Bollywood lauds Leonardo DiCaprio’s first Oscar win

Bollywood celebrities such as Farhan Akhtar, Sonakshi Sinha and Aditi Rao Hydari lauded Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio for “finally” winning an Oscar at the 88th Academy awards. DiCaprio’s cold streak at the Oscars finally came to an end after 23 years as he won the best actor trophy for his role of a wounded fur trapper seeking revenge in The Revenant.

“... And all that can be said about @LeoDiCaprio winning is.. Finally!!!,” Akhtar posted on Twitter.

Really happy for team #Spotlight .. Loved that film. 👍🏼👍🏼
And all that can be said about @LeoDiCaprio winning is.. Finally!!!

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) February 29, 2016

Sonakshi heaped praise on DiCaprio’s acceptance speech, where the 41-year-old actor discussed climate change and its impact on planet.

Thank u @LeoDiCaprio for bringing attn to climate change on the #Oscars stage. I think they should give u another one JUST for that. 🙏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) February 29, 2016

Actress Diana Penty tweeted, “FINALLY #LeonardoDiCaprio wins what he has long deserved. Woohoo!! #Oscars #2016 #TheRevenant @LeoDiCaprio.”

FINALLY #LeonardoDiCaprio wins what he has long deserved. Woohoo!! 👏👏👏 #Oscars #2016 #TheRevenant @LeoDiCaprio

— Diana Penty (@DianaPenty) February 29, 2016

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“Finally! Wohooooo!!! @LeoDiCaprio #RevenantFarhan’s,” wrote Farhan’s Wazir co-star Aditi.

Finally! Wohooooo!!! @LeoDiCaprio 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻🎈🎈🎈🎈❤️😘😁#Revenant

— Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) February 29, 2016

ABCD actor Lauren Gottlieb said, “5time nom #LeonardoDiCaprio wins. #AlejandroGonzalezInarritu wins 2yrs in a row.”

5time nom #LeonardoDiCaprio wins. #AlejandroGonzalezInarritu wins 2yrs in a row. For that...this photo feels so good pic.twitter.com/2buI1Dxs57

— Lauren Gottlieb (@LaurenGottlieb) February 29, 2016

Hero star Athiya Shetty posted, “Finally. #LeonardoDiCaprio #Oscars.”

Finally. 🙌😍 #LeonardoDiCaprio #Oscars 🔝 pic.twitter.com/6Qg6MBQ0iU

— Athiya Shetty (@theathiyashetty) February 29, 2016

Quoting a line from his lengthy acceptance speech, Huma Qureshi said, “‘I’m not taking tonight for granted’ @LeoDiCaprio ... Andddd that’s how it’s done #Oscar2016 #finally #happyfangirl”

'I'm not taking tonight for granted' @LeoDiCaprio ... Andddd that's how it's done #Oscar2016 #finally #happyfangirl

— Huma Qureshi (@humasqureshi) February 29, 2016

Her brother Saqib Saleem tweeted, “And finally he takes the Oscar home!@LeoDiCaprio well done!”

And finally he takes the Oscar home!@LeoDiCaprio well done! https://t.co/O16LEpvCtU

— Saqib Saleem (@Saqibsaleem) February 29, 2016