Bollywood's been teaching us for ages.
And no, we don't just mean 'how to pacify an irate lover' or 'how to burst into a convenient item number in the middle of a forest.'
We've had inspiring tales and grand moralising on our screens, and many of our top superstars -- from Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna to Shammi Kapoor and Esha Deol -- have played teachers in the reel world.
In fact, it's actually hard to think of an actor who's been around for a while and never played a teacher of some sort, be it for mere comic effect, fighting off amorous students, or another To Sir, With Love adaptation.
Today, on Teacher's Day, rediff.com puts forth this question to you: Who is your favourite Bollywood teacher, and why?
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