Roger Federer's tweet on asking fans for movie suggestions leave Twitterati in a frenzy
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Legendary tennis player Roger Federer on Wednesday sent Indian film buffs on social media into a tizzy as he asked for suggestions of Bollywood classics.
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"Any movie suggestions? #AvengersAssemble #Aquaman," the tennis ace wrote on Twitter. Soon after, fans stormed his timeline with suggestions like 'Wonder Woman' and 'Detective Pikachu'.
Any movie u00f0u009fu008eu00a5 u00f0u009fu008du00bf suggestions?#AvengersAssemble u00f0u009fu00a6u00b8u00e2u0099u0080u00efu00b8u008fu00f0u009fu00a6u00b8u00e2u0099u0082u00efu00b8u008f#Aquaman u00f0u009fu0092u00a6 u00f0u009fu0092u0087u00e2u0099u0082u00efu00b8u008f
— Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) October 2, 2019
Seemingly unconvinced, Federer decided to seek more help from followers as he asked, "A Bollywood classic maybe?"
A fan gave him a complete list of a few Bollywood cults including 'Tare Zameen Par,' 'Dangal,' Oscar-nominated 'Lagaan,' 'Mother India' and 'Salaam Bombay' to watch.
Sholay-- a perfect watch
— Mohan Ujwal (@MOHANUJWAL) October 2, 2019
Lagaan-- blend of cricket and history
Jodha Akbar-- A beautiful love story with historical touch
Dangal-- True story at its best
How about a Bollywood/Hollywood classic ... SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
— RolexShMasters (@SH_RolexMasters) October 2, 2019
"GUNDA"
— Prabhat Sharma u00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3 (@Prashaforever) October 2, 2019
Pathbreaking Movie in Bollywood.
Watch DDLJ. Greatest movie ever made in Bollywood.
— IRONY MAN (@karanku100) October 2, 2019
Andaz Apna Apna
— u00f0u009fu00a6u0081 (@AndColorPockeT) October 2, 2019
Deshdrohi.... The story is intriguing, acting of KRK was insane. You'll love it
— Akshay Sharma (@ViratsMSDBhakti) October 2, 2019
Lage Raho Munna Bhai #GandhiJayanti
— Manak Gupta (@manakgupta) October 2, 2019
Gangs of Wasseypur, without subtitles.
— The-Lying-Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) October 2, 2019
Roger. Watch Jane Bhi do Yaaron.But for me any Federer vs Djokovic and Federer vs Nadal is nothing less than a Bollywood Classic!
— Vivek Yadav IAS (@vivekyadav_ias) October 2, 2019
"Bollywood movies in IMDb Top 100 1) Tare Zameen Par (2007) 2) 3 Idiots (2009) 3) Dangal (2016) Oscar Nominated movies: 1) Lagaan (2001) 2) Mother India (1957) 3) Salaam Bombay (1988)," wrote a fan.
Whereas others suggested him to check out 'Gully Boy' which was recently selected as India's official entry for Oscar Awards.
Most of the player's fans and followers recommended him popular sports dramas like 'Chak De! India', 'Dangal,' 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag,' 'Lagaan' and 'Sultan'.
On the other hand, Twitterati also advised him to go for the "greatest movie ever made in Bollywood, DDLJ [Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]"
"Watch DDLJ. Greatest movie ever made in Bollywood," commented a fan on Federer's post.
Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, and Paresh Rawal classic hit 'Hera Pheri' was also suggested by many movie buffs.
At the time of publishing, his tweet asking for B-town suggestions had clocked 2.9k replies, 1.1k re-tweets and 8.1k likes. From gifs of movies like 'Padmavat' and '3 idiots', fans also send out memes to the tennis sensation.
Federer also quoted some tweets to post replies. "Thanks," wrote the 38-year old, to a fan who listed 'Sholay', 'Lagaan', 'Jodha Akbar' and 'Dangal' as movies he could watch
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