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Bollywood pays tribute to Sathya Sai Baba

Last updated on: April 25, 2011 17:17 IST

Image: Amitabh Bachchan
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Spiritual guru Sathya Sai Baba passed away at a hospital in Puttaparthi on Sunday morning. Quite a few Bollywood stars, who were his followers, paid tribute to him on twitter.

Amitabh Bachchan recalled his experience with the Guru: 'Very sad to hear of the passing of Satya Sai baba ..sent me 'vibhuti' at the time of Coolie accident .. on getting well visited him.'

Abhishek Bachchan tweeted: 'Heard the very sad news of Shri Satya Sai Baba passing away. i remember the 1st photo i saw of him was in my dadima's mandir. Aishwarya is a great believer in him. she called this morning to give me the sad news. we send our prayers....Aum Sai Ram.'

Riteish Deshmukh tweeted: 'RIP SATYA SAI BABA- Man who spread love and helped the needy. Had the privilege of meeting him n spending some time with him a few times.'


Neha Dhupia also prayed for him: 'R.I.P. Satya Sai Baba. Condolences to all his followers, disciples & loved ones.'

Ram Gopal Varma also passed on his condolences: 'Just heard that Baba left his body and am sure is on his way to lots of temples..my heart bleeds for his followers..my sinciere condolences.'

Abhishek's loss is Rana's gain

Image: Ram Gopal Varma
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

There seems to be a lot of cold vibes between Abhishek Bachchan and Ram Gopal Varma.

'Due to date prblms to match combinations wth othr actors I am going ahead wth Rana daggubati instead of Abhishek bacchan in Department,' RGV tweeted.

Not only that, he also hinted at Abhishek, who had been touring several cities to promote Dum Maaro Dum, and poked fun at him.

'Fr celebs evry city thy go to promote their film at tht moment is the one they love the most..luv chandigarh luv lucknow luv delhi etc etc,' he tweeted.

Mallika has tea with Obama

Image: Mallika Sherawat and Barack Obama

Mallika Sherawat, who has reportedly hired paparazzi to shoot her each move while she is Los Angeles, caught up with the US president Barack Obama. And of course, the moment was captured in pictures.

'it was electric! Obama is d bomb:) like the meaning of his name, it was *blessed*,' Mallika tweeted.

The actress recently worked in a film called Love Barack, in which she plays a supporter of the US president. The movie is yet to be released.

Not dating Sreesanth!

Image: Shazahn Padamsee

Shazahn Padamsee, who is reportedly dating cricketer Sreesanth, seemed surprised with the news. 'Hello? Whats up with the media? Seems like every few weeks Im dating someone new? Now I need to check th morn paper to c who Im dating. LOL!' she tweeted.