It’s no secret that Bollywood films have become extremely popular around the world. Bollywood is a multibillion-dollar industry that has a hold on the hearts of millions of people. That is why Bollywood celebrities have a large fan base both online and offline from all over the world, particularly in India.
Bollywood films have had a significant impact on Indian culture. People aspire to be like their favourite superstars, and Bollywood celebrities’ lifestyles are closely scrutinised.
Fans from all over the world send their celebrities heartfelt messages and gifts via social media. But the real tragedy is that our celebrities are not only guarded to a high degree, but they are also inaccessible to ordinary people like you and me. As a result, we can’t help but live in our imaginations by imagining them as our soulmates.
Consider meeting your favourite superstar, your role model, someone you’ve idolised since you were a kid.
That isn’t entirely impossible. There have been times when these Bollywood celebrities have met with their fans in person. And it’s clear from your meeting with them that you’re looking for more than just a selfie and an autograph.
So we did some research and compiled a list of such opportunities for you. Some of them are actually rather surprising.
1. “Met SRK when I was 3, told him his movie was rubbish. He didn’t know what to say. Met Dhoni at the airport as well, got his autograph. He seemed chill.”
2. “Rakhi Sawant – Idk if you count her as a celebrity. But, if you do, then read ahead. You see her on the screen, and she is bitchy, right? Multiply that by 10, that’s how she is in real life.”
3. “Sunny Leone – Happened to be part of the organizing team when she was visiting my city. Oh boy, I haven’t seen a bigger bitch in my entire life. The sweet girl image that she tries to portray is just that… an image. After having her checked into a 5-star hotel, she complains about the view from the balcony being bad.”
4. “Kareena Kapoor. Saw her at an airport a long time back. Actresses are almost unidentifiable if they aren’t wearing makeup.”
5. “Anupam Kher – At a 5* hotel in Chandigarh at a friend’s wedding, Anupam was at the hotel coincidentally. I came across him in the lobby. His father had expired recently, so I didn’t want to ask for a pic/autograph but, friends asked for a photo, and he obliged and left. Didn’t smile and all, understandable.”
6. “I was at Globus Theatre in Bandra watching The Artist. Mandira Bedi comes and sits next to me. I didn’t know what to do. So I just tweeted a ‘hi’ to her and that I’m sitting next to her. After the movie, we were in the elevator together as well. She checked her Twitter only in her car though. She replied and asked me what I thought of the movie. So yes, I don’t know if this counts as “meeting” her.
7. Ajay Devgun-
“Bombay airport, we (Wife and twin daughters 5YO) were waiting for our international connection. I spotted him strolling around in front of a restaurant/cafe, pointed him to my wife (she loves Hindi Music). She said, hey, we should take a pic of him with our girls. I reluctantly walked over to him and politely asked if I could take a pic of him with my toddlers. He refuses, & points me to a board that says ‘No Photography’ which I had not noticed before.”
8. “Met Deepika Padukone at Bangalore airport. She is so tall. I came up to her neck. In my defense, she was wearing heels.”
9. “Nawazuddin Siddiqui (of GoW and Lunch box fame) was sitting alongside me in a flight once, and spoke quite a lot since it was a 16-hour long flight. Very humble and down-to-earth guy.”
10. “Bumped into Anil Kapoor back when he came to the US almost a decade ago. I was a small child back then and sung part of the “Papa meh papa banghaya” from that one movie with him and Kajal. He was very impressed and squeezed my cheeks and talked to my parents.”
11. “Amitabh at a Taj Hotel party: he was pretty laid back, and we discussed the work of stuntmen in Indian cinema, talked a bit about his injury during the filming of ‘Coolie’, and then he inquired about my future aspirations. We parted ways because some others invited him to their conversation. I left to try and find some other actor/celebrity.”
12. “8 year old me was at O’Hare airport in Chicago getting ready to head to India for the first time. A person was standing behind me who was “white”. I asked him “hey, is this your first time heading to India?” He looks down at me and smiles and tells me “yes this is my first time”. I then try to be cool and say ‘India can be scary, hope you have a good journey”. He replies by saying “you will see me around in India {laughs}”. At the counter my parents found out it was Hrithik Roshan. 8 year old me was hella upset that Krissh didn’t even tell me he was Krissh.”
13. “I met Shah Rukh Khan at Ooty railway station, during the filming of the Chaiyya Chaiyya song. He seemed pretty cool. Guy smoked at least 3 cigarettes during the 10 minutes I saw him. Looked a bit aged even then.”
14. “Met Aishwarya Rai at the Longines event. She was nice. Isn’t as good-looking as she looked on screen. Chatted with her for 5-10 minutes.”
