The
Akshay
Kumar
fan
who
won
a
date
with
her
idol
in
an
online
charity
auction,
came
away
charmed.
She
recounts
the
experience.
New
York-based
neurologist
Shazia
Wahedna
finally
got
to
meet
her
idol
Akshay
Kumar
in
Toronto,
Canada.
The
doctor
had
put
up
the
highest
bid
$13500
dollars
(approx
Rs
6
lakh)
for
a
breakfast
date
with
Akshay
at
a
charity
auction
organised
by
Farah
Khan
last
month.
Highest
bidder
Says
Shazia,
"I
was
scared
that
I
wouldn't
win
the
auction
so
I
put
in
the
highest
bid
I
could
manage
$19000
(approx
Rs
9
lakh)
for
the
online
auction
but
ended
up
paying
$13500,
the
final
bid
amount.
I'm
glad
the
proceeds
are
going
to
charity.
I
have
been
a
lifelong
fan
of
Akshay
and
have
watched
all
his
movies.
I
watch
the
first
show
of
every
film
of
his."
She
learned
of
the
auction
on
a
website.
"It's
for
a
great
cause
so
I
didn't
mind.
In
fact,
I
was
very
apprehensive
that
someone
else
would
bid
higher
than
me.
I
had
to
stay
up
all
night
every
day
or
bid
the
highest.
So
I
put
in
the
highest
amount
so
no
one
could
beat
me!"
Shazia
was
charmed
by
the
actor's
pleasant
behaviour
and
down-to-earth
attitude.
She
says,
"Originally,
the
plan
was
to
have
a
breakfast
date
at
a
Mumbai
five-star
but
I
am
anxious
about
not
getting
a
visa
to
India.
I
spoke
to
Ajay
Virmani
(the
actor's
close
friend)
in
Toronto
and
through
the
auction
website,
requesting
Akshay
to
have
have
breakfast
in
Canada
or
USA.
Kumar
is
such
a
generous
and
wonderful
human
being
that
he
told
Ajay
if
I
win
he'd
meet
me
outside
India."
She
continues,
"Akshay
met
me
in
Toronto
on
October
19.
The
ride
from
New
York
to
Toronto
was
the
most
exciting
one
I
have
had
in
my
life.
He
suggested
changing
the
time
from
breakfast
to
dinner.
We
met
at
Italian
restaurant
Trattoria
Sotto
Sotto
in
downtown
Toronto.
He
took
so
much
care
of
me
I
was
stunned.
I
was
very
nervous
but
when
he
walked
in
there
was
something
so
comfortable
in
his
attitude
that
I
relaxed.
He
has
no
starry
airs.
We
had
a
lovely
chat
for
over
two
hours."
Five-course
meal
Akki
chose
a
five-course
meal
a
salad
with
goat
cheese
and
chickpeas,
three
different
pastas
with
pesto,
tomato
and
cheese
sauce
and
the
main
entr
©e
was
fish.
"I
wanted
to
visit
his
Indo-Canadian
joint
venture
film
(Breakaway)
shoot
the
next
day
and
he
treated
me
magnificently
there.
Akshay
is
a
thorough
gentleman.
He
kept
asking
me
if
I
was
comfortable.
It
was
the
experience
of
a
lifetime
for
me.
I
have
supported
other
charities
in
the
past
but
because
I
love
him
so
much
as
his
fan
I
would
support
any
cause
he
does.
If
another
opportunity
like
this
comes
along,
I
would
do
it
again."
Says
Khiladi
Kumar,
"It
was
lovely
meeting
Shazia
and
I
had
a
great
time
getting
to
know
her."
Story first published: Monday, October 25, 2010, 17:36 [IST]