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Ashish Vidyarthi’s response to a fan who mistook him for Ashutosh Gowariker is going viral for how gracefully and humorously he handled it.
Ashish Vidyarthi mistaken for Ashutosh Gowariker by a fan
When Ashish Vidyarthi appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show in 2022, he shared that he is often mistaken for fellow actor Ashutosh Rana. However, in a now-viral video, a fan at the airport hilariously confused him for filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker. A video going viral on social media captures a fan at the airport recording herself with Ashish Vidyarthi, excitedly claiming that she met filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, without realizing the mix-up. While it could have been an awkward moment, Ashish Vidyarthi handled the situation with grace and humour, and his epic reaction has won hearts!
The video shows the girl, excitedly recording a video and saying, “Ashutosh Gowariker, he is on the same flight as me. I am so happy, sir,” as Ashish walks behind her. Rather than getting offended, the actor responds with warmth and humour, saying, “Achha, if you promise not to edit it… ye meri khaasiyat hai. Aap log Kapil Sharma Show dekhiyega iske liye. Har ek koi mujhe alag alag naam se pukaarta hai. Pehli baar kisine Ashutosh Gowariker bulaya hai. (Okay, if you promise not to edit this… this is my specialty. You all should watch The Kapil Sharma Show for this—everyone calls me by different names. But this is the first time someone has called me Ashutosh Gowariker).”
When the girl insists she recognized him correctly, he gently corrects her: “Mera naam Ashish Vidyarthi hai! (My name is Ashish Vidyarthi!)” — prompting a facepalm moment from the embarrassed fan. Fans have been loving the video, and it is sure to leave you in splits! Fans also praised Ashish Vidyarthi for gracefully and sportingly handling the situation.
“I watched that episode, and @AshishVid said the same thing!” wrote one fan, while another one commented, “He is so down to earth ! He was in perth last month and he was interacting with everyone as if he lives here !” A third netizen wrote, “The way he handled this is a class.”
For the unversed, when Ashish Vidyarthi graced The Kapil Sharma Show, he said, “My name is Ashish Vidyarthi, and many people don’t know that! Sometimes it does become a problem. Wherever I travel, people come to me with an autograph book and now a selfie and say, ‘Ashutosh Ji (Ashutosh Rana) we want to click a picture with you!’ I then say, ‘My name is Ashish Vidyarthi.’”
He also added, “Once I went somewhere and a person called me by an interesting name, ‘Sadashiv Puri’ which is the mixed name of Amrapurkar (Sadashiv Amrapurkar) and Amrish Puri. Then the latest incident happened in Himachal. Someone came to me with his kid and told him, ‘Click the photo, click the photo! Beta you don’t recognise him? He’s Girish Karnad ji!’.”
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