International Yoga Day 2026: From Akshay Kumar to Shilpa Shetty, Bollywood celebs mark the day with inspiring yoga poses

Bollywood celebrities roll out yoga mats and on the occasion of International Yoga Day, perform asanas like Dhanurasana and Utkatasana.

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Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar took part in a yoga session on the occasion of the 12th International Day of Yoga at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. He is seen in a meditative pose here.  (Jitender Gupta)

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Akshay Kumar and Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya engaged in an active yoga session. Both are seen doing the chair pose here.  (Jitender Gupta)

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The actor and the minister were seen doing flexible yoga poses. This one is a seated half spinal twist.  (Jitender Gupta)

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Union Minister Anupriya Patel, Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta Fadnavis perform yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day, at Worli Dome, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. (PTI)

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Shahid Kapoor engaged in several different yoga poses.  (PTI)

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Shilpa Shetty performed yoga at Cyber Hub near Cyber city, in Gurugram, India. She was seen doing Surya Namaskar.  (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Shilpa Shetty showed many breathwork exercises, like pranayama which helps to calm down a restless mind and build attention.  (Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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The actor showed her immense power of flexibility by demonstrating a bow pose/Dhanurasana. (PTI)

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Rakul Preet trained with Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar and took to Instagram to share some of the asanas, like the tree pose, Vrksasana she practiced.  (Instagram)

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Nimrat Kaur showed off her deep stretching and flexibility skills in a yoga pose, stretching her legs all the way with impressive ease. (Instagram)

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Jackie Shroff was seen practising meditation. An avid plant lover who is often photographed with a potted plant, the veteran actor did not shy away from expressing his love for plants here as well, as he brought one with him. (Jackieshroff/X)