May 12, 2006

Dear Friends,

I am Mahesh, a student living in Innsbruck, Austria. In Austria, it has become quite common that we see lot of Indian film shooting. But I had never paid attention towards each and every shooting. This time I did because it was our mega star Chiranjeevi garu. The shooting was for the film “Stalin” and they were shooting a song sequence with the actress Trisha and others, choreographed by Raj Sundhram and his assistants.

I am a great fan of our mega star Chiranjeevi garu. It was my pleasure meeting him face to face and sharing some moments with him. This instance took place on May 11 2006 at 8:30 a.m. As usual, I was on my way to my work by my bike. I saw a group of people shooting near my university and a face seemed to be a familiar. It took me a few seconds to recognize that it was our Chiranjeevi garu. I could not believe my eyes. I parked my bike near the shooting spot and was watching his shooting for few minutes.

During the break, I went and introduced myself to him. I was really nervous and speechless since I met him unexpectedly. First question I asked him was whether he is Chiranjeevi garu and he replied that he is. I told him that I was excited to see him and that I was stuck for words. He asked me to relax. Then, he asked my name again and what I am doing in Innsbruck. Then, I congratulated him for receiving Padma Bushan award. He again went back to do the dance steps.

Later, during the second break he came back. I had a chance to see his dance sequence in the camera monitor. Finally, I asked him if I could take a picture with him and he granted. He asked me to join the shooting and enjoy the moments. I gladly joined the shooting and was watching him very closely. I found him to be very quick in grasping. His dance sequences were amazing. After an hour, I saw a cute young woman joining him. It was the Trisha. Then, I had a short chat with her too and took couple of pictures. I also learnt few dance steps from Raj Sundhram.

At last, it was the lunch break. I had a typical upma with lime pickle with the whole group. Then, I went back to my university after spending 4 hours with the shooting group. This is one of my beautiful moments, hence I thought of sharing with the fans of the mega star. Attached are some of the pictures taken with the mega star Chiranjeevi, Trisha and Raj Sundhram.

With Regards,
Mahesh
Austria