To celebrate Teachers' Day, Bollywood celebrities shared heartfelt thanks to their mentors, thanking teachers for their guidance and love.
From an engineering student to a national award-winning actress, Kriti Sanon has come a long way in her journey since the Delhi girl made her debut in the industry just nine years ago.
On Instagram Stories, Kriti shared a bunch of memories with her mom and wrote, "From my first teacher to my all-time cheerleader Happy Teachers' Day Mom."

Kriti's school teacher also sent a message to the actor on Teachers' Day saying how proud they all are of their alumni.

In the video shared by Kriti, her teacher says, "Hi Kriti, we are so proud of you. What a great achievement to win a national award for your film Mimi. We at DPS RK Puram always knew that you would create a niche for yourself in the film industry. I remember in 6th grade at school what a great dancer you were and you were always in the center.
"And when I became Head of Year 11, I realized that you were not only a great dancer, but also so academically oriented - one of our best planners, a great speaker, and a great writer, and you belonged to poetry. club. and student council It was always so obvious that you will create a niche in your future life by doing engineering, going into the film world, and coming here to receive a national award now. Congratulations to you from all of us. and all the best," Kriti's teacher added.
Sara Ali Khan expressed gratitude to her directors for teaching and training her as an actor.

Sharing a collage with directors she has worked with to date -- Aanand L Rai, Rohit Shetty, Imtiaz Ali, Abhishek Kapoor, Laxman Utekar, David Dhawan--, Sara said: “I feel that as an actor it's most important to always be a student- and to keep learning and unlearning on every set. From Rohit Sir's masala commercial cinema to the sensitivity of Aanand Rai and the mass appeal of Laxman Sir to the quirky and unique storytelling of Homi sir.”

"I'm very privileged and thoroughly grateful to have had such versatile experiences. I hope I can continue learning and growing and entertaining my audiences under the guidance of my directors," she added.
Rajkummar Rao wrote on Instagram Stories: “Happy Teacher's Day. Many thanks to all my teachers."


Rakul Preet Singh said, "Thank you so much to all the teachers who give their time, energy, and love to educate children. Happy Teachers' Day!"

Veteran actor Anupam Kher shared a video from Reel and conveyed his greetings on Teachers' Day.
"My teachers played a big role in every aspect of my life. Whatever I am today is because of their training," he said.

Kriti Kharbanda shared her childhood school photos and wrote a long note, “When I was in second class at Baldwin Girls High School, Bengaluru, my class teacher Mrs. Sheila Mathews looked at me one day and said you have such expressive eyes, my dear !"

She was well-dressed, confident and so cute. I was afraid of him! I looked her straight in the eyes and said: "Miss, I want to dance in the class piece". The next thing I knew, I was standing on the stage facing an empty hall with only a handful of seats for the teachers at the front. It was the first time I danced on stage and felt like I belonged. But he did it," Kharbanda wrote.
Nimrat Kaur, who plays the role of a school counselor in the show Valede Kool, said dealing with young children is a different ball game.

Nimrat shared her favorite Teacher's day memory and her shooting experience as a teacher for the show.
The actress said: “Teachers form an important part of a child's life and while we celebrate our teachers, recognizing and thanking the people who are key in helping us grow. I remember celebrating Teacher's Day with such gusto - dressing up, performances, cards, roses, and celebrations for our mentors in the best way possible.”

“School was fun because of them, in a way. But in today's time what's amazing to see is how teachers focus not only on students' academic well-being but mental as well. It's an added responsibility and they do it so well, without complaints,” said Nimrat. "With Valede School, I had an opportunity to step into their shoes a little bit. Although it was different from being a subject teacher, dealing with young children is a completely different ball game. Thank you to everyone who so graciously does this all day, every day," he added.