Ashish Vidyarthi's classy response to being mistaken as Ashutosh Gowariker by a fan at the airport goes viral

During his appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show in 2022, Ashish Vidyarthi humorously recounted how he is frequently mistaken for Ashutosh Rana. Adding to the mix-ups, a recent viral video shows a fan at the airport mistakenly identifying him as filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker. The fan, thrilled to be recording with Vidyarthi, excitedly declared she had met Gowariker, unaware of the error. Despite the potential awkwardness, Vidyarthi's graceful and humorous response has been widely praised, making the moment a viral sensation.

The video captures the fan excitedly recording, saying, “Ashutosh Gowariker, he is on the same flight as me. I am so happy, sir," as Ashish walks behind her. Instead of reacting negatively, the actor responded with warmth and humour, saying, aachha, if you promise not to edit it… ye meri khaasiyat hai. Aap log Kapil Sharma Show dekhiyega iske liye. Har ek koi mujhe alag alag naam se pukaarta hai. Pehli baar kisine Ashutosh Gowariker bulaya hai. (Okay, if you promise not to edit this… this is my specialty. You all should watch The Kapil Sharma Show for this—everyone calls me by different names. But this is the first time someone has called me Ashutosh Gowariker).

When the girl insisted she was correct, he gently corrected her: “Mera naam Ashish Vidyarthi hai! (My name is Ashish Vidyarthi!)" — leading to an embarrassed facepalm from the fan. The video has been a hit with fans, and it's sure to make you laugh! Fans also lauded Ashish Vidyarthi for his graceful and sporting response to the mix-up.

For those unfamiliar, during Ashish Vidyarthi's appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show, he mentioned, My name is Ashish Vidyarthi, and many people don’t know that! Sometimes it does become a problem. Wherever I travel, people come to me with an autograph book and now a selfie and say, ‘Ashutosh Ji (Ashutosh Rana) we want to click a picture with you!’ I then say, ‘My name is Ashish Vidyarthi.

He also added, Once I went somewhere and a person called me by an interesting name, ‘Sadashiv Puri’ which is the mixed name of Amrapurkar (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and Amrish Puri. Then the latest incident happened in Himachal. Someone came to me with his kid and told him, ‘Click the photo, click the photo! Beta you don’t recognise him? He’s Girish Karnad ji!’.