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'Saluting the life of iconic Yoga guru B K S Iyengar'

Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.

Several Bollywood stars took to Twitter to pay tribute to Yoga guru B K S Iyengar, who passed away on August 20 at the age of 95. Here's what they said:

Lisa Ray: 'A true Giant has passed today. Thank you guruji for all you shared.'

Kabir Bedi: 'Saluting the life of iconic Yoga guru, B K S Iyengar for his extraordinary role in the development of #yoga worldwide. #RIP'

Mira Nair: 'I lost my guru today, the great Bks Iyengar - he was the anchor of millions - may he rest in peace.'

Shobhaa De: 'Bharat Ratna for Yoga Guru BKS Iyengar.'

Rakeysh Mehra: 'BKS Iyenger an era- a light that will show us the way for ever. He was the ONE he is the ONE.'

Shatrughan Sinha: 'I am deeply saddened to know about Yogacharya BKS Iyengar's demise. He Spread Yoga across the world #RIP'

Sarah-Jane Dias: 'Good bye BKS Iyengar and thank you for changing my life...'

Farhan Akhtar: 'RIP. Condolences to his family and the millions of followers who's lives were enriched by his Yoga discipline.'

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'Katiyabaaz is so brilliant and painfully honest'

Celebrities, who attended the special screening of Katiyabaaz, turned to Twitter to praise the documentary:

Kalki Koechlin: '#Katiyabaaz was so brilliant and painfully honest. Don't miss it.'

Preeti Desai: 'Watched #Katiyabaaz last night, it was good, I recommend to see it.'

Mister Chang: 'Frequent power-cuts are an everyday reality in my hometown Dhanbad. #Katiyabaaz hits a despairing yet amusing chord. Worthy watch this!'

Nikhil Advani: 'Watched #Katiyabaaz last evening. Telling account of the reality of small town India. We take so much for granted. Congrats Team #Katiyabaaz. So much was said and so well. More "power" (pun intended) to Vikram, Kashyap, Vikas and everyone.'

Gulshan Devaiah: 'It's fun, exciting, thought provoking & throughly entertaining. Current lagega ;)'

The documentary tells the issue of power cuts and electricity theft in Kanpur. 

On the sets of Shaukeen

Actress Lisa Haydon, who is in South Africa shooting for her upcoming film Shaukeen, shared a picture (above) with co-star Akshay Kumar and tweeted: 'Cape town #TheShaukeens continues.... #backtowork. #lovethiscrew' 

Directed by Abhishek Sharma, the film is a remake of Basu Chatterjee’s 1982 hit Shaukeen.

Aditi Rao Hydari, Rajkummar Rao shoot in Budapest

Aditi Rao Hydari recently shot for a commercial with Rajkummar Rao, and shared a picture of them together (above). 'Pouters on the prowl in Budapest!' she tweeted.

Rajkummar Rao replied: 'Had a great time shooting with Curious films and @aditiraohydari in Budapest :)'