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The world lost one of it's famous entertainers on Monday. The shocking news of Robin Williams untimely death not only sent shock wave across Hollywood, but also jolted the Bollywood stars who couldn't do more but mourn the big loss.
No sooner the shocking news of his suicide spread, tributes started trickling in. Among the many, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan were the ones to pay most touching-tribute to the 63-year-old legend.
Lauding his stage performances, Amitabh Bachchan tweeted, “Lost in person Robin Williams… his versatility extraordinary, his best though to me was his stage stand-up solo performances!!”
Shah Rukh Khan, revering Williams as his captain, quoted Oscar Wilde: “‘To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace’… may death be so for My Captain. RIP Mr Williams.”
But they weren't the only ones to laud the dead star. Celebs like Kamal Haasan, Arjun Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Abhay Deol, Farah Khan,and Shekhar Kapur took to the micro-blogging site to grieve Williams' death.
Kamal Haasan, whose ‘Chachi 420′ was a rip-off of Williams ‘Mrs Doubtfire’, wrote, “If the alleged story about his suicide is true then I dislike him for ending his life before his due date of expiry. That’s a cop out that I don’t expect of an artist of his caliber. Same applies to my Indian idol Guru Dutt”.
Abhishek Bachchan reminiscenced his funny antics and wrote, “Oh captain, my… Terrible news about the passing of one of my favourite actors. Mr Robin Williams. This is the 1st time he made anyone cry.”
“Robin Williams. What a loss! You leave behind a vaccum difficult to fill but your remarkable body of work will continue to inspire. RIP,” Shabana tweeted.
Abhay said, “Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zohra Sehgal, Robin Williams. The world’s a better place because they lived. RIP.”
“RIP Robin Williams. You will always remain in my memory as Mrs Doubtfire… Hope you find happiness up there you mad genius…,” Arjun posted.
Shekhar Kapur questions the alleged suicide committed by the actor.
“The man that brought us so much laughter and joy committed suicide? Who knows the internal conflicts of the creative mind #RIPRobinWilliams,” he tweeted.
AW: Suchorita Choudhury
