March 24, 2021: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, on Wednesday became the latest Indian celebrity to take the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

The 55-year-old star took to his Twitter handle and wrote, "Took my first dose of vaccine today...."

Salman Khan had taken the first shot of the Covishield vaccine at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital. A picture goes viral on social media clicked by a fan where the actor is seen with Dr. Jalil Parkar of Lilavati hospital.

The 'Sultan' actor became the latest addition to the list of celebrities who have taken the vaccination. Earlier stars like Sanjay Dutt, Hema Malini, Anupam Kher, Johnny Lever, Saif Ali Khan, had also received the vaccination shots.

On a related note, several leading Bollywood stars had contracted the deadly disease earlier. Actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Neetu Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan, Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, and others had been infected with the virus earlier.

Earlier in the day, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's spokesperson also confirmed that the actor has tested positive for COVID-19 and said that he is at home in self-quarantine, following all the protocols.