Feb 09, 2026 5:49pm IST
RSS Centenary Event: Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan, Among Others, Attend the Celebration; Karan Johar Praises Mohan Bhagwat’s Sense of Humor
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is celebrating 100 years of its formation, and to mark the milestone, the organization planned a two-day-long celebration in Mumbai. While the event was primarily attended by RSS members, it also saw the presence of several prominent Bollywood names. Ranbir Kapoor, Salman Khan, and a long list of actors and filmmakers made their way to the event.
Scheduled for February 7 and February 8, 2026, the celebrations were held at the Nehru Centre Auditorium in Mumbai, where senior RSS leaders and speakers were invited. Alongside Salman Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, the first day of the event was attended by Mohit Suri, Subhash Ghai, Nitesh Tiwari, Mahaveer Jain, Om Raut, Vikram Malhotra, and lyricist Prasoon Joshi. On the second day, Akshay Kumar, Vicky Kaushal, filmmaker Karan Johar and actress Ananya Panday were seen marking their attendance.
The RSS centenary celebration was also attended by Raveena Tandon, Shilpa Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Rupali Ganguly and Vineet Kumar Singh. Filmmakers Nitesh Tiwari, Madhur Bhandarkar, Mahesh Manjrekar, Aanand L Rai, Amar Kaushik, Amit Sharma, Ramesh Taurani and Anand Pandit were also seen at the event.
Karan Johar, who attended the celebration, later spoke to media personnel stationed outside the venue and praised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s sense of humor.
“I would like to say that I am very happy to be here at the 100th anniversary of RSS. I would like to thank Mr. Bhagwat for his words and thoughts. He gave us his time. Many people from the industry came here, and I was touched by his words. I would also like to say that his sense of humor is amazing, as are his thoughts. His sense of humor entertained us. We laughed a lot and applauded him. We are very thankful for this event. We would like to have such an event every year,” Karan added.
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The RSS centenary celebration took place on February 7 and February 8, 2026, at Mumbai’s Nehru Centre Auditorium.
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