Raksha Bandhan special: Sibling revelry on social media

The fascinating thing about Indian festivals is the opportunity to showcase familial bonds, among other things. Celebrities make it a point to post pictures of themselves enjoying the festivities on social media. On Raksha Bandhan, a day that celebrates the bond between siblings, some noted pairs took to social media to share intimate moments shared with loved ones.

Salman and his sisters Alvira and Arpita

 The Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor and sister Alvira showed up at the younger sister Arpita Khan Sharma's residence.

The youngest Khan siblings

Sajid Khan is a child at heart, but it is Farah’s triplets who steal the show on Raksha Bandhan.

Ekta and Tusshar Kapoor 

Tusshar posted a video of himself flying to Auckland, but not before getting his rakhi tied by elder sister, Ekta. 

Shraddha and Siddhant Kapoor

Little sister Shraddha shared this joyful picture with elder brother Siddhant.

Abhishek-Shweta Bachchan

They are set apart by distance, but Shweta Nanda shared this thoughtful memory on Instagram which Abhishek tweeted.

Soha and Saif Ali Khan 

Though known to be very private, the Nawab Pataudi plays a doting brother on this occasion.

Lata and Hridaynath Mangeshkar 

The Nightingale of India shared this archival picture with her brother Hridaynath and also tagged a video of her classic track ‘Bhaiiya Mere’

Krishna and Tiger Shroff

Gen-next star Tiger Shroff  became nostalgic as he posted pictures with sister Krishna. Tiger called Krishna and himself as 'the best siblings on earth'. Check out Jackie Shroff holding his two young ones.

Priyanka and Siddharth Chopra

The Quantico actress underlined how her brother is her best friend

Anushka and Karnesh Sharma

The Sultan actress chose to reminisce about her fights over the remote control with brother Karnesh