Indian film celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit mourned the death of Hollywood actor Leonard Nimoy, popular for his portrayal of extraterrestrial 'Mr. Spock' in the sci-fi TV series and movie saga Star Trek. Expressions like "You leave behind a void" and "Thank you for entertaining us" flooded the social media as celebrities took to micro-blogging site Twitter to share their condolence message for Mr Nimoy, who died Friday at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles.
He died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 83, and became an icon courtesy the character Mr. Spock, who comes from planet Vulcan, is hugely intelligent, and impeccably logical, but out of his orbit when it came to being sociable.
Here's what the stars tweeted about the charismatic icon:
Shah Rukh Khan:
The eyebrows....the ears....the Vulcan....just got beamed up for good....& leaves behind a void. RIP Mr. Nimoy. pic.twitter.com/TXIRW1J2xA
- Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) February 27, 2015Madhuri Dixit:
#RIP My favorite character "Spock" from Star Trek. He "Lived long and prospered".Thank you for entertaining us!! pic.twitter.com/nAkvoeFfWu
- Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) February 28, 2015Randeep Hooda:
His last tweet "@TheRealNimoy: A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" apt..#Spock
- Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) February 27, 2015Shekhar Kapur:
As a generation that grew up on Star Trek, I imagined Dr Spock did not have human frailties like mortality. RIP #LeonardNimoy
- Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) February 27, 2015Lisa Ray:
Live long and prosper. #LeonardNimoy pic.twitter.com/yfpJPbaD5Y
- Lisa Ray (@Lisaraniray) February 28, 2015Shirish Kunder:
#RIPLeonardNimoy Did you know Leonard Nimoy was the only member of the original cast to reprise his role in the 2009 Star Trek reboot?
- Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) February 28, 2015Kunal Kohli:
#LeonardNimoy #MrSpock RIP Finest Vulcan we came across pic.twitter.com/dJPokeFqS7
- kunal kohli (@kunalkohli) February 27, 2015Sophie Choudry:
No no no.. The greats are leaving us one by one!! RIP #Spock #LeonardNimoy .. #legend #respect #StarTrek
- SOPHIE CHOUDRY (@Sophie_Choudry) February 27, 2015