Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan gave a quirky twist to cheering and clapping for the ones who are serving during the coronavirus crisis.

In his Instagram post, Kartik can be seen beating a plate and also wearing a pan on his head.

He captioned the image: "#TaaliBajaoThaliBajao It's DIVINE. It's MAGIC.With everyone coming together, the ENERGY is through the roof!! We all Salute the Selfless Heroes !! Thank you @narendramodi sir for bringing the country together in this way!! #JantaCurfew. CoronaStopKaroNa."

His photograph became an instant hit as it got over 1.8 million likes on the photo-sharing website.

His "Pati Patni Aur Woh" co-star Bhumi Pednekar commented: "Aww" with a heart emoji.

Kartik's fans too loved his quirky idea.

One wrote: "Yaar ye to thaali bajate hue bhi handsome dikhta hai."

Another recalled Kartik's character, Chintu Tyagi, in "Pati Patni Aur Woh" and commented: "Are Chintu Tyagi ji... Badhiya".

A third user said: "This made my day".

On the acting front, Kartik will be seen in the second instalment of the 2007 Akshay Kumar hit, "Bhool Bhulaiyya".