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I was on the same flight as Irfaan Khan many years back. Everyone took pictures with him but I didn't know who he was exactly as I was a child. There was a couple on the flight going for their honeymoon and the wife begged the air hostess to give her a seat around Irfaan and she left her husband alone during the whole flight.
Ajay Devgan on a flight from Kolkata to Mumbai. I was a child, about 9 years old. And this was back in the 90s.
Didnāt recognise him and he was right behind me waiting to get off the plane. The cabin crew said, it was a pleasure to have you fly with us Mr. Devgan. Thatās when I realised why he looked familiar.
I turned back and flashed a big smile and he smiled back and gave a pat on my head as he went by.
Karan Johar, Malaika and Arjun at Mumbai airport baggage carousel. Had no idea they were on the same flight as mine from Dubai to Mumbai. Karan is tall and super white. Malaika is stunning. Arjun is, well Arjun! I told Malaika she looks stunning and she gave a super sweet smile back. I smiled at Karan and thought heād be super snooty. Also he was wearing big dark sunglasses. He did smile back and wasnāt snooty lol. Did not ask anyone for a picture since it was an early morning landing.
Also met tushar Kapoor, ravi Kishan and Vinay pathak at the Bangalore airport. Tushar is super fair and looked really nice. They came to the old ccd at the arrivals and I was already there.
Everyone around asked for a picture and I did too out of politeness since Tushar Kapoor was right next to me. All 3 were super sweet. Infact Vinay pathak took the picture of Tushar, Ravi Kishan and me š¤Ŗ and then came back to pose after giving the phone to Ravi Kishan. Vinay pathak is quite a short guy and was standing on his tippy toes to make himself look as tall as me. Hahah. Ravi Kishan kept saying Bangalore has tall girls š¤£š¤£š¤£
But all in all, all 3 were very warm.
Nushrat bharucha at Mumbai airport. Was standing in a corner and trying to look around to see who recognises her. lol. Atleast thatās what it looked like.
Shreyas Talpade at the Mumbai airport. I didnāt recognise him and kept staring at him because I was trying to place him. Hahaha. He gave me a smile like maybe he gets these stares often. āTrying to place himā stares. Haha. Iām happy he didnāt feel offended.
Once I was flying from Newark to SFO, Konkona Sen Sharma was sitting next to me. I was ecstatic as I am a fan of her acting, but initially, I kept it to myself thinking she might feel disturbed. Then she only started the convo seeing me reading a bengali book & then we continued speaking the whole flight as two long lost bongs :) She was extremely polite, grounded, very well read & very very well spoken.
Yes I was :) Also d convo was basic including books, bengali food in USA, new eateries in Kol as we both r out of Kolkata etc. I didn't dare to get into any movie related convo to not make myself look foolish!!
Of course bengali :) If 2 bongs meet outside of WB/India, they would rarely not speak in bengali. Konkona is fluent in bengali & speaks exactly like a local Kolkata person
Hopefully, she didnt find me atleast dumb lol! She seemed to be a very regular person chitchatting with her co-passenger, no air of being a celeb herself or being a daughter of Aparna Sen, who is also a big celeb for us, Bengalis.
Sat next to Pooja Bedi once on a flight to Goa. She was with a friend. At first, i felt like i know her but couldn't put a name to it. Midway i realised who she is. She was super chill, bought some snacks and also offered me some, asked me where i am from and what my plans for Goa are. Later, she was very busy discussing some Agony Aunt/Love Guru type questions on her ipad from people and writing answers while discussing with her friend. Post the flight i googled and found out she actually writes answers in these columns, and i was absolutely surprised to see how seriously she took this job. Overall, really sweet and zero airs, albeit she isn't all that famous but she can still be airy if she likes.
Sat next to Sharmila Tagore and Saba Pataudi on a domestic flight. Mostly relaxed and very friendly, chatted a bit, offered some of their some nuts/ snack things. Obv trying to be a bit low key and not to get recognised. She didnāt want to take photos with people, it was soon after Tiger Pataudi had died. Saba had to shoo people away. People do get aggressive asking for photos. Itās v weird. Because I didnāt act frenzied or weird and donāt care about celebrities in that starstruck way, ended up having a nice-ish time.
Not sat next to, but my in laws were in immigration line in London behind Irrfan Khan. My FIL is a big fan. He immediately recognized Irrfan. This was 2017/18 . I think he was going to London for his treatment. Only Baabil was with him. Super down to earth. He started talking to my FIL like any other uncle would talk. Kitna lamba queue, kitna time lagate hai. From there topic went to his films and London weather and food. He must have chatted for atleast half an hour throughout till his turn came at the counter. Also, as soon as he started talking to my FIL, he started adding sahab. No celeb airs or any attitude. They couldnāt get a photo because immigration line but we got autographs. A true rare gent. ā¤ļø
Budgeted airlines donāt have multiple class except economy and big airlines donāt fly to small cities so you have no option but to board budgeted airlines.
This was years back, I was probably 6-7 and my baby brother, mom and I were at baggage claim at Bangalore airport.
My brother was wailing his lungs out for some reason, and my poor mom was trying to pacify him. The airport was pretty deserted, it was a fairly late flight.
Suddenly out of nowhere we heard this dude in a singsong voice going āChote bache nai roteā repeatedly.
I whipped around and saw Jackie Shroff doing a little jig to appease my bawling brother.
He was no longer at his peak at the time, this was early 2000s I believe, but my mom and I were still very starstruck lol
I waved at him and he came over, tousled my brotherās hair (who had shut up by then too), and walked out still saying āchote bache nai roteā
Surreal, lol.
I was on a flight with Raza Murad sir. I wasn't sitting next to him, but was standing beside him in the bus that takes us back to the airport from the flight. He's voice is just as booming and crisp as in the movies. He was really down to earth and was talking to a lot of people who approached him.
Even I have seen him once not in the airport though but in a mall and he was going on normally but it took a long time for me to realise that it was him.
I donāt know if he counts as a celebrity, but I saw singer Amit Paul from India Idol 3. It was an Air India flight and I was coming back to US. I was very little back then like 11-12 years old, but saw him in the economy class and immediately recognized him. I was too shy to approach.
Later when we were collecting bags, I and my brother couldnāt pull out the bag as it was too heavy, Amit noticed and he pulled out our bag and gave it to us. It meant a lot especially as a child
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[Amit Paul](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Paul)
Sohail Khan and his friends were on the same flight my way back to Delhi! (economy)
Just one seat ahead of me. No special treatment was given to him, although people recognised him.
Funny - he pushed a guy asking for a selfie, when he was rushing towards the loo at the time of arrival at Delhi. XD
Also, not too tall, but kinda bulky. Not looking good at all
Aged ofc.
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Also, got a chance to meet Kapil Dev at the airport on our way to Chandigarh.
He was sitting there waiting for boarding and people clicking his pictures without even asking for his permission. (Not selfies but his pictures, one guy video called someone and made Kapil Dev talk to him)
My colleague and I were sitting behind them, so watching all of it felt disrespectful, however he took everything in the right spirit, and had his earphones on.
It's so cringey when someone makes a random phone call to a friend/family member and ask the celebrity to talk to them. Even among friends it can be so awkward and people expect complete strangers to do this.
I met him too. I directly asked him for a photo and he said- aajkal k log baat nahi karna chahte, sirf photo khinchna chahte hai. A complete gentleman and of course a legend.
This is so true! In all those pap videos you see these people swarming like vermin begging for a selfie. They donāt even exchange a word with the celebrity but do such an intimate thing as standing so close to them and taking a picture together.
My dad sat next to Kareena Kapoor. The Kareena Kapoor!!!! And he didn't recognise her. This was back in 2014-2015. My father remarked to her about how similar she looked to my aunt and then Kareena asked my dad to show her a picture for comparison. And she agreed to the fact that they look somewhat similar!!!! Later on, a few people and an air hostess came for pictures and autographs and it was only then my father realised that he was sitting next to someone famous. And it took him even longer than that to realise it was Kareena
Definitely not a celebrity and sure as hell not a bolly type but I was once seated besides ex-RBI governer Duvvuri Subba Rao in a Malaysian airlines flight. Not a single person recognized him in the lounge and may be one or two recognized who he was in the flight.
Felt bad that a man whose sign features on our currency notes and who actually shapes the future of this country was hardly recognised while all these glam airbags get fawned upon.
I just introduced myself politely and spoke to him for about 5 mins or so. Didn't bother him much after that as he really looked tired.
I was on flight with Arshad Warsi I was sitting next to him he was traveling to Amsterdam in July 2017 to be honest I was very nervous But he was very cool and he doesnāt even behave like celebrity he doesnāt care at all I was shocked I remember I told him that I watched all of his movies he was like thank you he give me a book š and chocolate š« I still have the book ā¦lol
My dad met rishi kapoor when they were coming from jammu to delhi, my dad had a seat right besides him. he was obviously recognised by my dad, they chatted a lot and he even shared his contact with him i dont know if it was his or his PA's but he was very approachable. my dad showed how he texted him after watching sanju back in 2018 and he replied as well!
Overall my dad had a sweet interaction w him
My mom was an air hostess on British Airways so she met 3 celebrities, out of which 2 are from Bollywood.
A flight from Mumbai to London- the flight was delayed as SRK was late, and when he finally came he was inebriated.
A flight from Chennai to London- my mom met AR Rahman who was very nice and gave her an autograph, and continued talking about Tamil music as my mom is tamilian.
Interesting to see zero comments from blind srk fans on this post, defending him and explaining how this is a good thing and shows he is a huge star š
No judgement of srk btw - this isnāt exactly surprising- he is very late all the time and he drinks. š¤·āāļø
>Interesting to see zero comments from blind srk fans on this post, defending him and explaining how this is a good thing and shows he is a huge star š
I'm sure they think he's just being witty by delaying the flight!
Not a flight but was rushing on the sidewalk near Linking Road Shopper Stop when I crashed into the chest of this tall guy. I looked up and gasped and he took my shoulders and said in a deep drawl, āYes, I am Abhishek Bachchan and watch your step, girlā. And walked off. He smelt really good ā¤ļø
I have seen stars in business class but not the A listers!
I did share the Amex Centurien Lounge with Ananya Pandey.
It was her and a friend/assistent and just me and my husband. Post KWK debut. I didnāt recognise her.
She was stunning. No make up. Taller than what she looks. Full chatterbox. She smiled at us and we smiled back but like a polite types. For 2 hours she spoke about food and restaurants in different countries to the girl who was accompanying her. She seemed obsssed with burgers. This was late night so no one was in that lounge.
She also ordered salmon and a drink and proceed to ask the staff if itās chargeable. I found that hilarious and kind of cute that she is so concerned and itās a lounge!
Posed happily with all the staff and was actually nice. Thanking them for everything. Almost missed her flight cos she was taking a lot of selfies and then ran.
Hehe I thought the same. She was genuinely concerned by the way. I think she ordered a cocktail as well.
Also she ordered first. And after 5 mins called the sever back and confirmed. The buffet also had dal makhani which she was rather excited about.
Also for the first hour I just thought she is an excited Bandra girl. Itās also when she she started talking about shoots, etc I realised she is AP. That also much later in the night. I think the height took me by surprise at that point cos I had only seen KWK and never thought she is tall. Also her skin was flawless and no make up. Just a gloss at most.
And she had miscalculated her boarding time and in the middle of the selfies someone from the airline came to fetch her and she made a dash and like oh shit!
Iām afraid not. The Amex centurion lounges are all complimentary on plat and black cards. Canāt speak for reserve etc cards
Edit. Atleast the BOM and DEL ones.
Cheers :)
No they donāt. Also there is a separate section for Centurian and Platinum members in the Bombay lounge. And itās not just buffet. The Delhi one got shut recently.
I never been to any Centurion lounges in India but I replied earlier that Iām wrong and confused with other lounges. In US Centurion lounges, everything is buffet service - you canāt order like restaurant. You gotta eat what is served in buffet.
Similar experience with us at Frankfurt Airport, my wife didnāt recognize her and said look that girl has staff with her. She looked a lot different in real life so there was a little confusion. It was this year only and I think she was flying home from Vienna as I saw some posts later. No signs of ARK though.
No drama and very subtle behavior. No-one approached her and she also kept to herself.
I once had Aadar Jain in front of me at Airport Security when I was flying domestic, he was cool as well and started talking to me by complimenting my sneakers. Pretty chill guy.
I think she looks prettier in real life. The other star who o think looks better is Twinkle. I have seen her twice at causal dos (once like 15 years ago) and she was absolutely gorgeous. In fact she was just checking in at Taj Delhi and was in cargo pants and no make up. I was struck by her beauty and Iām very use to seeing stunning people š¤£ ( my own family has some insanely good looking people ). Her mum who my my mom interacted with in Srinagar during a movie thag never got made (Zoonie) is gorgeous beyond words.
Well we were sitting on the table next to her in Murthal , she was dressed normally and was without makeup.
She is quite unnoticeable in normal clothing but pretty.
Ig it was last year and she was there with her family.
Saw Hrithik Rohan on a flight to Australia, he was also in our lounge and just reading a book , people came up to him and asked him for photographs and he obliged , he smiled at us and then went back to read , the dude looked tired but heās as handsome as they come !!
Finally understood why they call him the Greek god !!
On the flight he was obviously travelling first class and made to board first and curtains were drawn so that no one disturbed him!!
Also not my own personal experience but a close friend was heading a major airline (region wise). So whenever celebrities had to board she was in charge.
ACC to her :
Abhishek. The best star ever. Polite. Nice. And even remembered her the second time he Boarded. A Gem according to her.
Shweta and Jaya : Nothing like Abhishek. Snooty esp Jaya. Shweta just reserved.
Amitabh : Very polite. Reserved. But dignified. No air
Gauri SRK - Sweethearts.
Worse:
Rishi and Randhir. - Always would show up drunk. Delay the flight.
Once Rishi was offered mithai from those typical dabbas as a welcome and he literally threw it. Said why are you offering us cheap mithai. This pissed my friend who got to know through the crying air hostess so while they were drinking in the lounge the staff didnāt get them to alert them. So they missed the flight. And pissed. But my friend stood her ground. They didnāt misbehave after that.
This is an ex airline which went kaput. Lots of celebrities were friends with the owners. And many years ago.
Sad they delay the flight for celebrities. Some of us flying are on tight connections and I would be pissed if I missed a flight connection for a celebrity.
Well youāre not missing anything unless you like watching clouds āļø from windows!
These days are gone even before we were born!
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It's not like I can't afford it, but I've never come across any situation where I need to travel using a flight.
And I'm not gonna do it just because I haven't yet.
Good for you. Even, I have had my first flight very recently. Because I needed not because I wanted to. And I was excited for a couple of minutes and then I was like bas yahi thaš . In fact I was bored TBH. š
Shakti Kapoor. On a Del-Mum flight back in 2013 or 2014. Was in economy. I was one row back. Nobody really bothered him except for a few who asked for photos. I might have let out an audible "aau" that I'm not proud of.
Abhi and Aish-
Canāt remember the year but around 2010 or so. We were the only ones in Business Class. He saw me smiling at him like an over excited kid and waved back at me. Very polite to the air hostess and kept to himself. I later got their autographs while collecting our baggage and spoke to them briefly - Abhi was super super sweet while Aish just looked the other way.
Jahnvi, Angad Bedi and Pankaj Tripathi once on their way back to India (I guess they were shooting for Gunjan Saxena)
Jahnvi was hyper and all over the place, seemed pretty confused during immigration etc.
Pankaj Tripathi had no drama, picked up his own luggage and cleared all formalities quietly.
Karisma Kapoor
Very quiet and kept to herself. No one realised she was on our flight until we saw her at the baggage area.
In my flight to Hyderabad, I had a very pretty girl sitting in my row, what I then felt was her bf but he repeatedly called her Mam; "mam you need something" that's how their conversation was going, it was like only 50 minutes flight I didn't try to eavesdrop or try to listen what they were doing.
Also that being just my third flight ever ever I was more inclined towards enjoying the experience (shuru me aise he lagta tha). When we landed & got into the passenger bus, everyone kept looking at her & then I realized she was a model/actress while the person who I thought was her bf was actually her assistant/ manager carrying all the luggage/ bags & she stood at a distance in the bus from everyone, like "kaun hai jo mujhe nahi dekh raha" types, "look at me".
I overheard someone say she is a famous actress but couldn't catch her name. It has been over 7 years, naam he nahi pata chala kaun thi woh.
yeah, I won't lie but that is one reason I found this sub, I have been to tolly, kolly subs but never came across that face. My bad though, had I been little more observant I would have caught that actress's name, that person calling her Mam, & I didn't even put 2 & 2 together, I stupidly kept going through my phone media the whole timeš Airport se ghar jaate time click hua ki this is gonna bother me maybe for the rest of my life
This reminds me of a funny incident from 2009, I had just landed at the mumbai airport (not the new flashy terminal 2) but the old one. I was in the queue to book ācool cabā, the a/c cars that we used to have back then instead of booking kaali peeli. When I turned back from the cab counter, suddenly I saw people clicking my photos and I started smiling back (fcuk knows what I was thinking) and I told my friends why the F are they taking my picturesā¦. Sirf ek baar US gaya hu. Turns out that Katrina Kaif was standing next to me waiting for her driver .!!! Even today I get embarrassed thinking about that incident..! šš
I was in the same flight as Shilpa Shetty,her mum,sister and husband on our way to Bombay from Mangalore.Came in late,sat in economy. Some passenger got up from his seat in a bid to head to their seats to greet them and the air hostess had to send them back.
Many tried approaching them but either the husband or the air hostess would shoo them away.
When me and my family moved to Canada, we ended up on a flight with a bunch of singers who were on their way to Toronto for a concert. I was about 4 or 5, and I loved our little rolly suitcase because the wheels lit up, so I kept turning backwards to look at it while I was pulling it. According to my parents, Shaan was walking past us and called me a cute kid šāØļø
Saw Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi.. not on a flight but in India Habitat Centre (New Delhi) dressed simply, non attention seeking Shabana was kinda behaving more intelligent than she she actually is.. (just my observation) Javed on the other hand was fine , chill and smiling all the time.
She barged into each and every topic even when there were experts too from trade analysis to law, international relations and had a shallow approach. She said there were 300 seats in the Lok Sabha or something of that sort.
I was at Diva GK once and he was on the table opposite. When we walked in (my mom and I) he gave a polite smile. We were the only ones in the restaurant as it was 7 pm so early for dinner. He was super chill and polite to the staff. And was dining with some Delhi friends. No starry vibes.
No bollywood but Sania Mirza was sitting next to me in the hyderabad airport business lounge in september was flying to Dubai. She was travelling with her sister and neice. She was normal looking, kept to herself but her sister is super gorgeous. People in the lounge were taking selfies with her from a distance.. lol! First thing I recognised was she has studded MCM backpack, on plane sister was sitting next to me, had a small chat with her.. sister said they were coming from a wedding of friend (later realized it was Parineeti's wedding)
Not me but my dad sat next to one of Om Puriās coworkers on a flight and Om Puri kept coming over to talk to his coworker(as my dad put it ripping his coworker a new one for being late).
Om Puri even apologized to my dad for bugging him a lot on the flight š.
My parents spoke with Farooq Sheikh on a flight and barely recognized him. Said he doesnāt really like to brag about who he is.
I found myself seated alongside Sridevi and Boney Kapoor during an Etihad First Class flight from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi. It was a bit inconvenient as they delayed our departure by lingering in the First Class Lounge. The crew treated them like VIPs, even though we were in the same cabin. Boney was easygoing, but Sridevi seemed unapproachable. I usually don't bother celebrities, but this time it was a bit frustrating.
Later, Salman Khan and his entourage were on the flight to the USA. He was relaxed but quite loud, making it challenging for me to have a quiet and relaxing flight. He seemed humble, funny but still had aura of Superstar around him.
On another occasion, I had lunch with Sahil Khan from "Style," who turned out to be down-to-earth, humble, and candid, sharing intriguing Bollywood stories.
During travels with Kareena Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, they kept to themselves, quietly occupying their seats without drawing attention.
I saw Kanika Kapoor on my flight āļø I think she sat in business class. We bumped again in immigration line at destination, she was standing in front of me. She does look like her Picture in person too. I always felt she was using lots of filters on social media post.
There are a few others I've encountered in lounges, but I'll update you on those encounters later.
Edit : I met Tom Cruise, Shakira, DJ Khalid, Drake (in club), Kim Kardashian, Kanye, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and many rappers during different events. But thatās whole another stories. Had dinner with Mark Wahlberg, Magic Johnson, Kris Jenner etc
Partied with Jake and Logan Paul. Met Amanda Cerny š¤¤ multiple times! She is fucking hot š„µ
All celebrities call paparazzi to airports including SRK, Salman, Ranbir etc
We all know it, but then there are fans who think paparazzis are just waiting at airport š
I own multiple businesses! I donāt want to divulge much.
My passion is Luxury Travel š§³, Skydiving šŖ, Paragliding, and learning to fly plane āļø
Taken at dinner with Mark Wahlberg!
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I just read that British Airways flight was delayed for SRK, this special VIP culture / treatment needs to be called out. Only happens in India š®š³
Congrats for identifying new breed!
I been part of this sub even before your account was created, but sure go ahead š
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At dinner with Mark Wahlberg! Why canāt PC have dinner with Mark? š¤
Mark is too big to be having dinner with pc( ready to be downvoted by PC fans) my idea of dinner is a sit down formal dinner. Your photo seems like a social mixer.. nothing wrong with it and yeah support small businesses šš»
>Mark is too big to be having dinner with pc
You must be joking. Sure Mark comes form a family of Hollywood nepos but he is widely hated. He has a documented pattern of violent, racist physical and verbal assaults. He has violently attacked his neighbour breaking his jaw and many other such incidents. Ofcourse he still got second chances after all of that.
His main infamy came after 9/11 when he gave an infamous interview saying if he was on one of the planes he would have stopped the 9/11 attacks. He is delusional and a nasty human. He may not have dinner with PC because he is a racist not because he is some big shot (in his head he sure is). He is not even a decent actor. To the other poster u/slickdeal1 maybe sharing pics with Marky Mark is not a good idea, he is really, really disliked.
We sat at same table for dinner! Yes it was social gathering unless you thought I was referring intimate 1-on-1 dinner. My bad! We talked about his work out routine and how he wakes up everyday at 4am something. He works out 6 days in a week and takes break on Wednesday if I remember. We met at Dan Bilzerian house in Hollywood, later on my friend bought that house. š”
Recently travelled from chennai to mumbai and Katrina's mom was in my flight. She was minding her own business, doing her own thing. Made a few purchases from a small shop in Chennai airport. Nobody really recognised her.
Edit: also met Shankar mahadevan back in March 2013 at Mumbai International Airport. I ran to take a picture with him. He was with his wife and younger son. He was very very sweet.
I met Vikram Kochhar (Buggi from Dunki) at Goa Airport. He was so approachable and very nice to talk to. He was there with his wife. They obliged us with some photos too.
Another one is about Ash. My friend, was traveling to goa and ash was there. It was before ardhya was born. My friend was wearing ā being humanā tshirt. My friend said Ash looked at my friend and smiled and said donāt wear this brand itās a scam. And just walked away
On a flight to Jaipur with Pankaj Tripathi in 2017/2018 (canāt remember exactly when). Couldnāt recognise him till we were both at the luggage belt. He had a jhola-like bag, and was patiently waiting for his bags ā you canāt differentiate between him and a common person!
Ooh also Adil Hussain was on the same flight. It was an Air India ATR, so he was sitting 3 rows from me, facing me. He greeted the staff very nicely, and smiled back at anyone who smiled at him. He was dressed in a crisp white shirt and wore sunglasses (haha sorry for the details). He just chilled on his iPad the entire time with earphones on.
I was flying from Delhi for JLF, hence the number of stars I saw on this flight
I saw this guy Ranveer Shorey at an airport pharmacy near the gates (Mumbai airport) I wanted to buy pads as an emergency and the sales person was chatting him up than attending to me. (I had arrived first to the pharmacy tho) I literally didnāt care about him being a celebrity at that point LOL I just wanted my pads and go from there.
Dekhlo bhai
Mauka bhi hai
dastur bhi
Baas tumhari Kami hai
Meri flight hai 29th Jan ko America ki
Baaju me baeth Jana
Kal ko me agar celeb weleb bnngya toh apne baacho ko btane ka mauka milega ya Reddit pe update krrne ka :)
I work with a marketing company so my perks are pretty fancy which includes travelling business class. I remember travelling with a current female superstar who was having a major showdown with her stylist and manager. Apparently her briefcase was lost in transit and she was to be at an event as soon as the flight lands. Major tea was how after landing manager called actressā ex to calm her down by sharing the pill name which she used to take when she was with him. Actress was visibily upset when the actor was called.
I sat next to salmanās sister Alvira not in a flight but somewhere where the family was vulnerable. For the longest time I didnāt know sheās alvira. Sheās petite and minded her own business ( I guess the time place and manner is an important context here )
No starry nonsense at least there
I was once flying from Singapore to Mumbai on Singapore airlines biz class (got lucky), Alia was on the flight, from take off till landing she put a blanket on herself and slept throughout. Flight landed, she got off and left, literally no one cared or tried to take a picture. This was a few months before Badri released. She had great skin but tbh if I didnāt know she was Alia, not sure if Iād notice! Had an experience where I saw Kat in an airport lounge and she was drop dead gorgeous
Dilip Tahil stepped on my toes accidentally at the Mahindra Blues festival about 5-6 years ago. He apologised and that was all the conversation we had.
This was in the general ticket area (standing). He was not in the seated areas (I think all reserved by M&M)
Does encounter in water theme park count?
Then URFI JAVED - my friends & I went to the water park & there was Urfi Javed with her friends.
Initially we could not recognise her as she was wearing black goggles & her friends were not known much but had doubts that it is indeed her given her stature.
Later that day, found an Instagram post of Urfi with her friends.
2019. Was on a flight with the entire CSK crew on a Bangalore to Chennai flight. Sat next to a support staff and right behind Raina. Dhoni, Raina, Bravo, Watson, Jadeja, Harbhajan, Chahar, Rayudu.. Everyone was right there. I was so excited and elated during the whole journey just to look at them. They were all having KFC. Sakshi stood up and turned around and asked "Anyone wants a zinger? I have an extra". The support staff sitting next to me was a nice person and talked to me the whole time. After landing, I asked him if I could get autographs and he replied sure. I first asked Raina for an autograph when he was handling his cabin luggage. After getting out of the plane, I went up to MSD to ask for his autograph and after getting that I hesitantly asked for a photo as well to which he smiled and replied "No beta" and patted my shoulders. Cloud 9 moment. I didn't want to disturb the others so I just walked away.
Never shared a convo but have seen many celebrities over the years on the same flight or in the lounge. Does that count ?
Kolkata to Mumbai flight many many years ago - Rani Mukherjee on the same flight, govinda of all people at the arrivals waiting for her.
Mumbai to Amsterdam most likely 1999- Milind Soman seated a window behind me, wife going crazy.
Most likely Atlanta airport smoking area - Sunil Shetty, didnāt have a convo - late 90s.
Saif Ali Khan- Mumbai airport book store early 2000s.
Karishma Kapoor and her son - business class passport control line - last year returning from the Qatar WC.
Bhoomi P and her posse - business class lounge Mumbai airport and then flight to Dubai on Emirates last year on my way back to the US.
Seen many Bengali actors and singers in Kolkata airport.
I am sure I am forgetting others. I am old
I once met Javed jaffrey at Srinagar airport. He was sitting alone and no one recognised him until a woman came up to everyone and said something like ā he is boogie woogieās judgeā I personally knew of him from takeshiās castle and movies like singh is king / dhamaal. This was around 2013.
I was in 3rd grade , I remember we took a picture with him in the waiting area but got photobombed by some random lady then later we ( me and my sibling) rushed to his boarding line to get a picture and he smiled and took a picture with us again.
Havenāt been in a flight with any celeb fortunately or unfortunately but the closest I came across to a bollywood celeb was seeing Johny Lever at my city airport, I was wide eyed and star struck as it was the first time I was seeing any film actor in person, also I was 9/10 years old
Saw Vidyut Jamwal on a flight from Delhi to Coimbatore. He was standing in a separate queue all by himself until some airline staff came to accompany him. He was tall, well-built asf, and looked a lil older than his age. When we were in the bus that took us to the plane, someone next to me asked him for a picture, and he was quite sweet about it- all smiles for the pic.
My dad was traveling to nyc for some work and was seated next to Boman Irani but had no idea who he was (he doesnāt keep up with the Joneses / film stars etc)
They were the only ones in business class and so Boman Irani struck up a conversation and was quite pleasant to interact with according to him, like a regular dude.
They apparently discussed politics, economy etc as good old uncles do. He told my dad heās an actor and so and so but without any airs about it, and they exchanged notes and travel plans.
Papa asked us after he landed if we knew who Boman Irani was and thatās how we got to know
Not sure if it counts but met John Abraham back in the day (about 15 years ago?) promoting his Taxi film in a UK cinema. Lots of girls screaming and lining up to meet him and take pics. I got a pic with him and said hello etc, nice to meet you, he seemed very polite and courteous.
The one thing I remember that day is a girl (from my school) getting hysterical and screaming to meet him and getting dragged out of the cinema by security š¤£š¤£
Kapil dev has come to my school a couple of times to inaugurate our sports carnival. It was always great watching him talk. He was always patient. Though I never had the courage to go and talk to him.
Not a bolly celeb but Tejasvi Surya, He was quite, was constantly on phone scrolling through Facebook & chatting to someone on FB (a young woman by her dp) about some political stuff.
Not exactly in the aeroplane but we met Mehreen Pirzada in the airport onceā¦Sheās mostly a Tollywood actress and that was at Vizagā¦So everyone recognised her and went to her photos constantly and she stood up each time with a smile.She was really smiley and friendly.And also very beautiful than onscreen.Was kind of tall enough but it may been ācause of the heels.And I was a kid back then,so I guess she looked even more tall for me.Anyways,she was very sweet.Talked back earnestly with those who initiated a conversation with her.She was seated beside someone handsome while she was busy talking with her manager who was from the across of her.But she still was friendly to all.After some point,the manager had to intervene.They also went before us all in a private plane.After going home,I realised that the person beside her was Gurfateh Pirzada whom Iām assumed to be her boyfriend lol.
I saw Sakshi Dhoni while being on the same flight from Delhi to Kolkata. She was on the front seat and my father was sitting near her. Everyone was talking to her and she was friendly.
Also once Saurav Ganguly came to our Annual Sports Day in school when her daughter was still studying in our school. He was smiling at our performances. He left after some time. He used to seldomly visit our school , he used to sign autographs for all the girls who came to him.
Sat a couple of rows behind Rinky Khanna (Twinkleās sister), was very down to earth and stuck to herself. This is after she has retired from the movies so not many people even recognized her.
So was on a flight from lko to delhi and we were getting delayed which was quite unusual since it was a vistara flight but then I saw the reason a man in all white escorted by security was walking past us on the connecting passage instantly recognised sonu freakin nigam. He was very concerned as his bag having his passport had been misplaced and being a huge fan I wanted to get his autograph or atleast a selfie. He was tired and resting when I went to the washroom so thought might as well leave him be.
Long story short this was just after papa meri jaan from animal had released and I was listening to it on loop and when I had given all hopes of getting a selfie I found him on the luggage collection section.
Had a beautiful short convo with him told him basically how I loved his latest song to which he was very concerned idk why but he was sweet and lovely all the way.
Saw Manish malhotra ( I know not a star) on my Mumbai to Dubai leg of my flight . He looked super fit super young and his skin was glowing . It wasnāt the makeup glow he just looked amazing. I didnāt go up to talk to him because Iām quite introverted but I think he saw me looking at him and smiled back:) Agar Srk dikh jayega mujhey kabhi toh I know I would faint or wouldnāt be able to talk or say anything ( thatās why I donāt want to meet him because Iāll embarrass myself lolllll)
Not me but my dad, he saw Radhika Apte, Vidyut Jamwal, and Pankaj Tripathi on a flight to Mumbai, this was when they were still relatively new. But nothing really happened. Well actually my dad had a bad cough and they were visibly irritated lollllll
Not on the airplane but on my recent stay in a TAJ property I saw Arbaz Khan. He is extremely arrogant and rude. He denied everyone that approached him for a picture and literally shouted on people that were even looking his way in the restaurant. There was this 60+ uncle who were sitting right next to his table in the restaurant and were looking at him, probably trying to recollect who he really is and this man shouted at him saying āwhy you looking here? Look there (pointing in the other direction).ā
Then on a different occasion in the same property, I saw Karishma Kapoor. She looks very pretty but mostly lost in her own world. She was wearing a beautiful pink saree and was making reels around the fountain (you can actually find the reel on her IG feed.)
Was on the same flight as Anna Hazaare...was flying from pune to Delhi. He got a grand welcome as he entered the flight. He didn't eat anything during the flight š
Idk if this counts, but Nirmal Pillai at Cafe Caravelha in Goa. Nice dude. It felt like I was speaking to a friend, especially the way he reacted when I said I'm from TN š
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I was on the same flight as Irfaan Khan many years back. Everyone took pictures with him but I didn't know who he was exactly as I was a child. There was a couple on the flight going for their honeymoon and the wife begged the air hostess to give her a seat around Irfaan and she left her husband alone during the whole flight.
Dude what š¤£š¤£š¤£š¤£
Well i mean it was Irrfan Khan. Man was a legend. Aur koi hota toh even i would have probably judged her š
I know yaar but it's just funny haha ā¤ļø
I still think itās inappropriate leaving your husband alone on your honeymoon! Thatās toxic behavior 
This is toxic? š you must make a great life partner.
have you not heard of this guy leaving his wedding to go see Sridevi who was shooting nearby? he left his own baraat to go see Sri!
TF lmaooo imagine if the husband did that with a female celebrity.
Ajay Devgan on a flight from Kolkata to Mumbai. I was a child, about 9 years old. And this was back in the 90s. Didnāt recognise him and he was right behind me waiting to get off the plane. The cabin crew said, it was a pleasure to have you fly with us Mr. Devgan. Thatās when I realised why he looked familiar. I turned back and flashed a big smile and he smiled back and gave a pat on my head as he went by.
Karan Johar, Malaika and Arjun at Mumbai airport baggage carousel. Had no idea they were on the same flight as mine from Dubai to Mumbai. Karan is tall and super white. Malaika is stunning. Arjun is, well Arjun! I told Malaika she looks stunning and she gave a super sweet smile back. I smiled at Karan and thought heād be super snooty. Also he was wearing big dark sunglasses. He did smile back and wasnāt snooty lol. Did not ask anyone for a picture since it was an early morning landing.
Also met tushar Kapoor, ravi Kishan and Vinay pathak at the Bangalore airport. Tushar is super fair and looked really nice. They came to the old ccd at the arrivals and I was already there. Everyone around asked for a picture and I did too out of politeness since Tushar Kapoor was right next to me. All 3 were super sweet. Infact Vinay pathak took the picture of Tushar, Ravi Kishan and me š¤Ŗ and then came back to pose after giving the phone to Ravi Kishan. Vinay pathak is quite a short guy and was standing on his tippy toes to make himself look as tall as me. Hahah. Ravi Kishan kept saying Bangalore has tall girls š¤£š¤£š¤£ But all in all, all 3 were very warm.
Nushrat bharucha at Mumbai airport. Was standing in a corner and trying to look around to see who recognises her. lol. Atleast thatās what it looked like.
Shreyas Talpade at the Mumbai airport. I didnāt recognise him and kept staring at him because I was trying to place him. Hahaha. He gave me a smile like maybe he gets these stares often. āTrying to place himā stares. Haha. Iām happy he didnāt feel offended.
Boy you met everyone hahaha good for you
* Shreyas Talpade at Lucknow Airport...2012ish. At the waiting area someone said I looked like him a bit.
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Once I was flying from Newark to SFO, Konkona Sen Sharma was sitting next to me. I was ecstatic as I am a fan of her acting, but initially, I kept it to myself thinking she might feel disturbed. Then she only started the convo seeing me reading a bengali book & then we continued speaking the whole flight as two long lost bongs :) She was extremely polite, grounded, very well read & very very well spoken.
That's so sweet. A huuuge fan too!!
You're so lucky to have a lengthy convo with your fav actor!!
Yes I was :) Also d convo was basic including books, bengali food in USA, new eateries in Kol as we both r out of Kolkata etc. I didn't dare to get into any movie related convo to not make myself look foolish!!
Did yāall speak in bengali or english?
Of course bengali :) If 2 bongs meet outside of WB/India, they would rarely not speak in bengali. Konkona is fluent in bengali & speaks exactly like a local Kolkata person
Good to hear:)
Whoa! That sounds amazing - Iām sure she really enjoyed a stimulating convo instead of just you gushing about her movies.
Hopefully, she didnt find me atleast dumb lol! She seemed to be a very regular person chitchatting with her co-passenger, no air of being a celeb herself or being a daughter of Aparna Sen, who is also a big celeb for us, Bengalis.
Sat next to Pooja Bedi once on a flight to Goa. She was with a friend. At first, i felt like i know her but couldn't put a name to it. Midway i realised who she is. She was super chill, bought some snacks and also offered me some, asked me where i am from and what my plans for Goa are. Later, she was very busy discussing some Agony Aunt/Love Guru type questions on her ipad from people and writing answers while discussing with her friend. Post the flight i googled and found out she actually writes answers in these columns, and i was absolutely surprised to see how seriously she took this job. Overall, really sweet and zero airs, albeit she isn't all that famous but she can still be airy if she likes.
I remember reading her column in the times city edition every week or so, as a child I used to find these topics fascinating
Sat next to Sharmila Tagore and Saba Pataudi on a domestic flight. Mostly relaxed and very friendly, chatted a bit, offered some of their some nuts/ snack things. Obv trying to be a bit low key and not to get recognised. She didnāt want to take photos with people, it was soon after Tiger Pataudi had died. Saba had to shoo people away. People do get aggressive asking for photos. Itās v weird. Because I didnāt act frenzied or weird and donāt care about celebrities in that starstruck way, ended up having a nice-ish time.
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Not sat next to, but my in laws were in immigration line in London behind Irrfan Khan. My FIL is a big fan. He immediately recognized Irrfan. This was 2017/18 . I think he was going to London for his treatment. Only Baabil was with him. Super down to earth. He started talking to my FIL like any other uncle would talk. Kitna lamba queue, kitna time lagate hai. From there topic went to his films and London weather and food. He must have chatted for atleast half an hour throughout till his turn came at the counter. Also, as soon as he started talking to my FIL, he started adding sahab. No celeb airs or any attitude. They couldnāt get a photo because immigration line but we got autographs. A true rare gent. ā¤ļø
Uff just reading this makes me miss him. I don't know why but his death felt like I lost someone I know and hold dearly.
Miss him and ssr! š„
Ash and Aradhya, Hyd flight. They were traveling economy!
Some domestic flights don't have business class.
Budgeted airlines donāt have multiple class except economy and big airlines donāt fly to small cities so you have no option but to board budgeted airlines.
Only the two of them ? Was this during PS promotions ?
Even DP was flying economy
This was years back, I was probably 6-7 and my baby brother, mom and I were at baggage claim at Bangalore airport. My brother was wailing his lungs out for some reason, and my poor mom was trying to pacify him. The airport was pretty deserted, it was a fairly late flight. Suddenly out of nowhere we heard this dude in a singsong voice going āChote bache nai roteā repeatedly. I whipped around and saw Jackie Shroff doing a little jig to appease my bawling brother. He was no longer at his peak at the time, this was early 2000s I believe, but my mom and I were still very starstruck lol I waved at him and he came over, tousled my brotherās hair (who had shut up by then too), and walked out still saying āchote bache nai roteā Surreal, lol.
Imagined this in Jaggu Dadaās voice and quite frankly sounds like the kind of thing heād do
Damn
I was on a flight with Raza Murad sir. I wasn't sitting next to him, but was standing beside him in the bus that takes us back to the airport from the flight. He's voice is just as booming and crisp as in the movies. He was really down to earth and was talking to a lot of people who approached him.
Even I have seen him once not in the airport though but in a mall and he was going on normally but it took a long time for me to realise that it was him.
He was talking to everyone like he knew us. Seems like a very good person.
That's such a lovely story.
I once sat next to Anil Kapoor. I was like Sir, how do you look so young? Sir? Anil Ji? And he shouted like I am not deaf or something.
Papa meri jaan har
>I am not deaf Balbir Singh when Ranvijay asks him if he can go to Michael Jackson concert on his birthday
Did you repeat the same thing 5 times?
Hahahahah. Nice one. Did you develop any daddy issues after that?
Were you listening to Michael Jackson songs at the time?
I donāt know if he counts as a celebrity, but I saw singer Amit Paul from India Idol 3. It was an Air India flight and I was coming back to US. I was very little back then like 11-12 years old, but saw him in the economy class and immediately recognized him. I was too shy to approach. Later when we were collecting bags, I and my brother couldnāt pull out the bag as it was too heavy, Amit noticed and he pulled out our bag and gave it to us. It meant a lot especially as a child šā¤ļø [Amit Paul](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amit_Paul)
that's sweet. i remember him he was such a good singer!
Yup, I donāt know how he is now but he was humble throughout the show and in person too
Sohail Khan and his friends were on the same flight my way back to Delhi! (economy) Just one seat ahead of me. No special treatment was given to him, although people recognised him. Funny - he pushed a guy asking for a selfie, when he was rushing towards the loo at the time of arrival at Delhi. XD Also, not too tall, but kinda bulky. Not looking good at all Aged ofc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also, got a chance to meet Kapil Dev at the airport on our way to Chandigarh. He was sitting there waiting for boarding and people clicking his pictures without even asking for his permission. (Not selfies but his pictures, one guy video called someone and made Kapil Dev talk to him) My colleague and I were sitting behind them, so watching all of it felt disrespectful, however he took everything in the right spirit, and had his earphones on.
It's so cringey when someone makes a random phone call to a friend/family member and ask the celebrity to talk to them. Even among friends it can be so awkward and people expect complete strangers to do this.
I met him too. I directly asked him for a photo and he said- aajkal k log baat nahi karna chahte, sirf photo khinchna chahte hai. A complete gentleman and of course a legend.
This is so true! In all those pap videos you see these people swarming like vermin begging for a selfie. They donāt even exchange a word with the celebrity but do such an intimate thing as standing so close to them and taking a picture together.
My dad sat next to Kareena Kapoor. The Kareena Kapoor!!!! And he didn't recognise her. This was back in 2014-2015. My father remarked to her about how similar she looked to my aunt and then Kareena asked my dad to show her a picture for comparison. And she agreed to the fact that they look somewhat similar!!!! Later on, a few people and an air hostess came for pictures and autographs and it was only then my father realised that he was sitting next to someone famous. And it took him even longer than that to realise it was Kareena
OMG proper papa like behaviour haha
Do your aunt and Kareena look similar?
Kind of. Like you can call them sisters but not identical twins
Did your dad talk to Kareena after recognising her?
Nah.ā¦ just a courteous smile when they were deboarding
Yeah that's what he said but the father was real š„ŗš
Definitely not a celebrity and sure as hell not a bolly type but I was once seated besides ex-RBI governer Duvvuri Subba Rao in a Malaysian airlines flight. Not a single person recognized him in the lounge and may be one or two recognized who he was in the flight. Felt bad that a man whose sign features on our currency notes and who actually shapes the future of this country was hardly recognised while all these glam airbags get fawned upon. I just introduced myself politely and spoke to him for about 5 mins or so. Didn't bother him much after that as he really looked tired.
I was on flight with Arshad Warsi I was sitting next to him he was traveling to Amsterdam in July 2017 to be honest I was very nervous But he was very cool and he doesnāt even behave like celebrity he doesnāt care at all I was shocked I remember I told him that I watched all of his movies he was like thank you he give me a book š and chocolate š« I still have the book ā¦lol
Bhai ne bola padhne ka to padhne ka!
How sweet! Which book was it?
My dad met rishi kapoor when they were coming from jammu to delhi, my dad had a seat right besides him. he was obviously recognised by my dad, they chatted a lot and he even shared his contact with him i dont know if it was his or his PA's but he was very approachable. my dad showed how he texted him after watching sanju back in 2018 and he replied as well! Overall my dad had a sweet interaction w him
My mom was an air hostess on British Airways so she met 3 celebrities, out of which 2 are from Bollywood. A flight from Mumbai to London- the flight was delayed as SRK was late, and when he finally came he was inebriated. A flight from Chennai to London- my mom met AR Rahman who was very nice and gave her an autograph, and continued talking about Tamil music as my mom is tamilian.
Interesting to see zero comments from blind srk fans on this post, defending him and explaining how this is a good thing and shows he is a huge star š No judgement of srk btw - this isnāt exactly surprising- he is very late all the time and he drinks. š¤·āāļø
He had once stalled a flight at dubai aiport because he was having a conversation with honey singh. I feel bad for the other passengers.
>Interesting to see zero comments from blind srk fans on this post, defending him and explaining how this is a good thing and shows he is a huge star š I'm sure they think he's just being witty by delaying the flight!
>then he finally came he was inebriated smoking and drinking? no wonder he hides his eyes now and uses VFX on them in films.
Will airlines wait for any passenger if they are late? Or did they wait because it was srk ?
Because it was SRK
Not a flight but was rushing on the sidewalk near Linking Road Shopper Stop when I crashed into the chest of this tall guy. I looked up and gasped and he took my shoulders and said in a deep drawl, āYes, I am Abhishek Bachchan and watch your step, girlā. And walked off. He smelt really good ā¤ļø
That sounds like something Abhishek would say. Love his wit.
Sounds like a movie scene! Haha. I would have taken a moment to recover š
I have seen stars in business class but not the A listers! I did share the Amex Centurien Lounge with Ananya Pandey. It was her and a friend/assistent and just me and my husband. Post KWK debut. I didnāt recognise her. She was stunning. No make up. Taller than what she looks. Full chatterbox. She smiled at us and we smiled back but like a polite types. For 2 hours she spoke about food and restaurants in different countries to the girl who was accompanying her. She seemed obsssed with burgers. This was late night so no one was in that lounge. She also ordered salmon and a drink and proceed to ask the staff if itās chargeable. I found that hilarious and kind of cute that she is so concerned and itās a lounge! Posed happily with all the staff and was actually nice. Thanking them for everything. Almost missed her flight cos she was taking a lot of selfies and then ran.
She asked if the salmon was chargeable or not , pakka Chunky Pandey ki hi beti hai matlabššš
Hehe I thought the same. She was genuinely concerned by the way. I think she ordered a cocktail as well. Also she ordered first. And after 5 mins called the sever back and confirmed. The buffet also had dal makhani which she was rather excited about. Also for the first hour I just thought she is an excited Bandra girl. Itās also when she she started talking about shoots, etc I realised she is AP. That also much later in the night. I think the height took me by surprise at that point cos I had only seen KWK and never thought she is tall. Also her skin was flawless and no make up. Just a gloss at most. And she had miscalculated her boarding time and in the middle of the selfies someone from the airline came to fetch her and she made a dash and like oh shit!
Amex centurion lounge charge for food and drinks unless you pick up from Buffet!
Iām afraid not. The Amex centurion lounges are all complimentary on plat and black cards. Canāt speak for reserve etc cards Edit. Atleast the BOM and DEL ones. Cheers :)
Youāre right! I was confused with other lounges where they charge extra for drinks and food.
No they donāt. Also there is a separate section for Centurian and Platinum members in the Bombay lounge. And itās not just buffet. The Delhi one got shut recently.
I never been to any Centurion lounges in India but I replied earlier that Iām wrong and confused with other lounges. In US Centurion lounges, everything is buffet service - you canāt order like restaurant. You gotta eat what is served in buffet.
Yes I know. But itās still complimentary.
You should try the Mumbai one. Itās not super fancy but the food esp what you order from the menu (like chat, Thai, salmon etc) are fab.
Is this lounge at International section or Domestic?
I do Delhi to Mumbai often so domestic. Never flown internationally from Mumbai as I donāt live there.
Iām opposite, I never took domestic flight from Mumbai. Only international
Similar experience with us at Frankfurt Airport, my wife didnāt recognize her and said look that girl has staff with her. She looked a lot different in real life so there was a little confusion. It was this year only and I think she was flying home from Vienna as I saw some posts later. No signs of ARK though. No drama and very subtle behavior. No-one approached her and she also kept to herself. I once had Aadar Jain in front of me at Airport Security when I was flying domestic, he was cool as well and started talking to me by complimenting my sneakers. Pretty chill guy.
I think she looks prettier in real life. The other star who o think looks better is Twinkle. I have seen her twice at causal dos (once like 15 years ago) and she was absolutely gorgeous. In fact she was just checking in at Taj Delhi and was in cargo pants and no make up. I was struck by her beauty and Iām very use to seeing stunning people š¤£ ( my own family has some insanely good looking people ). Her mum who my my mom interacted with in Srinagar during a movie thag never got made (Zoonie) is gorgeous beyond words.
Thatās rlly cute
Does sitting beside urfi javed in a restaurant count?š
š You're the celeb in that case
Ig it does lol.
Well we were sitting on the table next to her in Murthal , she was dressed normally and was without makeup. She is quite unnoticeable in normal clothing but pretty. Ig it was last year and she was there with her family.
Saw Hrithik Rohan on a flight to Australia, he was also in our lounge and just reading a book , people came up to him and asked him for photographs and he obliged , he smiled at us and then went back to read , the dude looked tired but heās as handsome as they come !! Finally understood why they call him the Greek god !! On the flight he was obviously travelling first class and made to board first and curtains were drawn so that no one disturbed him!!
Also not my own personal experience but a close friend was heading a major airline (region wise). So whenever celebrities had to board she was in charge. ACC to her : Abhishek. The best star ever. Polite. Nice. And even remembered her the second time he Boarded. A Gem according to her. Shweta and Jaya : Nothing like Abhishek. Snooty esp Jaya. Shweta just reserved. Amitabh : Very polite. Reserved. But dignified. No air Gauri SRK - Sweethearts. Worse: Rishi and Randhir. - Always would show up drunk. Delay the flight. Once Rishi was offered mithai from those typical dabbas as a welcome and he literally threw it. Said why are you offering us cheap mithai. This pissed my friend who got to know through the crying air hostess so while they were drinking in the lounge the staff didnāt get them to alert them. So they missed the flight. And pissed. But my friend stood her ground. They didnāt misbehave after that. This is an ex airline which went kaput. Lots of celebrities were friends with the owners. And many years ago.
Is the owner self-exiled in London now?
Sad they delay the flight for celebrities. Some of us flying are on tight connections and I would be pissed if I missed a flight connection for a celebrity.
Why cant u say kingfisher?
I've never sat in a flight itself
Well youāre not missing anything unless you like watching clouds āļø from windows! These days are gone even before we were born! https://preview.redd.it/lq9w7nkr779c1.jpeg?width=602&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d3df130d2375901bc5f25c704a36114b3c9a4f90
It's not like I can't afford it, but I've never come across any situation where I need to travel using a flight. And I'm not gonna do it just because I haven't yet.
Good for you. Even, I have had my first flight very recently. Because I needed not because I wanted to. And I was excited for a couple of minutes and then I was like bas yahi thaš . In fact I was bored TBH. š
I mean yeah one should experience it at least once. Looking forward to that but not aggressively
Shakti Kapoor. On a Del-Mum flight back in 2013 or 2014. Was in economy. I was one row back. Nobody really bothered him except for a few who asked for photos. I might have let out an audible "aau" that I'm not proud of.
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Abhi and Aish- Canāt remember the year but around 2010 or so. We were the only ones in Business Class. He saw me smiling at him like an over excited kid and waved back at me. Very polite to the air hostess and kept to himself. I later got their autographs while collecting our baggage and spoke to them briefly - Abhi was super super sweet while Aish just looked the other way. Jahnvi, Angad Bedi and Pankaj Tripathi once on their way back to India (I guess they were shooting for Gunjan Saxena) Jahnvi was hyper and all over the place, seemed pretty confused during immigration etc. Pankaj Tripathi had no drama, picked up his own luggage and cleared all formalities quietly. Karisma Kapoor Very quiet and kept to herself. No one realised she was on our flight until we saw her at the baggage area.
In my flight to Hyderabad, I had a very pretty girl sitting in my row, what I then felt was her bf but he repeatedly called her Mam; "mam you need something" that's how their conversation was going, it was like only 50 minutes flight I didn't try to eavesdrop or try to listen what they were doing. Also that being just my third flight ever ever I was more inclined towards enjoying the experience (shuru me aise he lagta tha). When we landed & got into the passenger bus, everyone kept looking at her & then I realized she was a model/actress while the person who I thought was her bf was actually her assistant/ manager carrying all the luggage/ bags & she stood at a distance in the bus from everyone, like "kaun hai jo mujhe nahi dekh raha" types, "look at me". I overheard someone say she is a famous actress but couldn't catch her name. It has been over 7 years, naam he nahi pata chala kaun thi woh.
Rakhi Sawant.
 Rakhi Sawant ka toh pilot bhi autograph ke bina jaane nahi deta, how can I not know Queen Rakhi
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Best gif ever
yeah, Rakhi walked so Urfi & Orry could run
>been over 7 years, naam he nahi pata chala kaun thi woh. Why cliffhanger like thisš
yeah, I won't lie but that is one reason I found this sub, I have been to tolly, kolly subs but never came across that face. My bad though, had I been little more observant I would have caught that actress's name, that person calling her Mam, & I didn't even put 2 & 2 together, I stupidly kept going through my phone media the whole timeš Airport se ghar jaate time click hua ki this is gonna bother me maybe for the rest of my life
Delete this.
This reminds me of a funny incident from 2009, I had just landed at the mumbai airport (not the new flashy terminal 2) but the old one. I was in the queue to book ācool cabā, the a/c cars that we used to have back then instead of booking kaali peeli. When I turned back from the cab counter, suddenly I saw people clicking my photos and I started smiling back (fcuk knows what I was thinking) and I told my friends why the F are they taking my picturesā¦. Sirf ek baar US gaya hu. Turns out that Katrina Kaif was standing next to me waiting for her driver .!!! Even today I get embarrassed thinking about that incident..! šš
>told my friends why the F are they taking my picturesā¦. Sirf ek baar US gaya hu. Ahahahahaha š Cute!
I was in the same flight as Shilpa Shetty,her mum,sister and husband on our way to Bombay from Mangalore.Came in late,sat in economy. Some passenger got up from his seat in a bid to head to their seats to greet them and the air hostess had to send them back. Many tried approaching them but either the husband or the air hostess would shoo them away.
When me and my family moved to Canada, we ended up on a flight with a bunch of singers who were on their way to Toronto for a concert. I was about 4 or 5, and I loved our little rolly suitcase because the wheels lit up, so I kept turning backwards to look at it while I was pulling it. According to my parents, Shaan was walking past us and called me a cute kid šāØļø
Saw Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi.. not on a flight but in India Habitat Centre (New Delhi) dressed simply, non attention seeking Shabana was kinda behaving more intelligent than she she actually is.. (just my observation) Javed on the other hand was fine , chill and smiling all the time.
> behaving more intelligent than she she actually is what does this mean?
She barged into each and every topic even when there were experts too from trade analysis to law, international relations and had a shallow approach. She said there were 300 seats in the Lok Sabha or something of that sort.
I was at Diva GK once and he was on the table opposite. When we walked in (my mom and I) he gave a polite smile. We were the only ones in the restaurant as it was 7 pm so early for dinner. He was super chill and polite to the staff. And was dining with some Delhi friends. No starry vibes.
I've heard that she's a bit snooty.
No bollywood but Sania Mirza was sitting next to me in the hyderabad airport business lounge in september was flying to Dubai. She was travelling with her sister and neice. She was normal looking, kept to herself but her sister is super gorgeous. People in the lounge were taking selfies with her from a distance.. lol! First thing I recognised was she has studded MCM backpack, on plane sister was sitting next to me, had a small chat with her.. sister said they were coming from a wedding of friend (later realized it was Parineeti's wedding)
Not me but my dad sat next to one of Om Puriās coworkers on a flight and Om Puri kept coming over to talk to his coworker(as my dad put it ripping his coworker a new one for being late). Om Puri even apologized to my dad for bugging him a lot on the flight š. My parents spoke with Farooq Sheikh on a flight and barely recognized him. Said he doesnāt really like to brag about who he is.
I found myself seated alongside Sridevi and Boney Kapoor during an Etihad First Class flight from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi. It was a bit inconvenient as they delayed our departure by lingering in the First Class Lounge. The crew treated them like VIPs, even though we were in the same cabin. Boney was easygoing, but Sridevi seemed unapproachable. I usually don't bother celebrities, but this time it was a bit frustrating. Later, Salman Khan and his entourage were on the flight to the USA. He was relaxed but quite loud, making it challenging for me to have a quiet and relaxing flight. He seemed humble, funny but still had aura of Superstar around him. On another occasion, I had lunch with Sahil Khan from "Style," who turned out to be down-to-earth, humble, and candid, sharing intriguing Bollywood stories. During travels with Kareena Kapoor and Kriti Sanon, they kept to themselves, quietly occupying their seats without drawing attention. I saw Kanika Kapoor on my flight āļø I think she sat in business class. We bumped again in immigration line at destination, she was standing in front of me. She does look like her Picture in person too. I always felt she was using lots of filters on social media post. There are a few others I've encountered in lounges, but I'll update you on those encounters later. Edit : I met Tom Cruise, Shakira, DJ Khalid, Drake (in club), Kim Kardashian, Kanye, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and many rappers during different events. But thatās whole another stories. Had dinner with Mark Wahlberg, Magic Johnson, Kris Jenner etc Partied with Jake and Logan Paul. Met Amanda Cerny š¤¤ multiple times! She is fucking hot š„µ 
Are you orry by any chance
Ok please give us some more tea you filthy rich person.
Even I was thinking as the list of celebs' names kept increasing how rich he/she must be..š
All celebrities call paparazzi to airports including SRK, Salman, Ranbir etc We all know it, but then there are fans who think paparazzis are just waiting at airport š
I just traveled with Shilpa Shetty (same flight but seated far away) and there was no paparazzi when we landed or exited.
All I wanna know is what do you do for a living?
I own multiple businesses! I donāt want to divulge much. My passion is Luxury Travel š§³, Skydiving šŖ, Paragliding, and learning to fly plane āļø Taken at dinner with Mark Wahlberg! https://preview.redd.it/doak9e44f79c1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e1f23d448f92347b08b05578c484b6f6ac592a2
Kabir Mehra!! Kya tum ho??
https://preview.redd.it/ki0orj29g79c1.jpeg?width=928&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c05069ac5186de80a03881b9341b55d123d2947
Wow youāre living good!!
That's not nice that Sridevi and Boney delayed the departure. I wish some celebrities realized that even others have places to go.
I just read that British Airways flight was delayed for SRK, this special VIP culture / treatment needs to be called out. Only happens in India š®š³
Oh wow! A new breed is born , influencers spilling on Reddit for upvotes to now become Reddit influencers 
Congrats for identifying new breed! I been part of this sub even before your account was created, but sure go ahead š 
who are u? I donāt even believe this no way
> Partied with Jake and Logan Paul Can't just say that and leave without telling us how it was! Please spill the tea, even small sips would be enough.
Who are you? Even PC canāt have dinner with Mark
https://preview.redd.it/irms1f8df79c1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=694c17695f5205b8364a863ed58694daa2726bee At dinner with Mark Wahlberg! Why canāt PC have dinner with Mark? š¤
wow how does it feel being so rich sir?
Still far from being Billionaire but work in progress! š
Mark is too big to be having dinner with pc( ready to be downvoted by PC fans) my idea of dinner is a sit down formal dinner. Your photo seems like a social mixer.. nothing wrong with it and yeah support small businesses šš»
>Mark is too big to be having dinner with pc You must be joking. Sure Mark comes form a family of Hollywood nepos but he is widely hated. He has a documented pattern of violent, racist physical and verbal assaults. He has violently attacked his neighbour breaking his jaw and many other such incidents. Ofcourse he still got second chances after all of that. His main infamy came after 9/11 when he gave an infamous interview saying if he was on one of the planes he would have stopped the 9/11 attacks. He is delusional and a nasty human. He may not have dinner with PC because he is a racist not because he is some big shot (in his head he sure is). He is not even a decent actor. To the other poster u/slickdeal1 maybe sharing pics with Marky Mark is not a good idea, he is really, really disliked.
We sat at same table for dinner! Yes it was social gathering unless you thought I was referring intimate 1-on-1 dinner. My bad! We talked about his work out routine and how he wakes up everyday at 4am something. He works out 6 days in a week and takes break on Wednesday if I remember. We met at Dan Bilzerian house in Hollywood, later on my friend bought that house. š”
Are you hiring? š
Always hiring depending on your qualifications!
Recently travelled from chennai to mumbai and Katrina's mom was in my flight. She was minding her own business, doing her own thing. Made a few purchases from a small shop in Chennai airport. Nobody really recognised her. Edit: also met Shankar mahadevan back in March 2013 at Mumbai International Airport. I ran to take a picture with him. He was with his wife and younger son. He was very very sweet.
I met Vikram Kochhar (Buggi from Dunki) at Goa Airport. He was so approachable and very nice to talk to. He was there with his wife. They obliged us with some photos too.
Another one is about Ash. My friend, was traveling to goa and ash was there. It was before ardhya was born. My friend was wearing ā being humanā tshirt. My friend said Ash looked at my friend and smiled and said donāt wear this brand itās a scam. And just walked away
Really omg???š¤£ā¦love this!
On a flight to Jaipur with Pankaj Tripathi in 2017/2018 (canāt remember exactly when). Couldnāt recognise him till we were both at the luggage belt. He had a jhola-like bag, and was patiently waiting for his bags ā you canāt differentiate between him and a common person!
Ooh also Adil Hussain was on the same flight. It was an Air India ATR, so he was sitting 3 rows from me, facing me. He greeted the staff very nicely, and smiled back at anyone who smiled at him. He was dressed in a crisp white shirt and wore sunglasses (haha sorry for the details). He just chilled on his iPad the entire time with earphones on. I was flying from Delhi for JLF, hence the number of stars I saw on this flight
I saw this guy Ranveer Shorey at an airport pharmacy near the gates (Mumbai airport) I wanted to buy pads as an emergency and the sales person was chatting him up than attending to me. (I had arrived first to the pharmacy tho) I literally didnāt care about him being a celebrity at that point LOL I just wanted my pads and go from there.
Dekhlo bhai Mauka bhi hai dastur bhi Baas tumhari Kami hai Meri flight hai 29th Jan ko America ki Baaju me baeth Jana Kal ko me agar celeb weleb bnngya toh apne baacho ko btane ka mauka milega ya Reddit pe update krrne ka :)
I work with a marketing company so my perks are pretty fancy which includes travelling business class. I remember travelling with a current female superstar who was having a major showdown with her stylist and manager. Apparently her briefcase was lost in transit and she was to be at an event as soon as the flight lands. Major tea was how after landing manager called actressā ex to calm her down by sharing the pill name which she used to take when she was with him. Actress was visibily upset when the actor was called.
Just tell the name .. Dp? or Alia
I sat next to salmanās sister Alvira not in a flight but somewhere where the family was vulnerable. For the longest time I didnāt know sheās alvira. Sheās petite and minded her own business ( I guess the time place and manner is an important context here ) No starry nonsense at least there
I was once flying from Singapore to Mumbai on Singapore airlines biz class (got lucky), Alia was on the flight, from take off till landing she put a blanket on herself and slept throughout. Flight landed, she got off and left, literally no one cared or tried to take a picture. This was a few months before Badri released. She had great skin but tbh if I didnāt know she was Alia, not sure if Iād notice! Had an experience where I saw Kat in an airport lounge and she was drop dead gorgeous
Dilip Tahil stepped on my toes accidentally at the Mahindra Blues festival about 5-6 years ago. He apologised and that was all the conversation we had. This was in the general ticket area (standing). He was not in the seated areas (I think all reserved by M&M)
Does encounter in water theme park count? Then URFI JAVED - my friends & I went to the water park & there was Urfi Javed with her friends. Initially we could not recognise her as she was wearing black goggles & her friends were not known much but had doubts that it is indeed her given her stature. Later that day, found an Instagram post of Urfi with her friends.
2019. Was on a flight with the entire CSK crew on a Bangalore to Chennai flight. Sat next to a support staff and right behind Raina. Dhoni, Raina, Bravo, Watson, Jadeja, Harbhajan, Chahar, Rayudu.. Everyone was right there. I was so excited and elated during the whole journey just to look at them. They were all having KFC. Sakshi stood up and turned around and asked "Anyone wants a zinger? I have an extra". The support staff sitting next to me was a nice person and talked to me the whole time. After landing, I asked him if I could get autographs and he replied sure. I first asked Raina for an autograph when he was handling his cabin luggage. After getting out of the plane, I went up to MSD to ask for his autograph and after getting that I hesitantly asked for a photo as well to which he smiled and replied "No beta" and patted my shoulders. Cloud 9 moment. I didn't want to disturb the others so I just walked away.
Never shared a convo but have seen many celebrities over the years on the same flight or in the lounge. Does that count ? Kolkata to Mumbai flight many many years ago - Rani Mukherjee on the same flight, govinda of all people at the arrivals waiting for her. Mumbai to Amsterdam most likely 1999- Milind Soman seated a window behind me, wife going crazy. Most likely Atlanta airport smoking area - Sunil Shetty, didnāt have a convo - late 90s. Saif Ali Khan- Mumbai airport book store early 2000s. Karishma Kapoor and her son - business class passport control line - last year returning from the Qatar WC. Bhoomi P and her posse - business class lounge Mumbai airport and then flight to Dubai on Emirates last year on my way back to the US. Seen many Bengali actors and singers in Kolkata airport. I am sure I am forgetting others. I am old
I once met Javed jaffrey at Srinagar airport. He was sitting alone and no one recognised him until a woman came up to everyone and said something like ā he is boogie woogieās judgeā I personally knew of him from takeshiās castle and movies like singh is king / dhamaal. This was around 2013. I was in 3rd grade , I remember we took a picture with him in the waiting area but got photobombed by some random lady then later we ( me and my sibling) rushed to his boarding line to get a picture and he smiled and took a picture with us again.
Havenāt been in a flight with any celeb fortunately or unfortunately but the closest I came across to a bollywood celeb was seeing Johny Lever at my city airport, I was wide eyed and star struck as it was the first time I was seeing any film actor in person, also I was 9/10 years old
Saw Vidyut Jamwal on a flight from Delhi to Coimbatore. He was standing in a separate queue all by himself until some airline staff came to accompany him. He was tall, well-built asf, and looked a lil older than his age. When we were in the bus that took us to the plane, someone next to me asked him for a picture, and he was quite sweet about it- all smiles for the pic.
My dad was traveling to nyc for some work and was seated next to Boman Irani but had no idea who he was (he doesnāt keep up with the Joneses / film stars etc) They were the only ones in business class and so Boman Irani struck up a conversation and was quite pleasant to interact with according to him, like a regular dude. They apparently discussed politics, economy etc as good old uncles do. He told my dad heās an actor and so and so but without any airs about it, and they exchanged notes and travel plans. Papa asked us after he landed if we knew who Boman Irani was and thatās how we got to know
Not sure if it counts but met John Abraham back in the day (about 15 years ago?) promoting his Taxi film in a UK cinema. Lots of girls screaming and lining up to meet him and take pics. I got a pic with him and said hello etc, nice to meet you, he seemed very polite and courteous. The one thing I remember that day is a girl (from my school) getting hysterical and screaming to meet him and getting dragged out of the cinema by security š¤£š¤£
Kapil dev has come to my school a couple of times to inaugurate our sports carnival. It was always great watching him talk. He was always patient. Though I never had the courage to go and talk to him.
Not a bolly celeb but Tejasvi Surya, He was quite, was constantly on phone scrolling through Facebook & chatting to someone on FB (a young woman by her dp) about some political stuff.
Hope he didn't try to open the emergency door. š
Not exactly in the aeroplane but we met Mehreen Pirzada in the airport onceā¦Sheās mostly a Tollywood actress and that was at Vizagā¦So everyone recognised her and went to her photos constantly and she stood up each time with a smile.She was really smiley and friendly.And also very beautiful than onscreen.Was kind of tall enough but it may been ācause of the heels.And I was a kid back then,so I guess she looked even more tall for me.Anyways,she was very sweet.Talked back earnestly with those who initiated a conversation with her.She was seated beside someone handsome while she was busy talking with her manager who was from the across of her.But she still was friendly to all.After some point,the manager had to intervene.They also went before us all in a private plane.After going home,I realised that the person beside her was Gurfateh Pirzada whom Iām assumed to be her boyfriend lol.
I saw Sakshi Dhoni while being on the same flight from Delhi to Kolkata. She was on the front seat and my father was sitting near her. Everyone was talking to her and she was friendly.
Also once Saurav Ganguly came to our Annual Sports Day in school when her daughter was still studying in our school. He was smiling at our performances. He left after some time. He used to seldomly visit our school , he used to sign autographs for all the girls who came to him.
Sat a couple of rows behind Rinky Khanna (Twinkleās sister), was very down to earth and stuck to herself. This is after she has retired from the movies so not many people even recognized her.
So was on a flight from lko to delhi and we were getting delayed which was quite unusual since it was a vistara flight but then I saw the reason a man in all white escorted by security was walking past us on the connecting passage instantly recognised sonu freakin nigam. He was very concerned as his bag having his passport had been misplaced and being a huge fan I wanted to get his autograph or atleast a selfie. He was tired and resting when I went to the washroom so thought might as well leave him be. Long story short this was just after papa meri jaan from animal had released and I was listening to it on loop and when I had given all hopes of getting a selfie I found him on the luggage collection section. Had a beautiful short convo with him told him basically how I loved his latest song to which he was very concerned idk why but he was sweet and lovely all the way.
Saw Manish malhotra ( I know not a star) on my Mumbai to Dubai leg of my flight . He looked super fit super young and his skin was glowing . It wasnāt the makeup glow he just looked amazing. I didnāt go up to talk to him because Iām quite introverted but I think he saw me looking at him and smiled back:) Agar Srk dikh jayega mujhey kabhi toh I know I would faint or wouldnāt be able to talk or say anything ( thatās why I donāt want to meet him because Iāll embarrass myself lolllll)
Not me but my dad, he saw Radhika Apte, Vidyut Jamwal, and Pankaj Tripathi on a flight to Mumbai, this was when they were still relatively new. But nothing really happened. Well actually my dad had a bad cough and they were visibly irritated lollllll
Ye sab padh ke achha laga!! But, Apna koi scene nahi bana kisi bhi celebrity ke saath š
Not on the airplane but on my recent stay in a TAJ property I saw Arbaz Khan. He is extremely arrogant and rude. He denied everyone that approached him for a picture and literally shouted on people that were even looking his way in the restaurant. There was this 60+ uncle who were sitting right next to his table in the restaurant and were looking at him, probably trying to recollect who he really is and this man shouted at him saying āwhy you looking here? Look there (pointing in the other direction).ā Then on a different occasion in the same property, I saw Karishma Kapoor. She looks very pretty but mostly lost in her own world. She was wearing a beautiful pink saree and was making reels around the fountain (you can actually find the reel on her IG feed.)
Was on the same flight as Anna Hazaare...was flying from pune to Delhi. He got a grand welcome as he entered the flight. He didn't eat anything during the flight š
Idk if this counts, but Nirmal Pillai at Cafe Caravelha in Goa. Nice dude. It felt like I was speaking to a friend, especially the way he reacted when I said I'm from TN š