On Friday, October 4, videos of trees being cut down at Mumbai's Aarey forest made their way to social media. Despite the protests, Bombay High Court quashed all petitions filed against BMC's move to cut down trees for the Metro car shed. Lats night, BMC began cutting down trees at the Aarey site leaving citizens enraged. Protestors swiftly made their way to Aarey colony in the middle of the night and now celebrities too are taking to social media to share their views on the same. Amitabh Bachchan Faces Backlash for Supporting Mumbai Metro, People Protest ’Save Aarey outside Megastar's Residence.

Bollywood celebs like Dia Mirza, Vishal Dadlani, Swara Bhasker, Farhan Akhtar and more took to their Twitter account to express their anger and sadness over it. Previously too, various celebrities have spoken about their anger over BMC's decision and we had also spotted actress Shraddha Kapoor standing along with the protestors who had formed a human chain to protest this decision last month.

Celebrities such as Farhan Akhtar took to Twitter and wrote, "Cutting trees at night is a pathetic attempt at trying to get away with something even those doing it know is wrong. #Aarey #GreenIsGold #Mumbai." Check out other celebrity tweets here. Aarey Tree Cutting: Video Shows Authorities Starts Chopping Down Trees Hours After Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition, Twitterati Cries Foul.

Varun Dhawan:

Urmila Matondkar:

Ileana D'Cruz:

Farhan Akhtar:

Dia Mirza:

Dia Mirza Shares a Video of Citizens Protesting at Aarey:

Swara Bhasker:

Vishal Dadlani:

Mona Ambegaokar:

Ashoke Pandit:

Not just the citizens of Mumbai, celebrities too are disappointed with the authorities for taking this harsh decision. Stay tuned as more Bollywood celebrities react to the Aarey deforestation and share their views on the same.

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