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As Holi celebrations take place around the world some Indians are using their star power to urge revellers to exercise restraint.

Holi is often played with water — brightly coloured powder is mixed with water and showered on everyone. But with parts of India facing water crises and droughts, isn't it wiser to save water?

These celebs think so.

Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit, Abhishek Bachchan and others urge fans to save water:

Other celebs like Anushka Sharma and Parineeti Chopra are concerned about protecting animals:

Of course, some stars were content to issue standard celebratory greetings. Nothing wrong with that either!