And here's the news that the entire nation was waiting for! IAF Wing Commander who was reportedly in captive of Pakistan will be released on Friday as told by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. Since past some hours, the Twitter has been loaded with the wishes for his safe return to motherland. Many including Bollywood celebs like Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Gul Panag to name a few tweeted about his return through hashtags like #BringBackAbhinandan. Now, as #WelcomeBackAbhinandan trends, celebs like Kartik Aaryan, Taapsee Pannu and others could not contain their happiness. IAF Pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman Will Be Released by Pakistan Tomorrow As 'Peace Gesture', Says Imran Khan; Watch Video.

Reacting to this wonderful news, Kartik told pinkvilla.com, "We are really proud of Abhinandan and the kind of dignity he showed. I, as a citizen, can say that he has made us really proud. It is happy news for all and for both the countries."

On the other hand, Taapsee tweeted about it saying, "Now this really brought smile to my face !!! Waiting for tomorrow ..... with bated breath." Check out some of the tweets by Bollywood celebs here:

Tapsee Pannu

Vishal Dadlani

Madhur Bhandarkar

Milap Zaveri

Sonal Chauhan

The Twitterati is celebrating the news of the pilot's return and are waiting for his arrival longingly. Earlier, it was Diljit Dosanjh who won the Twitter by postponing the unveiling of his wax statue at Madame Tussauds Delhi. He and the official account of the museum announced this owing to the tensed Indo-Pakistan situation then. However, now that the wave of happiness as once again hit the nation, we wait for more such reactions from the celebs on the same. Stay tuned.

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