On the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases in the state, BMC has banned playing Holi in public to curb the spread of the deadly virus. According to the guidelines issued, BMC said that public Holi celebrations on March 28 and 29 will be canceled to curb the spread of the disease. Now, the Bachchan family who is widely famous for throwing epic Holi parties in their Mumbai residence 'Jalsa' will also not be celebrating Holi due to COVID-19. Last year, the Bachchan's had hosted an intimate celebration featuring the family including Abhishek Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Aaradhya Bachchan, and Shweta Bachchan Nanda.
Last year, wishing his fans, in 2020, Amitabh had shared throwback black and white photographs of his Holi celebrations over the years. Some of the photographs were from the famous Holi celebrations at RK Studios with legendary actors Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, and others, while Big B also shared Holi photos from his younger days where he can be seen celebrating the festival of colours at his bungalow Prateeksha with his wife Jaya Bachchan and son Abhishek. For the caption, he wrote, 'best wishes to everyone on this auspicious occasion of Holi. May all our lives be filled with colours of happiness, this is my prayer to God." He had further added, 'The days of past Holi's.. with Abhishek and Jaya at Prateeksha, with Raj Ji, Shammi Ji, Jeetendra, Shatrughan, at RK Studios.. the best Holi'.