Actress Wamiqa Gabbi recently shared a heartwarming story about her father’s unusual benchmark for her success, revealing that he would consider her truly successful the day Amitabh Bachchan invited her to his home for lunch.
Wamiqa made the revelation while appearing on the quiz reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati with actor Rajkummar Rao and lawyer Ujwal Nikam to promote their upcoming film Prahaar.
Recalling her father’s long-standing wish, Wamiqa said he had always documented her professional journey through photographs and videos and believed that an invitation from Bachchan would mark a special milestone in her career.
Taking matters into her own hands, Wamiqa said she even mentioned the lunch wish in a letter she sent to the veteran actor. She jokingly told Bachchan that her father had said she would one day have lunch at his home and hinted that perhaps the invitation might follow after she had written it down.
Bachchan did reply to her letter, but, as Wamiqa recalled, his response contained a gracious thank-you rather than an invitation.
The exchange prompted Bachchan to quip that he had not said he would invite her for lunch.
Wamiqa then joked that she had searched the letter for some indication of what she should eat, saying she had expected to find a line asking whether she preferred vegetarian or non-vegetarian food.
Bachchan subsequently gave her a chance to turn the long-awaited lunch into a possibility through the show’s Super Sandook round. Explaining the special condition, he said contestants who answered all 10 questions correctly would be invited to his home for a meal.
The announcement left Wamiqa visibly excited as she looked forward to potentially fulfilling her father’s long-standing dream.
