gave fans a glimpse of a “chaotic Kapoor Rakhi” as she celebrated with siblings Anshula Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor and Mohit Marwah.Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, meanwhile, turned the clock back with a childhood photograph featuring brother Ranbir Kapoor and their mother, Neetu Kapoor. The photograph, marked ’86, offered a glimpse of the siblings from their younger days.Sharing it on her Instagram Stories, Riddhima wrote, “Happy Rakhi Rans. Love you,” with red heart emojis. Neetu later reposted the same photograph on her Instagram Story, adding, “My loves.”Preity Zinta shared pictures with her brothers and dedicated a warm Raksha Bandhan message to them. “Happy Raksha Bandhan to all of you who celebrate it today, and to both my partners in crime, happiness & all things in between. Love you to the moon & back Ting!” she wrote.Genelia Deshmukh brought some humour to her Rakhi post. Sharing a clip of herself tying a rakhi to her brother, she joked about the annual tradition of the elder sister being expected to pamper and gift the younger sibling.“The elder sister has to always be the one gifting and pampering, it cannot be the other way around – It’s not allowed. But this time Nigu Pigu took the help of the chota gang and I lost hands down,” Genelia wrote. She added, “I will always always have your back.”Sara Ali Khan shared photographs with her siblings Ibrahim Ali Khan, Taimur Ali Khan and Jeh Ali Khan, captioning the post, “Happiest Rakhi.”Ananya Panday also marked the occasion with a message for her sibling. “Happy Rakhi to my Ahaani who takes the Raksha Bandhan very seriously. Lots of huggies and kissies this Rakhi,” she wrote.From childhood throwbacks to family photographs and playful sibling banter, Raksha Bandhan 2026 saw Bollywood stars keeping their celebrations personal on social media. While some revisited old memories, others used the occasion to share a few words for the brothers and sisters closest to them.- EndsPublished On: Aug 28, 2026 22:39 IST