From
carrying
video
cassettes
to
his
favourite
actress'
place
to
actually
giving
her
an
award
on
a
public
function,
Madhur
Bhandarkar
couldn't
digest
the
reality
when
he
met
his
idol
Asha
Parekh.
Sometimes
when
one
comes
face
to
face
with
one's
idol,
one
doesn't
know
how
to
react.
So
it
happened
when
Madhur
Bhandarkar
met
Asha
Parekh
at
an
awards
function
where
Madhur
gave
the
veteran
actress
an
award.
Too
timid
and
'too
much
of
a
fan'
to
express
his
admiration
and
love,
Madhur
couldn't
muster
the
courage
to
say
what
he
had
always
wanted
to
tell
his
favourite
actress.
Until
he
could
hold
his
admiration
back
no
more.
Says
Madhur,
"I
had
saved
it
all
up
for
years.
I
was
and
I
am
Ashaji's
biggest
fan.
I
loved
every
film
of
hers
and
would
watch
Love
In
Tokyo,
Teesri
Manzil,
Jab
Pyar
Kissise
Hota
Hai,
Kanyaadan,
Kati
Patang,
Chirag
and
Main
Tulsi
Tere
Aangan
Ki
over
and
over
again.
When
I
became
an
assistant
at
a
video
parlour,
I
made
sure
I
was
given
the
route
where
Ashaji
lived.
I
told
her
the
exact
location
and
architecture
of
her
bungalow.
She
has
moved.
But
a
part
of
me
still
lives
in
that
bungalow."
Madhur
remembers
he
would
sneak
up
to
her
house
and
try
to
peep
into
her
house
when
the
maid
would
open
the
door
to
take
the
video
cassettes.
Recalls
Madhur,
"I
never
got
a
glimpse
of
my
diva.
When
I
came
face
to
face
with
Ashaji
at
the
awards
function
my
knees
trembled
and
my
hands
shook.
I
couldn't
speak."
Ashaji
smiles
when
told
of
her
biggest
fan's
response
to
being
in
her
presence.
"Madhur
is
a
very
sweet
boy.
And
a
fine
filmmaker.
I
love
his
movies.
He
makes
such
powerful
films
with
women
as
central
characters.
He
told
me
about
how
much
I
meant
to
him.
I
am
surprised
he
still
thinks
well
of
me."
Madhur
wants
to
cast
his
idol
in
a
film.
At
the
moment
Ashaji
is
busy
with
the
first
anniversary
of
her
hospital's
re-opening
on
May
9.
She
plans
to
meet
Madhur
after
that.
Story first published: Friday, May 7, 2010, 14:32 [IST]