A few weeks before our Bollywood Superstars exhibition opened I had an Express Tour scheduled one afternoon. It was just a "normal tour" from a tour operator, with six guests. No protocol, no fuss, so I met them in the lobby to welcome them.
Turned out to be an Indian group, five of them seemed to be the core group, and one guy was kind of just following along.
I noticed some people taking photos of us as we walked along, and one of the guests, the older lady, told some people off for coming too close. I didn't think much more about it, but quickly realised - everyone stopped and stared and took pictures as we moved through the galleries, everyone. Who were these people??
Turned out to be an Indian group, five of them seemed to be the core group, and one guy was kind of just following along.
I noticed some people taking photos of us as we walked along, and one of the guests, the older lady, told some people off for coming too close. I didn't think much more about it, but quickly realised - everyone stopped and stared and took pictures as we moved through the galleries, everyone. Who were these people??
Well, it turned out to be Jaya Bachchan!
I hadn't delved too deep into our Bollywood information just yet, but when I did, I realised - she is true Bollywood ROYALTY! Closest Hollywood comparison might be Meryl Streep? Everyone who is into Bollywood movies knows her, and her whole family.
I had no idea! Maybe for the better?
But when our Bollywood exhibition opened, guess who is on the welcoming screen and the first thing you see when you enter the space..:
In fact, Jaya Bachchan (and even more so her actor husband Amitabh Bachchan) appears in many, many places in the exhibition; and the curators got super excited when I told them about my tour. To imagine Jaya Bachchan had been there, all incognito!
Well, she was very lovely, as was the whole group. I enjoyed the tour, and I hope they did too!
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