On unseasonal Mumbai rain, Bollywood echoes DiCaprio's climate change views

Mumbai - At the 88th Academy Awards on February 28 in Los Angeles, DiCaprio, in his Oscar acceptance speech for "The Revenant", said: "Climate change is real. It is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat affecting our entire species".

Concerned about the unseasonal showers in Thane, Raigad, Mumbai and others parts of Maharashtra on Friday, several Hindi film celebrities echoed Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio's views on how climate change is "the most urgent threat" and for "real".
At the 88th Academy Awards on February 28 in Los Angeles, DiCaprio, in his Oscar acceptance speech for "The Revenant", said: "Climate change is real. It is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat affecting our entire species".
While actor Irrfan Khan agreed that "climate change is real", actress Jacqueline Fernandez referred to "The Revenant" actor's speech when rain came as a surprise in Mumbai, leading to a dip in temperature.
Here's what celebrities had to say:

Be Mausam Barsaat, Climate change is real and it's happening #MumbaiRains
- irrfan (@irrfan_k) March 4, 2016

This is what @LeoDiCaprio was talking about at the Oscars. Climate change is REAL. #MumbaiRains
- Jacqueline Fernandez (@Asli_Jacqueline) March 4, 2016

Woke up to some really scary sounds.. Cloudbursts like I haven't heard before.. Followed by showers in March?? ?? #globalwarming #wakeuppeople
- ROHIT ROY (@rohitroy500) March 4, 2016

Am in #Singapore but hear there were hailstorms/rains in Mumbai..in March!! WTH?!! This is what @LeoDiCaprio meant..Climate change is real!!
- SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) March 4, 2016

Add the bombay rains to this and the full fury of climate change will begin to hit you. https://t.co/ja5GiXJUUA via @ABCNews
- Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) March 4, 2016

Unexpectedly delightful weather.. And I am dubbing.. What a bummer!
- Tisca Chopra (@tiscatime) March 4, 2016

Raining in Mumbai? Bin mausam barsaat! Nce! Chandigarh is hot
- Divya Dutta (@divyadutta25) March 4, 2016

Monsoon has come a little early this year don't you think? Damn Climate Change! #MumbaiRains
- Ashwin Mushran (@ashwinmushran) March 4, 2016

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