{
  "id": 3929963,
  "title": "How Bollywood celebrated Raksha Bandhan 2026: Preity Zinta leads wishes, Ranbir Kapoor's throwback",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/how-bollywood-celebrated-raksha-bandhan-2026-preity-zinta-leads",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:46:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/how-bollywood-celebrated-raksha-bandhan-2026-preity-zinta-leads-wishes-ranbir-kapoors-throwback-1.500655277"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This Friday, Bollywood stars celebrated the festival of Raksha Bandhan with their siblings on Instagram. Preity Zinta was at the forefront, leading the wishes for the occasion.\n\nRanbir Kapoor also joined in the celebrations, sharing a nostalgic throwback photo from 1986. The image featured him as a child, alongside his brother Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and their mother Neetu Kapoor. Ranbir captioned the nostalgic post, \"Happy Rakhi Rans. Love you,\" followed by red heart emojis.\n\nNeetu Kapoor, Ranbir's mother, reposted the same throwback photo on her own Instagram Story. She expressed her love for her son with the caption, \"My loves.\"\n\nKangana Ranaut, on her part, honored her brother Aksht Ranaut by tying a rakhi on his wrist. She wore a blue saree with her head covered for the occasion. Kangana shared a long note in Hindi, expressing her prayers for her brother's health and prosperity. She referred to him as \"a reflection of our parents\" and wished \"all brothers and sisters\" a happy festival.",
  "summary": "Instagram was full of rakhi photos this Friday, as several Bollywood stars marked the festival with their siblings. Here's a round-up of how they celebrated. Tie the rakhi, game on: 7 UAE gaming spots for a sibling smackdown (or not) this Raksha Bandhan Kangana Ranaut's celebrations Kangana Ranaut tied a rakhi on brother Aksht Ranaut's wrist, dressed in a blue saree with her head covered.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Brahma Kumaris celebrate Raksha Bandhan with journalists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/brahma-kumaris-celebrate-raksha-bandhan-with-journalists",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:44:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Gurgaon to Meerut in 8 hours’: Raksha Bandhan rush brings Delhi-NCR traffic to a standstill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/gurgaon-to-meerut-in-8-hours-raksha-bandhan-rush-brings-delhi-ncr",
        "published": "2026-08-28T06:14:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}