On the occasion of Guru Purnima on Sunday, a string of Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon and Manoj Bajpayee among many others expressed their gratitude towards their teachers and "Gurus".
Guru Purnima festival is being celebrated to express gratitude towards one's spiritual teacher.
Here's what the celebrities have written on the social media:
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan penned an emotional note for his late father poet, Harivansh Rai Bachchan on Isntagram.
The 77-year-old also shared a post on Twitter on the occasion. Along with the post, the actor posted a picture that shows the feet of a teacher (guru) being showered with flowers. He wrote, "Greetings on Guru Purnima .. and may the blessings of our elders our teachers, ever remain with us."
The senior Bachchan added another tweet post singing the praise of teachers as he quoted the renowned Hindi poet Kabir Das, "Teen lok nav khand mein guru se bada na koi, Karta kare naa kar sake, guru kare so hoye." (one who leads from darkness to light is called teacher (guru).
Veteran actress Hema Malini shared a video message for fans:
Calling late parents, as his mentors, Sanjay Dutt shared an emotional note on Twitter:
Check out Shilpa Shetty's post on Guru Purnima:
Extending wishes on Guru Purnima, veteran star Anupam Kher took to Twitter and wrote, "On the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, I salute all my teachers and teachers. His blessings, his love, his scolding and sometimes his beatings made me what I am today. And on this occasion, my blessings and love to all the students of @actorprepares."
Actor Urmila Matondkar shared the picture of Swami Vivekananda and extended her wishes on Guru Purnima. She tweeted, "While we are on the path of constant growth, many teachers guide us. But truly great phase in evolution is when our own soul becomes our greatest Guru. May your souls never fail to enlighten your path."