Content creators fail to recognise Bollywood actor in Delhi’s Khan Market, his humble response wins hearts

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"We are portrait photographers and content creators. We stranger portraits,” the woman says in the video (Image source: @therealstreets_/Instagram)Celebrity spottings and paparazzi chases are a dime a dozen in Mumbai. But casually bumping into a celebrity in Delhi’s Khan Market is a once-in-a-blue-moon affair. Recently, street photographers—who usually click random people—approached a Bollywood actor for a picture for their Instagram handle, without realising who he was.The content creators, who go by the handle @therealstreets_ on Instagram, spotted actor Amit Sadh while taking a stroll in Khan Market. “We are portrait photographers and content creators. We take stranger portraits,” the woman says in the video. “Are you paying in bitcoins?” Sadh jokingly responds, adding, “I am an actor and I don’t work for free.”“What do you want?” the Kai Po Che! actor asks. “Just two or three pictures, hame laga hi tha aap koi actor ho, but yaad nhi aa rha tha kahan dekha hai (We had a hunch you are an actor, but couldn’t place you),” the woman says. “Amit Sadh,” a man points in the background. The video then displays Sadh’s portraits.Sharing the video, the handle wrote, “At first, his sarcasm got us but behind it, he was truly humble and kind enough to let us take his pictures.”Watch the viral reel here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Real Streets | Photographer (@therealstreets_)Also Read | Rapper Honey Singh spotted feeding children near Metro station in Noida; video goes viralThe video sparked a flurry of reactions, with several users slamming the photographers for failing to recognise a critically acclaimed artist. “Never say that I don’t remember your name. It’s disrespectful. Use such opportunities,” a user wrote. “The way he handled the situation is commendable. I relate with the feeling of people looking at you & not being able to pinpoint where exactly do they know you from,” another user commented.“It really hurts when someone says an actor “ Hume pata hain aap actor ho but pata nahi kaha dekha hain “ and that to after such an incredible body of work . I’m so inspired to see how he handled this humiliation,” a third user reacted.© IE Online Media Services Pvt LtdTags:amit Sadhsocial media virals