Jackie Shroff Reflects on His “Bhidu” Message to Ananya Panday: “My Childhood Memories Endure…”

Recall the moment when Jackie Shroff sent Ananya Panday a casual “Bhidu” text, only to remain silent afterward? Recently, the actor shed light on the reason behind this in a conversation with Humans of Bombay. Shroff explained, “It was just to let her know that I am always there. Mere dost ka baccha hai [She is my friend’s kid]. All these kids are my friends. Their fathers aren’t my friends. They were at one time.” Emphasizing his camaraderie with the younger generation, he added, “These kids, they all go to parties. Even I party. Their fathers don’t party. I like all kinds of music, I like to dance sometimes on my own. I do my thing, so this is where I find my little buddies. Jitne bhi bhidu hai mere, they don’t think that some relic is coming, some dinosaur is coming. They accept me. Because I am on their level. My childhood hasn’t gone. Mera bachpana nahi gaya hai.”

For those who missed it, during the promotion of her latest film “Kho Gaye Hum Kahan,” Ananya Panday, along with co-stars Siddharth Chaturvedi and Adarsh Gourav, shared the amusing incident on a podcast hosted by Rohan Joshi and Tanmay Bhat. Ananya recalled, “Can I tell what happened with me about Jackie sir? He just randomly texted me saying ‘Bhidu.’ I asked him, ‘Yes sir?’ and he didn’t reply. Then I met him a few days later at a screening or some event. I said, ‘Sir, you just sent me Bhidu and you didn’t reply, what’s up?’. He said, ‘I just wanted to tell you ki main hoon’.”

It’s worth noting that Ananya Panday is a devoted fan of Jackie Shroff, evident from her birthday wish to the veteran actor a few years ago. Sharing a throwback picture of Shroff holding her as a child, Ananya expressed, “Happy birthday to the coolest there is and ever will be! #MajorFanGirl. Clearly, I’ve been loving the Shroffs since 1998 (Tiger Shroff, are you listening?).”

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In terms of upcoming projects, Ananya Panday is set to grace the screen in “Control” and “The Untold Story of C Sankaran Nair.” On the other hand, Jackie Shroff’s latest appearance was in “Mast Mein Rehne Ka,” where he shared the screen with Neena Gupta and Monika Panwar.

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