Dhoni and Amitabh Bachchan meet as fans
MIL/Agencies, Apr 27, 2006.
Mumbai – 27 Apr. - Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has recently shot into prominence as a Cricket Superstar and broadly acknowledge by the Ad. Agencies, has attracted the Bollywood stars inclding Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan.
The Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachhan is one of Dhoni’s fans and Dhoni, on the contrary, Dhoni is Amitabh Bachchan’s fan. Both wanted to meet each other at the earliest and were waiting for an opportunity.
Without a plan and schedule, they met on Wednesday and satisfied the artistic instinct of each other, which they cherish in their hearts for each other. It can be said a chance meeting between the two icons, who were not aware that both of them were incidentally shooting in the Film City.
Bachchan was shooting for a Bhojpuri film 'Ganga', came to know that Dhoni was doing a commercial shot. A Dhoni fan called up his co-star in the movie Manoj Tiwary who happens to be Dhoni’s brother-in-law.
Tiwary, in turn, called Dhoni who said it would not be proper for a person of the stature of 'Bachchan ji' to come down to him, and it shall be advisable for him come and meet Bachanji.
When Dhoni was finally came face to face with Bachchan, he told him, "I have idolised only two persons since my childhood. One is Sachin Tendulkar and the other is Amitabh Bachchan.
"I am now playing with Tendulkar and today I got a chance to meet you as well. I will always cherish this day of my life."
Bachchan, on his part said, "I am your die-hard fan. I was desperate to meet you."
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