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Bollywood wishes fans on World Laughter Day

| @indiablooms | May 05, 2019, at 05:09 pm

Mumbai, May 5 (IBNS): Several Bollywood actors, including Juhi Chawla, wished their fans on World Laughter Day on Sunday.

Juhi shared an image of herself where she could be seen smiling, and captioned it as: " Laugh till your belly hurts & then just a bit more Today we celebrate #WorldLaughterDay Share maybe something funny in the comments below & let's have a Sunday filled with some laughs ."

'Dilbar' girl Nora Fatehi posted: "Your laughter echoes the happiness of your heart. So on this #WorldLaughterDay laugh a little more, live a little more ."

Miss World 2017 Manushi Chillar remarked: "#WorldLaughterDay 'When I want to be fierce, I roar with laughter'  Let’s spread laughter, what makes you laugh?."

The first celebration was on May 10, 1998, in Mumbai, India, and was arranged by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga movement. 

The day is observed on the first Sunday of May of every year.

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