Bollywood stars take to Twitter to mourn Robin Williams' death

Mumbai: Calling him ‘mad genius’ and ‘bundle of joy’, Bollywood celebrities on Tuesday mourned the death of Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams. Bollywood A-listers including Arjun Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Abhay Deol, Farah Khan, Shekhar Kapur among others took to Twitter to pay their rich tributes to the 63-year-old actor, who died on Monday. “RIP Robin Williams. You will always remain in my memory as Mrs Doubtfire… Hope you find happiness up there you mad genius…,” Arjun posted. Abhishek wrote that he would remember Williams for his funny antics in films. “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,” he wrote. [caption id=“attachment_1660419” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Flowers are placed in memory of actor/comedian Robin Williams’ Walk of Fame star in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. AP [/caption] “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 Deol said, “Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zohra Sehgal, Robin Williams. The world’s a better place because they lived. RIP.” “Robin Williams… This seems like a personal loss… What a sad start to the day… So much to learn, much to mourn…#RIPRobinWilliams,” Richa Chadha tweeted. Director Shekhar Kapur also posted a tribute to Williams.“The man that brought us so much laughter and joy committed suicide? Who knows the internal conflicts of the creative mind #RIPRobinWilliams,” he tweeted. Farah Khan tweeted, “Oh God!! How do you tell your kids Mrs Doubtfire has died!? RIP Robin Williams.. Thank you for the laughter in the movies!” Farhan Akhtar and Sidharth Malhotra thanked the legendary actor for entertaining them from decades. “Robin Williams. Thank you for the decades of entertainment. RIP,” Farhan wrote. Sidharth said, “Sad to hear abt Robin Williams-RIP n thank you for all the laughs.” “Woke up to the awful and tragic news of Mr Robbin Williams. He touched our hearts through so many wonderful characters. RIP captain o captain,” Arjun Rampal tweeted. Here are some of the tweets:

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