As Rajesh Khanna, passed away at his home Ashirwad today, many celebs took to Twitter to pay their respects to the superstar

As Rajesh Khanna, passed away at his home Ashirwad today, many celebs took to Twitter to pay their respects to the superstar

Bollywood is grief stricken with the sudden loss of the veteran actor.

Following are the tweets:

Shah Rukh Khan ‏@iamsrk To live with intention & walk to the edge. Play with abandon, choose with no regret. Smile & made us do the same.Sir,u defined our era. RIP. Mom & me use to sit & watch Mr.Khanna's films back to back.Whenever life felt tough u made us feel how love could change it all. will miss u Vivek Oberoi ‏@vivek_oberoi India's 1st superstar is no more but his legacy will live on! Rajeshji's movies will always remain a fond childhood memory.RIP Rajesh Khanna Madhuri Dixit-Nene ‏@MadhuriDixit1

Another of Hindi cinema's giants passes, Rajesh Khanna. Our sincere condolences to his family. We will miss him dearly. Genelia D'souza ‏@geneliad R.I.P Rajesh Khannaji Bipasha Basu ‏@bipsluvurself Loss of a Superstar!Iconic Actor!RIP Rajesh Khanna! Sunidhi Chauhan ‏@SunidhiChauhan5 Legends leaving us one by one.. Nothing can be as sad as this.. May your soul rest in peace Rajesh Khanna Saheb. Shreya Ghoshal ‏@shreyaghoshal R.I.P. Rajesh khanna. Sonam Kapoor ‏@sonamakapoor Rip rajesh khanna Shahid Kapoor ‏@shahidkapoor RIP to the 1st king of romance ...... Rajesh khanna ......

Shilpa Shetty ‏@TheShilpaShetty Jus heard the sad news,heartfelt condolences & prayers 2 the family 2 cope with this irreparable loss,R.I.P Rajesh Khanna,a Superstar always Mahesh Bhatt ‏@MaheshNBhatt When we lose a loved one, something within us dies. Our generation loved Rajesh Khanna. Today a bit if us dies with this enigmatic star.

Manoj Bajpayee ‏@BajpayeeManoj Nafrat ki duniya ko chod ke pyar ki duniya me khush rahena mere yaar!still remember hathi mere sathi .saw it as a child.we will miss you sir Anupam Kher ‏@AnupamPkher Rajesh Khanna gave us a crash course in Romance. He introduced us to a special twinkle in the eye that made us feel good about ourselves.RIP Karan Johar @kjohar25 the magic...the mannerism...the mania of RAJESH KHANNA is inscribed in every archive of indian cinema...forever....RIP SIR!!!

Madhur Bhandarkar ‏@mbhandarkar268 tweeted

The epitome of superstardom is no more amongst us. There was none, there is none & there won't be any like you kakaji. You will be missed.

Belt over the shirt & guru kurtas are some of the many trends set by kakaji that inspired & were followed by a whole generation.

Neha Dhupia ‏@Neha_Dhupia

RIP Rajesh khanna Saab ... U , ur stardom, ur magic will live forever!

Dia Mirza ‏@deespeak

"Babumoshai eto bhalo bhasha bhalo na..."Anand, Kati Patang, Bawarchi and many more... What a legacy you've left behind. RIP Rajesh Khannaji

Shekhar Kapur ‏@shekharkapur 2 young.2 early.Tragic. #RIPRajeshKhanna. A candle that burned brighter than any star for 2 short a time If u weren't there, n u did not c it, u will never again experience an event that hit d Nation like a hurricane as #RIPRajeshKhanna did