Shiv Thakare: “Whenever it used to rain, the first thing that used to come to my mind was Raveena ji’s song"

This weekend's episode of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa was very special and memorable for everyone's beloved Shiv Thakare. In the recent episode, Raveena Tandon visited Jhalak as a celebrity guest. On the other hand, Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal came to support his wife and Jhalak participant Dhanashree Verma.

The weekend episode is going to be close to Shiv Thakare’s heart. Revealing about the reasons, he said, “This weekend episode is going to be with me for a lifetime. First, I got a chance to meet Raveena Tandon, ma’am. Second, one of the top bowlers of today's time, Yuzvendra Chahal, told me that ‘Shiv Bhai is a big fan’. Third, it is about my dream, and I am working hard to reach there (becoming an actor). Farah Khan ma’am told me ‘Shiv tu abhi actor ban ja’ (Shiv, you become an actor now). When a person like Farah Ma’am, who is not just a choreographer, but an actress and film director, says such things, it means a lot for a person like me, who is striving to achieve it.”

Being a big fan of Raveena Tandon, Shiv Thakare was super excited to meet her and to perform in front of her, but his choreographer, Romsha Shing, made this meeting ‘horribly’ memorable for both Shiv and Raveena.

Talking about it, Shiv Thakare said, “Whenever it used to rain, the first thing that used to come to my mind was Raveena ji’s Tip Tip song. I was so excited to meet her and impress her, but my choreographer and team made me a Zombie. I was okay with the idea earlier, but on the final day, when they started doing makeup, I regretted it. I was like mere aai-baba ne ek handsome ladka paida kiya tha aur yeh log ne mera Zombi bana diya (my mother-father gave birth to a handsome boy, but these guys turned me into Zombi). Even I got scared of myself twice.”

“I was feeling so uncomfortable in front of Raveena ma’am in my zombie avatar that I told her ‘I don’t look so bad; I'm a slightly better version of this. I wanted to come to you and share some movement with you, which later on I could post on my social media’. But when Raveena ji told me that ‘don’t worry, I do follow your journey and the white flowers you gifted me, I will surely take with me’, tabhi mere jaan main jaan aayi (I felt relaxed), “Shiv Thakare concluded.