Teachers Day: Bollywood Says Thank You For Classroom, Life Lessons

New Delhi: Bollywood celebrities like Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Bipasha Basu thanked their parents, teachers and all those who helped them shape up their careers, on the occasion of Teachers' Day on September 5.

Here's what the celebrities tweeted:

Happy Teachers Day to all the teachers around the world. Utmost respect and love for them!!

— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) 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

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

Namaskar. Aap sab ko Teachers'Day (शिक्षक दिवस) ki hardik shubhkaamanaayein.

— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) 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

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

N on teachers day. Found my most fav teacher in school! Soo excited!

— Divya Dutta (@divyadutta25) September 5, 2014

Hv had all kinds of teachers - stimulating, funny, kind, eccentric, vindictive, petty, disinterested - learnt from all of them. #TeachersDay

— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) September 5, 2014

A very happy teachers day to all you teachers out there. Yours is truly one of the noblest of professions.

— Ram Kapoor (@RamKapoor) September 5, 2014

I’d like to thank all the teachers who had a hand in my learning and a special thanks to my friend and guru @AnupamPkher#TeachersDay

— Uday Chopra (@udaychopra) September 5, 2014

Tku ma for making me who I am, for strength, vision, clarity. Tku Neeraj Kabi for inspiring me. And tku life for being the best #teacher! ❤️

— SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) September 5, 2014

Tku @Deepak_5678@marischaf@karsonali111000 & Neetu for literally teaching me! I'm a better dancer now & stronger❤️ #jhalak#TeachersDay

— SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) September 5, 2014

#HappyTeachersDay Yash Chopra Raj Kapoor Guru Dutt Bimal Roy Vijay Anand Ramesh Sippy Manoj Kumar Raj Khosla Prakash Mehra Mahesh Bhatt

— kunal kohli (@kunalkohli) September 5, 2014