Sanjeev Kapoor is a popular name in India and even across Asia. He is one of India’s most celebrated chefs, who is known for his interesting recipes and grounded personality. Sanjeev Kapoor became a household name with his iconic show, Khana Khazana. Even though, he has stayed away from media and public attention, most recently, the famous chef opened up about not being able to recognise some legendary Bollywood actors.
Sanjeev Kapoor recalls being called badtameez
Recently, the chef, Sanjeev Kapoor sat down for a candid conversation with The Lallantop, in which he shared an embarrassing moment from his life. He opened up about an incident from 1992, when he had returned to India from New Zealand and had become the youngest Executive Chef at Mumbai’s Centaur Hotel. At that time, the hotel was a hub for Bollywood celebrities. Talking about the incident, he shared that once he was called badtameez for not recognising Bollywood actors. He was quoted as saying:
“At the party, they made me meet Bollywood stars. I met everyone and came to my office after that. The banquet manager also came to my office. He told me that since you are new, I have to talk to you. He told me that you have to change your attitude. Tum bahut badtameez insaan ho.”
Sanjeev Kapoor continued to add that after being called badtameez, he was confused because he did not know what he had done. Then he defended himself by saying that he was asked about recent releases and since he had stayed in New Zealand, he had no idea about that. He also shared that if he would have been asked about actors, his reaction would have been different. In his words:
“I didn’t understand what I did. He told me, ‘I made you meet so many Bollywood stars, but you acted like you don’t know anyone.’ He asked me, ‘You don’t know who is Anu (Malik) and Nadeem-Shravan?’ He asked me about the film Aashiqui and I didn’t know about the film. This film was released when I was in New Zealand. No Hindi films used to be released in New Zealand, and we didn’t know about the recent releases. If he had asked something about Amitabh Bachchan, I would have told, but this was a new film and these were all new people. He told me, ‘Tum kya insaan ho?’ Then he said that I have to be trained.”
More about Sanjeev Kapoor
Sanjeev Kapoor was born on April 10, 1964, in Ambala and he is a popular Indian chef, television personality and entrepreneur. Sanjeev gained nationwide fame with his long-running television show, Khana Khazana, which aired from 1993 to 2012 and became one of Asia’s longest-running cookery shows. Later, he also launched his own food channel, FoodFood, which made him the first chef globally to do so. Apart from TV, he is the founder of multiple restaurant chains including The Yellow Chilli and Stir Crazy. In 2017, the chef also won India’s fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Shri.
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