i saw kiran shah! a brush with a celebrity

[lobelia321]

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Omg.

Today I sat three seats down from Kiran Shah on the Eastward-bound Piccadilly tube line, between Hyde Park Corner and Leicester Square.

At first, all I noticed was, oh, what a short person. Then I remembered B.K. and the fic I just posted about him and bent forwards for a closer look. Then I noted the short person was Indian, and had very little hair, and looked, in fact, just like this, and I did a most absurd double-take and heart-flutter.

Then I just sat there and threw glances at the dark window opposite wherein he was reflected. All sorts of thoughts went through my mind, among them the following:

- I wish I were azewewish because then I would just rush up to him and say, "Hello!"
- If lazlet were here, she'd understand why I'm not doing it!
- Should I just walk over, past the punters, and say, "Excuse me, are you Shiran Khan? I recognise you from the extended DVD and could you write your autograph on this piece of paper? I am so honoured to meet you." (Yes, I debated the word 'honoured.')
- Omg, I've posted a story on the web, in the public domain and available for the entire world to read, about how you, Mr Shah, have sex with John Rhys-Davies and snog Viggo Mortensen. I feel so mortified.
- And it is truly public because only two days ago, doing research for my B.K. fic, I googled 'Kiran Shah foot', and the very first hit that came back was my own Kiran/Viggo fic, quite plain for anybody to see. Ack.
- But yet I look so respectable and middle-class and middle-age, clutching my academic book on Botticelli and my Election-Guardian, how would anyone know I am really the porny lobelia321 in disguise?
- Oh, here's my station. I could just continue sitting here and stalk him to his eventual destination. Otoh, I am meeting my friend for lunch in 15 minutes. Oops, I'm on the platform. I am wandering in the wrong direction, I am so flustered. One last stare, and up the escalator.

I immediately txted those of you whom I have in my mobile and it is only hours later, that I realised that I was in such a state that I txted his name as 'Shiran Khan', not 'Kiran Shah'! A weird amalgamation with Shahrukh Khan... So then I was relieved that I did not make a fool of myself by accosting the man and saying, "Hi, you're Shiran Khan!" (NOT!)

But goodness, what an experience.

Who knows? On my next trip to the daunting capital of this land, I may see Derek Benfield and then I will truly pee my pants. (Oh Lordy, the things we had him do...)

In other news: my constituency has turned from 13 years Labour to Liberal Democrats! Wee! (Them's wot i voted for altho i kud only vote locally, grr. But still! We had a whopping great LibDem sign in our front yard.)

Comments

[lazulus]

You're so cute!! I laughed so much when I got your text I think I scared a woman with a buggy [I was down Walthamstow Market at the time]. How bizarre! Really, of all people to see! It's just fate. :)

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Of all people to see! And of all people for me to see! I mean, it's safe to say that I'm the only woman on the planet who has slashed that man, is it not?

But do you see my dilemma?? And why I didn't rush up? Do you think I've lived in England too long and need to get in touch with some sort of Californian 'hey, how ya doin' kind of vibe??*

[noblerot.livejournal.com]

Heh. I can loan you some of my California vibe, complete with reflexive use of the word "dude."

Kiran Shah. What a cutie.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Reflexive use of the word dude? Now I am truly intrigued.

Yes, I can see that I am sadly lacking in the California gene which would have helped me no end during my experience yesterday!!!

[sheldrake.livejournal.com]

Heeeee! I'm so tickled by this! And, funnily enough, my brain immediately translated 'Shiran Khan' into 'Kiran Shah', so I didn't even notice your mistake. More evidence that I've known you too long, heheh.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

I txted you, Laz and Demelza and none of you noted my mistake! I myself only noted it about an hour ago! But honestly, I kept staring at the guy and thinking, there can be no two people who look like this. I mean, he is physically totally distinctive.

God, do you think I will regret forever now that I didn't get his autograph? (The mortification upon finding that he'd signed his name 'Kiran' and not 'Shiran'....)

[azewewish.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Oh, you totally should have walked up to him. I'm sure he would have been thrilled that he was recognized!!

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

Recognised but name-garbled!

I will no doubt regret this to my dying day. See? You should have been there!

[travelingcarrot.livejournal.com]

OMG, that is too funny. I can just see you sitting there so close to someone you have slashed. Bwahahahahaha!

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

It was insane!!!

[msilverstar]

Not only is that a fantastic (in many senses) coincidence, you told it so well that I was cracking up. t'kidlet was asking "what's so funny?" but I couldn't explain.

He would have been thrilled to be recognized, of course.

*Is Californian, would have easily fangirled him knowing that it would be a mutual pleasure*

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

There was a distinct lack of Californians about when I had this experience. I can see now that on future visits to the capital I must take care always to have a contingent of west-coasterners there along with me. *g*

[brightest-blue.livejournal.com]

OMGWTFASDFJKL;#$$%^&*()__+!!!11one1!!!!!

I'm with you; I would have been too shy to say hello, even though I haven't written smutty stories about him. Although I'll bet he would have been thrilled to be recognized.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

I know! I kept telling myself this! I thought, well, it's not as if he's a movie star and tired of being molested in public by screaming fangirls.