TV
actors
like
Shilpa
Shirodkar,
Yashpal
Sharma
and
Achint
Kaur
remember
their
favourite
teachers
on
Teacher's
Day
and
thank
them
for
mentoring
and
guiding
them.
Teacher's
Day
is
celebrated
Sep
5
and
here's
what
they
have
to
say:
Shilpa
Shirodkar:
I
fondly
remember
my
schoolteacher
Sama.
Whatever
she
said
and
taught
us
was
so
amazing
that
she
actually
became
our
friend.
I
remember
when
she
was
getting
married
and
going
to
leave
the
country,
she
threw
a
party
in
her
house
for
the
whole
class.
I
would
also
like
to
mention
my
guru
Gopikrishna
who
taught
me
dance
and
whenever
I'm
complimented
on
being
a
good
dancer,
I
feel
that
I
owe
it
to
him.
Yashpal
Sharma:
Uday
Bhanu
Hans,
a
national
poet
and
the
Hindi
professor
from
my
college
in
Haryana,
is
someone
I
still
remember
and
talk
to.
What
used
to
set
him
apart
were
his
classes,
where
the
likes
of
Mira,
Surdas
and
Kabir
were
discussed
in
a
manner
that
was
relevant
to
modern
and
contemporary
life.
His
classes,
which
included
him
also
narrating
mythological
tales,
used
to
transport
us
to
a
different
world
altogether.
Recently,
when
I
went
to
meet
him,
he
mentioned
how
proud
he
was
of
me.
He
has
written
an
autobiography
and
has
dedicated
one
entire
chapter
to
me.
Achint
Kaur:
My
mom
is
a
teacher.
In
my
life
as
far
as
a
teacher
or
a
guru
is
concerned,
it
has
always
been
her.
She
is
an
amazing
teacher
not
just
for
me
but
also
for
people
across
the
world
that
have
been
taught
by
her.
She
has
been
my
guiding
light,
inspiration,
guru
and
most
of
all
my
best
friend.
Vaishnavi
McDonald:
Theatre
director
Dinkar
Jani
is
my
mentor
and
guru
in
acting.
During
my
initial
days,
I
used
to
get
nervous
easily.
He
was
the
one
who
introduced
me
to
a
mantra
in
acting
that
changed
the
way
I
saw
the
art
completely
and
also
changed
me
as
an
actor.
His
magic
words
were
-
'Don't
act,
just
react'.
I
feel
that
it
was
only
after
that,
that
I
truly
understood
what
acting
was
all
about.
Mohit
Malik:
I
really
admire
and
look
up
to
theatre
personality
Raj
whom
I
had
the
chance
to
meet
early
in
my
career,
in
2006,
after
I
shifted
to
Mumbai.
That
moment
changed
my
life
because
he
really
was
the
one
from
whom
I
learnt
a
lot
about
the
technicalities
of
the
acting
craft.
I
will
always
follow
him
and
he
is
my
guru
in
acting.
Paridhi
Sharma:
The
best
teacher
I've
had
in
life
is
a
lady
who
taught
me
the
basics
of
living.
She
taught
me
to
smile
in
spite
of
failures
and
to
be
humble
and
grateful
when
life
gives
you
success...
And
the
day
when
I
become
the
reason
for
someone's
smile,
she
will
accept
me
as
her
teacher.
She
is
my
mother.
Karan
Kundra:
She
was
one
of
the
exchange
teachers
from
Britain
and
was
barely
21
years
old.
I
don't
remember
her
name,
but
she
had
a
beautiful
smile
and
long
hair.
To
make
an
impression,
I
actually
called
my
sister
and
asked
her
for
style
tips,
as
I
wanted
to
look
dapper.
English
was
the
only
subject
where
I
used
to
sit
on
the
first
bench
and
look
my
best...
and
I
always
made
sure
I
reached
the
class
a
little
earlier
so
that
I
could
sit
on
the
first
bench.