Oblivious to the scores of fans who had been waiting breathlessly for one glimpse of the super action hero, Jackie Chan preferred to chill out in the air-conditioned comfort of his luxurious suite in Chennai on Friday. The only person who had direct access to him was actress Mallika Sherawat, whose “gorgeous pair” Chan had once publicly praised.
Though Chennai had been doing the Jackie countdown, Chan was far from being affable. He refused to have made-in-India water, and asked for imported mineral water instead. Why just water, even Indian food, which always rates high with celebs, found no favour with him. He found it safer to stick with his own cooks, who had accompanied him on his one-day India visit. Neither did he step out of his room, complaining of jetlag and a dire need of rest.
While Sherawat was flitting in and out of Chan’s room, everybody else was persona non grata for the martial arts superstar. Malayalam superstar Mammooty who was housed on the same floor, when asked if he had had a meeting with Chan, said, “There’s no chance I’ll come anywhere close to meeting him, except on the stage.” Said a source who was present there, “Even when Chan came for a brief photo-op for lensmen at the hotel’s coffee shop, he was not in his elements.”
When a reporter asked Chan if he was looking forward to meeting Amitabh Bachchan, he snapped back saying, “I don’t know who Bachchan is.” Later in the day, Chan, along with Sherawat and a few other stars, watched a few scenes from Kamal Haasan’s Dasavatharam. Meanwhile, Sherawat, who has allegedly charged a bomb from producer Oscar Ravichandran to be there, was said to be the only point of contact to get in touch with Chan.
Even Ravichandran had to place all his requests for Chan through her. One of the first things that she did after landing in Chennai was to head to the stadium to check the security arrangements there. Sherawat acted every bit the diva she thinks she is with those who had thronged the hotel premises in search of a byte. Towards evening Chan left for the Nehru Indoor Stadium along with Big B, Mallika, Mammooty and about 30 bouncers and four bodyguards. There, unexpectedly, a change came over him. And the Kung-Fu king went on to become the showstopper of the evening.
“I would like to work with Kamal, Amitabh Bachchan and Mallika Sherawat. I can sing, I can fight and I am an actor. And when you people find time, call me here, and we will do a movie. I will do the love scenes with Mallika and you guys do the action,” said the Rush Hour actor to resounding applause from the fanatic crowd. As the evening progressed and the crowd cheered more, Chan played to the gallery by trying to get Tamil names right, but failing miserably before giving it up. He was the highlight of the evening, it was Mallika who made a point - if you don’t get it, grab it unabashedly!
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