Bollywood pays tribute to gurus on Teachers' Day

New Delhi: Teachers' Day is celebrated across the country on September 5 every year to mark the birth anniversary of India's second President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. On this special day several celebrities took to micro-blogging website Twitter to thank their teachers. 

Here's what the celebs tweeted:

Happy teachers day to all who helped in inspiring me & helped me in learning the art of living well and were a part of my growth!! — Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) September 5, 2014

HAPPY TEACHERS' DAY!!! So many Kind faces appear in my mind when I think of Teachers who have guided me...some still do..#gratefull — shaan (@singer_shaan) September 5, 2014

Teachers day makes me nostalgic.My fav was my English teacher Patrali Sarkar.They r all so imp in making us who we r today.Thank u teachers.

— Bipasha Basu (@bipsluvurself) September 5, 2014

If you can read this, thank a teacher. Happy Teacher's Day.:) #HappyToBeATeacher — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) September 5, 2014

On Teachers Day I salute all my teachers n esp Prof # Roshan Taneja who taught me Acting at FTII n bcoz of whom I continue 2 learn everyday — Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) September 5, 2014

N on teachers day. Found my most fav teacher in school! Soo excited! — Divya Dutta (@divyadutta25) September 5, 2014

I thank my parents for my value system and Aditya Chopra for teaching me everything I know about the movies....#HappyTeacherDay — Karan Johar (@karanjohar) September 5, 2014

To everyone who's ever taught me anything - happy teachers day! I am who i am because of you. — Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) September 5, 2014