Gulshan Devaiah says Manoj Bajpayee inspired him to get into acting.

When Gulshan took to Twitter to send in birthday wishes to Manoj, who turned a year older on Sunday, he talked about the role Manoj played in his career.

He posted: "In the late 1990s, the days were dark and dreams were being quashed, this man gave me hope. Happy birthday Manoj Bajpayee and thank you."

In the late 90's the days were dark & dreams were being quashed , this man gave me hope . #Happybirthday @BajpayeeManoj & thank you. pic.twitter.com/BDjaD3MMLf

— SuperGullu (@gulshandevaiah) April 23, 2017

Several other stars also took to Twitter to wish Manoj.

Rajkummar Rao tweeted: "A very happy birthday to the daddy of acting - Manoj Bajpayee. You are a rockstar sir. Love you."

Taapsee Pannu shared: "Happy birthday to the man who is the opposite to everything you remember seeing of him on screen."

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta posted: "He keeps growing younger and keeps getting better with every passing year. A very happy birthday to my dearest Manoj Bajpayee."