New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS): Bollywood celebrities like writer Javed Akhtar, singer Shreya Ghoshal and actors Riteish Deshmukh and Shilpa Shetty Thursday wished a 'Happy Dussehra' to their friends and fans, asking them to expel evil from their lives, and bring in positivity.

Here's what they posted on microblogging site Twitter:

Javed Akhtar: A very happy Dussehra to every one. "Mann say Raavan jo nikalay Ram uss kay mann mein hain" (If you kill the evil within you, you have God in your heart).

Shreya Ghoshal: Wish you all a very Happy Dussehra. May there be auspicious new beginnings in all our lives. Be good.

Riteish Deshmukh: Dussehra symbolizes the death of evil. Let's begin by killing the evil within us and become better humans - Happy Dussehra to all.

Kunal Kapoor: Happy Dussehra tweeple ... Hope this festival takes away all the negativity from YOur lives and brings loads of happiness and prosperity.

Sophie Choudry: Happy Dussehra! May the positive always outweigh the negative in our lives and may we strive to be better human beings! Stay blessed tweeps! Much Love!

Celina Jaitley: Shubho Bijoya and a very Happy Dussehra beloved tweeple ... our demons reside within ... slay them with determination.

Shraddha Kapoor: Happy Dussehra. May the good in you and your life prevail (almost always).

Shilpa Shetty: Happy Dussehra to all my tweetos.

Tusshar Kapoor: Happy Dussehra to everyone on Twitter. May you all have a prosperous year ahead!!!

Raveena Tandon: Dussehra mubarak all! Pray for more good to win over evil! Since a kid always made Ravanas with all the housing society kids with paper, bamboos. Have continued the tradition with my kids, this year too shall make Ravana, though now the height of my Ravanas has shortened to only three-four feet.

Mugdha Godse: Failure will never overtake us if our determination to succeed is strong enough! Happy Dussehra, kill the evil inside, make new beginnings!