The best story about randomly meeting a celebrity and not recognizing him.
I can't recall Public figures, apart from someone whom I love the most. Also, I used to be a small town boy until I moved to Delhi, back in 2013, with no prior experience of Flight or ever meeting a real-life celebrity (apart from few politicians). In the same year, my elder brother got admitted in JGLS. He was crazy about photography back then. Many college students must have heard about Channel V fest. In 2014, it was sponsored by Nokia. Long story short, my brother won it and he got a brand new Nokia Lumia 1020 with a trip to Goa for two days.
So, all of a sudden on 4th of Feb he called me and said, "you are coming to Goa with me".
First thing which I said was, "Stop messing with me"
He said, " I won a competition and they are offering all paid trip to Goa and you will get to board a flight".
All I could say now was "okay". So, the day of awesomeness arrived, it was the 7th of Feb, the day of my first flight. We reached IGI airport early in the morning. I wandered the vast unending stretch of the beautiful and aesthetic terminal.
Our Flight was due to leave at around 6:30 in the morning. They had given us a connecting flight, Delhi- Bangalore- Goa. So, as soon as we boarded, I called dibs on the window seat which he eventually agreed. Soon, I took out my diary to finish some poetry and Bhaiya took out his Lappy.
When, I looked at the business class I saw a woman standing, and I said, " Bhaiya, ye to Saas, bhau wali hai".
He said, " No, she can't be"
Later I after giving much pressure I remembered her name. She was indeed Smriti Irani. At that moment I was like, Oh yeah Aaj to din ban gaya. First flight and first real life celebrity. Way to go boy.
That time I hardly knew things would change pretty fast. As soon as I finished, I saw someone putting his luggage in the upper compartment. I looked forward and saw a Punjabi who looked very familiar. I looked at my brother, his jaws were wide open. The man moved towards us and said, " I guess I am sitting next to you guys"
My brother said, "Are you?".
I was still figuring his name, but, he abruptly said, "Hi, I am Harbhajan Singh, Indian Cricket" and he gave his hand forward. My brother shook his hand and said, "Hey, I'm Vinayak and this is my younger Brother Upmanyu".
After that, we had a long and as every good moment it went passed too soon. We talked, and talked and talked. We asked him about his much-expected comeback, How awesome is Sachin Paji, He asked about out person endeavors, Shared some childhood stories about an incident involving Mahatma Gandhi. My brother showed some of his pics, he was impressed.
We clicked some pictures. Now, when I look back, this one and half hours are among the best I have had in a long time.
Few snapshots of the day
1. Paaji and my Brother
2. Instant post to Social media
3. His Autograph
4. Lappy wali Selfie
So, all of a sudden on 4th of Feb he called me and said, "you are coming to Goa with me".
First thing which I said was, "Stop messing with me"
He said, " I won a competition and they are offering all paid trip to Goa and you will get to board a flight".
All I could say now was "okay". So, the day of awesomeness arrived, it was the 7th of Feb, the day of my first flight. We reached IGI airport early in the morning. I wandered the vast unending stretch of the beautiful and aesthetic terminal.
Our Flight was due to leave at around 6:30 in the morning. They had given us a connecting flight, Delhi- Bangalore- Goa. So, as soon as we boarded, I called dibs on the window seat which he eventually agreed. Soon, I took out my diary to finish some poetry and Bhaiya took out his Lappy.
When, I looked at the business class I saw a woman standing, and I said, " Bhaiya, ye to Saas, bhau wali hai".
He said, " No, she can't be"
Later I after giving much pressure I remembered her name. She was indeed Smriti Irani. At that moment I was like, Oh yeah Aaj to din ban gaya. First flight and first real life celebrity. Way to go boy.
That time I hardly knew things would change pretty fast. As soon as I finished, I saw someone putting his luggage in the upper compartment. I looked forward and saw a Punjabi who looked very familiar. I looked at my brother, his jaws were wide open. The man moved towards us and said, " I guess I am sitting next to you guys"
My brother said, "Are you?".
I was still figuring his name, but, he abruptly said, "Hi, I am Harbhajan Singh, Indian Cricket" and he gave his hand forward. My brother shook his hand and said, "Hey, I'm Vinayak and this is my younger Brother Upmanyu".
After that, we had a long and as every good moment it went passed too soon. We talked, and talked and talked. We asked him about his much-expected comeback, How awesome is Sachin Paji, He asked about out person endeavors, Shared some childhood stories about an incident involving Mahatma Gandhi. My brother showed some of his pics, he was impressed.
We clicked some pictures. Now, when I look back, this one and half hours are among the best I have had in a long time.
1. Paaji and my Brother
2. Instant post to Social media
3. His Autograph
4. Lappy wali Selfie
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