On
a
trip
to
Ajmer
Sharif,
a
fakir
told
Nikhil
Dwivedi
that
he
would
become
a
big
celebrity
Nikhil
Dwivedi's
first
release,
My
Name
Is
Anthony
Gonsalves;
directed
by
E
Niwas
releases
next
month.
But
long
before
he
even
decided
to
act,
this
former
Videocon
executive
was
in
Ajmer
Sharif,
when
a
fakir
told
him
that
he
was
going
to
become
a
famous
personality.
Complete
coincidence
Says
a
source
close
to
Nihkil,
"The
trip
to
Ajmer
Shariff
was
coincidental.
Nikhil
was
working
in
Videocon
and
Shah
Rukh
was
the
brand
ambassador.
He
needed
to
brainstorm
with
King
Khan,
who
was
pressed
for
time.
SRK
was
leaving
for
Ajmer
Sharif
to
pray
for
his
secretary
Anwar
who
was
unwell
(now
deceased).
The
actor
asked
Nikhil
to
come
along
on
the
trip."
They
reached
the
dargah
but
got
separated
in
the
crowds.
When
Nikhil
spotted
SRK
at
a
distance,
he
started
running
towards
him.
Suddenly
a
fakir
came
up
to
Nikhil
and
asked,
'Why
are
you
running
after
people?
Some
day
you
are
going
to
be
a
big
man
a
star
and
you
will
have
people
running
after
you.'
When
Nikhil
recited
the
incident
to
SRK,
he
simply
smiled."
Predictions
Nikhil
admits
that
the
incident
did
take
place
but
smiles,
"But
I
am
still
a
long
way
to
becoming
what
the
fakir
had
predicted." However
he
is
all
praise
for
SRK,
"Shah
Rukh
is
very
guarded
in
his
compliments
but
if
he's
fond
of
someone
he
will
do
everything
to
help
him.
He
doesn't
want
to
spoil
you
as
it's
a
tough
world
out
there
and
he's
himself
had
to
work
hard."
The
debutant
star
is
all
praises
for
SRK's
production
house,
"Red
Chillies,
are
the
line
producers
of
MNIAG
and
they've
helped
us
a
lot
with
their
expertise.
SRK's
office
staff
has
worked
overtime
for
us.
And
yet
they
didn't
charge
us
any
money."
According
to
Nikhil,
Shah
Rukh
has
helped
them
put
the
film
together,
"Nobody
wanted
to
produce
a
film
with
a
new
boy
and
limited
budget.
E
Niwas
had
just
shot
for
Red
Chillies.
He
did
a
test
shoot
with
his
own
money
and
gave
the
DVD
to
Shah
Rukh.
His
office
felt
the
project
was
worthy
enough
and
said
yes
to
us.
The
film
wouldn't
have
got
the
shape
it
did
if
it
wasn't
for
Shah
Rukh,
Red
Chillies,
the
entire
team
and
office
staff."
From
bar
to
star
In
the
film
Nikhil
plays
a
bartender
who
strives
to
become
a
big
star.
It's
similar
to
his
own
life
except
"I
was
never
so
poor
as
I
am
in
the
film,"
says
Nikhil.
"I
had
this
dream
that
will
get
a
break
and
make
it
big
in
Hindi
films.
Today
there's
a
lot
of
anxiety
about
the
outcome.
Stardom
doesn't
come
easy."
Story first published: Wednesday, December 26, 2007, 14:58 [IST]