Ameesha Patel Reveals Her Dadaji Was Almost CM, Chai Peene Aate The Dhirubhai Ambani – Aur Peon Dono Ek Saath!

“VIP ho ya delivery boy, sabko ek hi biskoot milta tha” – Ameesha gets real on podcast

On the latest episode of The Maniesh Paul Podcast for People Who’ve Forgotten These Celebs Exist But Now Suddenly Miss Them, Bollywood’s cutest early-2000s export Ameesha Patel spilled some garam chai — quite literally — about her high-profile fam, her acting debut, and how her dadaji was so powerful, even Google Maps named roads after him!

“Dadaji Rajni Patel was not just a barrister, bhaiya, he was a walking, talking, law-making swag machine!” Ameesha declared while Maniesh Paul looked like he just realized she had a grandfather. “Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel, M.F. Hussain, Dhirubhai Ambani… sab dadaji ke ghar aate the. Woh bhi bina RSVP!”

“Ek baar toh maine Dhirubhai uncle ko Darjeeling wali chai pilayi,” she added. “Peon bhi wohi chai pee raha tha. Dadaji bolte the, ‘Beti, Ambani ho ya Sharma Ji ka driver – sabko ek hi Marie biscuit dena.’”

Apparently, Rajni Patel was almost Chief Minister of Maharashtra, but Ameesha suspects he turned it down because “CM bungalow mein balcony chhoti thi. Dadaji ko full sea view chahiye tha for his morning yoga.”

Not just her dadaji, even her dadiji was full of gyaan and sass. “Woh bolti thi, ‘Life is a long battle, but don’t take shortcut, beta. Shortcut log lete hain toh Google Maps bhi gussa ho jaata hai.’”

Switching gears to her Bollywood debut, Ameesha said, “Hrithik ke saath Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai kiya… aur uske baad toh sab log mujhse pyaar karne lage. Even milkman started calling me ‘Madam Gorgeous’!”

And then came the Gadar of her career.

“Gadar: Ek Prem Katha was epic. Jab Sunny sir ne handpump ukhaada na… I swear, earthquake aaya tha in 3 states! I thought he had superpowers. I started calling him Punjab ka Thor.”

Talking about Gadar 2, she said, “22 saal baad wapas kar rahe hain. Set pe sab thoda slow tha, Sunny sir ab bhi zabardast lagte hain, lekin handpump dekh ke bola, ‘Is baar bottle se kaam chalayenge na?’”

In conclusion, Ameesha says she’s kept her “middle-class, grounded vibes” thanks to her grandparents. “Bas ek he rule hai life ka – koi bhi ho, usko chai aur respect dono dena. Ek thappad kam, ek samosa zyada.”

Mic drop. Chai cup uthao. Humility sip karo.