When Amitabh Bachchan was responsible for Sidharth Malhotra's sleepless nights

Sidharth Malhotra is on cloud nine. The actor, towards the end of last year, performed to some foot tapping numbers of Amitabh Bachchan at an event. What made it better for Sid was that Big B, his childhood hero, was sitting in the front row at the show, watching him dance to his tunes.

“It was a wonderful feeling indeed,” smiles Sidharth. “When the event was organised, I didn’t have any dates for it. But I didn’t wish to miss the opportunity of performing on these exuberant dance numbers, that too in front of Amitabh, and got my dates adjusted.”

He recalls, “I also said a few words for him, and I saw him turn emotional; he was very touched. He spoke to me too later, and asked me how I remembered all those steps to the song in one go.”

The actor says he had sleepless nights when Amitabh praised him. “Some of my friends told me that Amitabh said that it’s good I wasn’t around during his time or I’d have grabbed his characters! This, coming from a legend that has enjoyed such stardom made me emotional,” signs off Sid.