Main Apara banna chahti hoon
| Apara Mehta |
Apara Mehta has a fan who dresses and behaves just like her. And insists she looks like her too!
Sapana Patil Poojary
Dealing with crazy fans can be quite a task. Although some actors get traumatised handling admirers, some actors like Apara Mehta admit to enjoying the attention they get.
Mehta has a crazy fan but she does not feel is threatened by her, she is only amused.
Apara recalls how she came across this Gujarati lady who claims to be a lookalike of her. "She is an ardent fan of my plays. She watches the first show of every new play I do. And every time, she manages the first seat in the first row. Not only that, after the play ends, she hands me cards and letters. I don't remember her name but she keeps herself updated about the goings-on in my life," she says.
Apparently, this lady loves to dress up like Apara and in fact believes that she looks like her on-screen idol. Apara says, "It's laughable. She doesn't look like me at all. I am amazed at how she can believe that she looks like me by merely dressing up like me. What amuses me further is her claim that people surround her whenever she steps out on the roads thinking she is me."
She continues, "It's really funny when she tells me such stories. Obviously she is under some strange delusion. It's so sad. She leaves her hair loose and wears large bindis and thinks she looks like me. In fact, there are women who tell me that 'woh hamare ghar ki Savita hai' (she is the Savita of our house) or 'woh hamare group ki Savita hai' (she is the Savita of our group)."
However, Apara foresees no trouble coming from her admirer. "You know, I am good to my fans. I respect them," she says. "I always make it a point to talk to them nicely. I feel without them, my success would not have been possible. I am certain it is this woman's way of showing appreciation, and she doesn't mean any harm. Some actors complain that they can't handle fans but I don't have such problems. When I find my fans irritating, I tell them very firmly but politely that they are calling at a wrong time."
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