Sonali Bendre is a popular Bollywood diva from the 90s whose beauty is still fresh in the minds of all cine-lovers. There was one moment in her career when the actress looked her most gorgeous self. It was when she was decked out in a traditional Marathi get-up to receive the global pop icon, Michael Jackson, at the airport in 1996. The late pop star visited India for the first time for his HIStory World Tour and was welcomed by the actress and prominent politician, Raj Thackeray. But more than the international singer, Sonali Bendre was in the news for her looks and getup. Recently, the actress talked about what made her agree to receive Michael Jackson at the airport.
Sonali Bendre was approached by Raj Thackeray’s wife to welcome Michael Jackson at the airport
Sonali Bendre, while talking about the iconic moment of welcoming Michael Jackson at the Mumbai Airport (then Bombay Aiport) in an ANI interview, said that Raj Thackeray’s wife, Sharmila Thackeray, had approached her to do this. Recalling the incident, the actress said that Sharmila’s mother and her aunt were friends for a long time. That is how the politician’s wife got in touch with Sonali and asked her, “Why don’t you do it?”. Talking about Sharmila Thackrey approaching her, Sonali Bendre said:
“They told me that you need to come and do that and be somebody who got in touch with me. I think it was Sharmila, Raj’s wife. Sharmila’s mother and my masi have been friends for a long time, and she said, ‘why don’t you do it’.”