A series of twelve coordinated shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days occurred across Mumbai on November 26, 2008 killing and injuring many people. The celebrities took to Twitter to pay homage to the diseased and salute the National Security Guard, which bravely fought the terrorists.
#Celina Jaitley: I was saved from the attack on Trident hotel by 15 minutes. It's sad that after the ghastly 26/11 attack, the Indians' anger and outrage lasted only a few days. Kasab is still in jail and everyone has moved on without making the correction in our security system that made the attack possible. This is alarming.
#Vivek Oberoi: I was shooting in Philadelphia with Saif, Bebo, and Rensil. We were worried sick about our families and friends and so scared and shocked at what's happening to our Mumbai. Felt very helpless being so far away. My cousin works at the Oberoi and my family and I were panicking, but he was very lucky to have finished his shift just ten minutes before the attack. I hope and pray that our city, our nation, our people never have to go through such a tragedy again. I want to be shoulder to shoulder with many other proud and responsible Mumbaikars, hoping to give our patriotic fervour and emotions a constructive channel to actually make a difference. To be inspired by the memory of our heroes and not let their sacrifices be in vain.
#Neil Nitin Mukesh: I remember I was shooting in at Film City on 26/11 last year. I wish we could change that day in Mumbai. I wish people who lost their loved ones would get back their happiness. This 26/11 I'll pray for the soul of the dead and hope that their families' wounds would heal.
#Tusshar Kapoor: I was in Cape Town shooting when 26/11 happened. Ideally, I'd never want such a horror to revisit Mumbai. But life is not about ideal situations.
#Imtiaz Ali: I remember I came home from a late-night film. I got messages to switch on the TV. What I was watching, horrified me for the next 70 hours. When we relive that horror this year we have to be sensitive and not remind the families of 26/11 victims just to create media content. On the other hand, this year, media should ascertain from the authorities and tell the common man what he must do if a similar situation were to arise again.
#Farhan Akhtar: It was my first episode of Oye! It's Friday and I had just finished shooting it with Hrithik. When we came out, it was all over TV and we had heard about Cafe Leopold. We were asked to rush home immediately as chaos was expected on the roads. For a few days, we remained glued to our TV sets as we couldn't venture out for safety reasons.