It was a chance meeting that made a little girl’s day. South superstar Mahesh Babu, who is in New York shooting for the Telugu film Maharshi that’s being directed by Vamsi Paidipally, happens to be staying in the same hotel that Ranbir Kapoor is camped in currently. Ranbir and mum Neetu Kapoor are in NYC where Rishi Kapoor is currently undergoing treatment at the Sloan Kettering Hospital for what is reportedly suspected to be cancer.
[caption id="attachment_154085" align="aligncenter" width="696"] Mahesh Babu and Namrata Shirodkar's daughter Sitara[/caption]
So far so good. Then, because it is a ten-day schedule, Mahesh was joined by his wife (former Bollywood actress) Namrata Shirodkar and kids Gautam and Sitara. Daughter Sitara’s excitement knew no bounds when she learned that Ranbir was in the hotel and he was being visited for a day by his co-star and friend Alia Bhatt. Sitara is a big Alia fan and began pestering her mother to take her to meet the Bollywood actress.
That was easily organized and Namrata accompanied by Sitara called upon Alia and Ranbir in their hotel room. While Ranbir sat smiling, Alia engaged Sitara in conversation and inquired about her school, favourite subjects, hobbies, etc. She made the little girl’s day and then happily posed for pictures that soon went up on social media. Meanwhile, Papa Mahesh Babu put in a working day at NYC with the actress Pooja Hegde.
[caption id="attachment_154086" align="aligncenter" width="696"] Sitara with Alia Bhatt in NYC[/caption]
Maharshi is the Tollywood superstar’s landmark 25th film. It is slated to release on April 5, 2019, which is also the release date of that other Telugu heavyweight actor and MP Chiranjeevi’s big budget period drama Sye Raa Narasimha that is heavy on computer graphics and VFX. The South is abuzz with the excitement of this big box office clash in the offing because both Mahesh Babu and Chiranjeevi have loyal and massive fan followings in Hyderabad and Tamil Nadu.
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