"Rustom" starring Akshay Kumar, Ileana D'Cruz and Esha Gupta has been receiving positive response from Bollywood celebrities with several tinsel town stars taking to Twitter to praise the crime-mystery film. A special screening on Friday was also attended by Bollywood stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Shilpa Shetty, Imran Khan, Kunal Khemu, Soha Ali Khan, among others.

While some of the celebs have been wishing good luck to Akshay and the team for "Rustom," others watched the movie and shared their positive thoughts on Twitter.

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Although, "Rustom" has received mixed reviews from critics, B-town stars and celebs have been asking people on social media to book tickets immediately and watch the movie. Directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, "Rustom" is based on the real-life incident of Naval Officer KM Nanavati murder case that had garnered huge media attention.

Akshay plays the role of the Naval Officer and Ileana D'Cruz is seen as his onscreen wife. It is a tale of a husband, who finds his wife having an affair with one of his friends. He loses his cool, shoots the friend dead and surrenders before police. Whether he gets convicted in the murder case or leaves a free man makes the crux of the story.

"Rustom" is Akshay's third film this year and has been a much hyped one. The trailer of the film had received good response from audience and now celebrities are showering their love for the Akshay-starrer. Check some of the tweets of celebs praising "Rustom."