After Jaya's
wonderful write up - I will briefly share my experience too
I will start with
when I met Sanaya first time at the Star Parivaar Meet and Greet
Yes I met Barun and
Sanaya at SPL - it was crazy the whole room was there to see Barun and Sanaya felt
a little bad for Suraj, Sandhya, Pratigya and Kokila - but I hugged them all -
of course Barun and Sanaya were last
my quiver came with
Sanaya who was last along the line and my heart rate was increasing, and throat
dry as I came upto her and i really couldn't speak when I saw her so I hugged
her very hard and to my surprise she hugged me back just as hard! my mind still
didn't register that I was talking to her but I managed to say that I was
looking forward to her performance and how awesome i thought she was - I think
she said she was looking forward to the performance and loved coming to the UK
it was a bit of a blur - they also stayed around for hours even though they
were very tired as the event was not best organised and you had to up to the
stars 5-6 times for autographs gift giving photos etc Sanaya was very tired and
sitting down at the end but still signed autographs and laughed when I told her
I only learnt Hindi form watching her shows - Sanaya was warm and friendly and
very genuine and I genuinely felt the love back from her which we all gave her.
and now AVTA
2 years later - the quiver
was still there - Jaya has already given you a run down on the pre- Sanaya
evening - we also met some other crazy Sanaya fans including Fuzzy and Fauzi
there and we were all tense as to how the evening would work and how we would
meet Sanaya and even more so - how excited we would be when she finally gets
the award she so rightly deserves .
Also I was highly
distracted the whole week when I knew we were going to meet her - and of course
as soon as AVTA tickets were announced I couldn't get them quick enough!
I was having a photo
with Karan Tacker ( who I had missed earlier due to painting my nails - which I
very rarely do!) then I saw Vivian out of the corner of my eye and then I thought
OMG Sanaya must have arrived too! I quickly went back to where Jaya was and
there were Sanaya and Mohit - the quiver came back full force as well as the
being tongue-tied - I waited patiently whilst she finished speaking to the last
person and then it was my turn to meet her - - Jaya is right - she is so
delicate and looked like an angel in her golden dress, but yet she is so strong,
articulate and warm and generous
I gave her my gifts -
to which she said there was no need - but I told her she would like them and
that they were just a small token of appreciation of the immense joy she gives
us all through her screen presence both in her shows and off screen - of course
I had rehearsed what I would say to Sanaya before I met her - but as soon as
you see her all thoughts leave your head as you stand in awe of her aura and
glow which Jaya describes much better than me
I did manage to tell
her she meant a lot to me as her shows kept me going when I was going through a
tough time and she was genuinely concerned and touched - which proves how much
she cares about people even complete strangers like me! I told her I was
looking forward to her receiving the award - to which she said in a genuine and
heart-breaking manner - but you know I never win anything - I told her this time
she would! Of course there was so much to say to her but I knew I would forget
so I wrote it all in the card I gave her.
Then I spoke to
Mohit - he was very close by and seemed touched and surprised at my gift for
him and said just like Sanaya that I shouldn't have - I told him that you guys
work so hard and give so much of your selves to your fans through your acting
and off=screen bytes that it is a very small gesture from me in return! 12+
hours is no mean feat.
I asked him for a
photo and asked him about his new show and said I was looking forward to it -
he said a new girl was going to be in it and then thanked me for wanting to
watch it. I also told him I voted for him and I really hoped he would win! He
said he had no idea what would happen.
Then it was back to
Sanaya and pictures and autographs from her which Jaya very kindly got me -
Sanaya was very gracious never said no to anyone's request and took photos and
wrote autographs and smiled and chatted with everyone - you could tell she
enjoyed the warmth and love given to her by her fans!
I asked for a
picture with Sanaya and Mohit together and she called Mohit over baby' - she then
obliged us with more photos and I asked Sanaya if she was going to be in London
for a few days she said both London and travelling around - I didn't ask her
about her shows as I was sure everyone else would have asked her . I told both
Sanaya and Mohit that I loved them both, voted for them and wished them the
best of luck for the awards!
During dinner the
awards ceremony - I was screaming whenever Sanaya, Mohit, Rangrasiya was
mentioned and also did not have a voice left at the end of the evening and also
got strange looks - we stood up when Mohit got his award and watched Sanaya and
Mohit hug - then of course when Sanaya was nominated we were screaming her name
before it was announced and went bonkers when her name was declared winner -
she definitely looked our way whilst accepting at her mad vocal loony fans! Mohit
and Sanaya hugged again when she won!
Went up with Jaya at
the end to congratulate them and hugged Sanaya on the shoulders, touched heads and squeezed Mohit's hand in congratulations (
they were sitting down) and they both looked very happy to have won and then I
knew it was all worth it and they said thank you
I did see them from
a distance whilst the party was on they were in the lobby talking to another
couple - I just waved and walked on -
they had given a lot of themselves to us that evening and I was so happy to
have been able to meet Sanaya for the second time and Mohit for the first. They
seem genuinely in love and looked out for each other all evening and were so
happy for each other after their wins. Tacker was on form as host and flirted
wildly with the girls onstage and was a lovely guy off stage - I told him I loved
EHMBH and Jhalak and was glad he was getting to explore London/UK for a few
days and wished he got a new show soon too.
I briefly talked to
Vivian and Vahbiz and told them I enjoyed their shows too and wished them a
good time in London and they were gracious and warm as well.
All photos were on
Jaya's camera as I just failed to get mine out due to all the distractions!
AVTA turned into a
relaxed affair with lots of opportunities to meet the stars and was very
special. I am sure no matter how many times I meet Sanaya I will be conversing
with her in my head for days afterwards with all the things I wish I had told
her - and I totally understand Fuzzy and Fauzi and how they would travel to
meet her - I would travel anywhere to meet her given the opportunity she is that special!
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