Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Hrithik Roshan cast their vote

Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan

Polling began in Maharashtra on Monday morning in all 288 Assembly constituencies where 3,237 candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray. The voting commenced at 7 am and will end at 6 pm. Many B-Town celebrities have cast their vote and shared an important message through their pictures. From posing for the shutterbugs at the booths to sharing selfies, many celebs have taken the initiative to showcase the importance of voting. Here's a look at the pictures:

Aamir Khan's wife Kiran Rao was snapped outside her voting booth in Bandra, Mumbai. To accompany the director, there were other celebrities too. Kunal Kohli, Aamir Khan, Lara with Mahesh Bhupati also cast their votes at St Anne's school in Bandra. Director Prasoon Joshi, too, stepped out early to vote.

Anita Raj

Aamir Khan

Mahesh Bhupathi with wife Lara Dutta

All pictures/Sneha Kharabe

Riteish Deshmukh too shared a picture on social media and wrote: "We have voted in #Latur.... I urge every voter to go out & vote. #maharashtra #elections [sic]"

"Every vote is important for choosing the government that realizes Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's dream of 'Swaraj' as the basis of development and poor welfare. I appeal to brothers and sisters in Maharashtra to vote to maintain a stable and honest government in the state," Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted for Assembly elections in Maharashtra.

Madhuri Dixit-Nene (Picture/Satej Shinde)

Veteran actor Prem Chopra was also seen casting his vote at the Maharashtra Assembly Elections.