![]() ![]() At the age of 14, he claimed that he was the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, and left his home in order to serve society. Satya Sai Baba was a guru and philanthropist, born into a Telugu-speaking Bhatraju family. Now, I realise why he used to call me Chhote Baba-I think because I was destined to play his role on screen,” said Jalota. I would ask him why he called me by that name and he told me that one day you will realise that. “Whenever he used to meet me, he used to call me Chhote Baba. The 67-year-old singer also revealed that the late godman used to call him “Chhote Baba”. I am one of his followers, so I knew how he used to sit, walk, talk and interact with his followers, because I have seen him doing that all these years,” Jalota told IANS. I think I have been able to do justice to this role because I knew him well. I had also met him in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Ooty. I visited his ashram in Puttaparthi several times to meet him. I was only 12 when I met him in Lucknow, and at that time he heard me and my father’s bhajans and blessed us. “I met Satya Sai Baba for the first time 55 years ago. Singer and former ‘Bigg Boss’ contestant Anup Jalota says he was able to pull off the title role of the upcoming film Satya Sai Baba because he knew the late godman well. ![]()
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