Fans throng the R Day parade by Bollywood stars.
Mumbai's Republic Day celebrations became an eyesore after fans of Bollywood bigwig Salman Khan broke the police cordons and created a ruckus during a parade by major filmstars.
Fans mob the filmstars as police struggles for control
Eyewitnesses say huge crowds had gathered to see their favourite filmstars in open-top vintage cars for Republic Day celebrations. However, the party soon turned ugly as people broke police barricades, came in front of the cars and tried to get to the Bollywood stars, specially Salman Khan.
The mob soon got out of control and the police had to resort to lathicharging the crowd to bring in some order.
Salman Khan during the R Day parade
Meanwhile, Mumbai witnessed a dazzling Republic Day celebration, with a colourful parade at the picturesque Marine Drive here Sunday.
Cops try and control the crowd around Salman's car.
Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan hoisted the national flag and took the salute at the parade in south Mumbai along the Arabian Sea promenade.
Present on the occasion were Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, his cabinet colleagues as well as Bollywood actor Salman Khan.
Preity Zinta at the R Day celebrations
This is the first time the parade has been held at Marine Drive. The traditional venue was Shivaji Park in central Mumbai.
The parade saw around 25 tableaux put up by government departments and ministries highlighting achievements as well as vintage cars and a cycle rally that were cheered by people from both sides of the Marine Drive.
Ranbir Kapoor
The crowds were thrilled as the army, navy and air force jointly put up demonstrations and daring display of their capabilities.
There were also cultural shows including traditional Maharashtrian dances and other aspects depicting the state's rich culture and heritage.
Cops try and push back fans from mobbing the stars.
Chavan earlier announced that the best float would get Rs.50 lakh, the second best Rs.25 lakh and the third best Rs.15 lakh.
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