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Bollywood wishes fans on World Laughter Day

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | May 05, 2019, at 05:09 pm

#Bollywood #JuhiChawla #WorldLaughterDay

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 ."

Laugh till your belly hurts & then just a bit more ðŸ˜¸ðŸ‘»ðŸ¤ª Today we celebrate #WorldLaughterDay ðŸ˜ƒ Share maybe something funny in the comments below & let's have a Sunday filled with some laughs â˜ºï¸ pic.twitter.com/v4431R0Z4W
— Juhi Chawla (@iam_juhi) May 5, 2019

'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 ."

Your laughter echoes the happiness of your heart. So on this #WorldLaughterDay laugh a little more, live a little more pic.twitter.com/LKJ6uyMzan
— Nora Fatehi (@Norafatehi) May 5, 2019

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?."

#WorldLaughterDay
“When I want to be fierce, I roar with laughter”
Let’s spread laughter, what makes you laugh? pic.twitter.com/xBhihqWtrl
— Manushi Chhillar (@ManushiChhillar) May 5, 2019

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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