India lines up on Twitter to mourn Yash Chopra's passing

Yash Chopra was no ordinary director, defining popular Bollywood cinema continually and giving it some of its most memorable moments. Few directors have managed to define popular cinema as much as Chopra, who gave India some of its most popular heroes, heroines, dialogues and songs.

There are few alive presently who can claim to have grown up untouched by his films and it was evident on Twitter by the instant outpouring of shock and grief over the passing of the veteran film director.

Needless to say it was his own industry that was the most grief stricken by his passing, with actors, directors, singers and almost everyone related to the industry tweeting their condolences.

https://twitter.com/MaheshNBhatt/status/260003973518479360

https://twitter.com/ashabhosle/status/260027612540321793

https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/260009986850189312

https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/260012921730519041

https://twitter.com/bipsluvurself/status/260013447905939458

https://twitter.com/Kailashkher/status/260014107758055424

Prime Minister Manhmohan Singh was among those from the world of politics whose office tweeted his condolences over the director’s death, a sentiment that was echoed by his vociferous rival Narenda Modi.

https://twitter.com/PMOIndia/status/260016082683846656

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/260015489068179456

And even sportspersons took to Twitter to express their shock over his demise.

https://twitter.com/YUVSTRONG12/status/260014119208501248

https://twitter.com/imVkohli/status/260015306532085761