The year 2018 saw some celebrities' demise, stars battling with serious health ailments and much more. Hoping to have a rocking year ahead, a string of celebrities including veteran actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra and Rishi Kapoor wished their fans, friends and well-wishers a year full of joy, happiness and success.

Here's what they wrote on social media:

Amitabh Bachchan: New Year greetings and happiness ever.

Dharmendra: My dear friends and followers, you are my strength. Happy New Year to you all.

Rishi Kapoor: Wish you a very Happy New Year! Lots of love.

Akshay Kumar: My workout motivation - two action-packed films this year, so find something to make you wake up, get up and get out there! Wishing you all a healthy and Happy New Year.

Boman Irani: Happy New Year to one and all!

Alia Bhatt: Happy New Year. May we be better, bigger, stronger! Make one resolution that you can truly stick by. Love and light to all.

Sushmita Sen: Happy New year! 2019 will be a magical and a remarkable year as my baba very rightly said! I pray this year brings with it great health, hope and happiness for all of us! I had the best beginning to this year, surrounded by love and laughter of family, there truly is so much to be grateful for. I begin 2019 with gratitude.

Shilpa Shetty Kundra: Bye bye 2018...Time to shine. All ready for a sparkly 2019.

Katrina Kaif: Bye bye 2018, you have been well.

Anurag Kashyap: Happy New Year to all of you. May our cinema keeps getting braver and doesn't shy away from complexities. Yayy, 2019

Dia Mirza: Welcoming 2019 with love and gratitude! Wishing everyone a year with abundant love, balance, peace, opportunity and good health. Love for each other and love for Mother Earth.

Sara Ali Khan: Thank you 2018, welcome 2019. Happy New Year. Looking forward.

Bhumi Pednekar: Happy happy memories. Thank you 2018 for being such an outstanding year, preparing me for what's to come.

Kriti Sanon: Have a meaningful new year full of happiness, love and memorable moments with people who matter.

Sushant Singh Rajput: Be together and happy always.

--IANS

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