New Delhi: A day after former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni announced his retirement from the international Cricket, wishes started pouring from all around the world. Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh also shared a throwback picture with his ‘Hero’ and also shared fanboy memory of him. He described the picture as one of his ‘most prized possessions.’
Taking to Instagram, the Padmavaat actor wrote “This little gem of a photo is one of my prized possessions. It was taken around the year 2007/08 at ND Studio in Karjat. I was about 22 years old, working as an assistant director. I took up this particular job only because the ad film featured the one and only MS Dhoni. I was overworked and underpaid, but I didn’t care- I just wanted to be in his presence.”
Ranveer added that he was injured at that time during the shoot but he ‘worked through the pain’ so that he could get his reward in the form of a brief meeting with the captain or ‘maybe get a photo with him’ — he got both.
“I was even injured at the time, but I worked through the pain in the hope that as a reward for my sincere efforts, I would be granted a chance to briefly meet MSD and maybe get a photo with him. When I finally met him, I was completely awestruck. He was so humble, so down-to-earth, full of grace and exuded an unmistakable aura of kindness. My love, respect and reverence for him grew even stronger,” Ranveer added.
Sharing another memory of his fanboy moment, Ranveer Singh wrote: “After I did my first movie, Sapna (who was our common hairstylist at the time) called me one day and said ‘hey I know you’re a massive MSD fan, he’s shooting at Mehboob studio, come and meet him if you’d like’. Man-oh-man! I just dropped everything and rushed to the studio to meet him! He was jovial and warm and praised my performance in Band Baaja Baaraat.
“We hung out, I had my cap and jersey signed by him, like a true fanboy. That day, I felt like I was walking on the clouds. Since then, every time that I have the good fortune of meeting him, I am left energised and enthused, as if a big brother has blessed me with energy and motivation to go out and be the best that I can be,” he added.
“MSD is one of the greatest sportsmen to have ever lived. I’m lucky to have witnessed his playing career in my lifetime. A paragon of excellence. An icon of the sport. My hero forever.”
