Travolta Fever

In Mumbai for a two-day whirlwind tour to launch a new collection of an international watch brand,Travolta met a few Bollywood denizens at a magazine style awards event where he presented an award to Aamir Khan. He is aware of Khan,having watched Lagaan sometime back. Otherwise,the Hollywood actor’s exposure to Bollywood is limited to Slumdog Millionaire and Bride and Prejudice. He’s optimistic though about a possible Bolly-Holly synergy. Interestingly,he feels,Hollywood studios need Bollywood talents more than Indians need them. “Your industry is financially independent and you guys have a great pool of talent. Your amazing filmmakers can really contribute to the world. In that sense,our studios need you guys more,” he said.

When asked if he would be recreating his Saturday Night Fever jig with Akshay Kumar as the publicity campaign of Action

Replayy,he was non-committal. “Well,I’ve heard of something like this. But I haven’t committed to anything,” said the Pulp Fiction star.

While Travolta was busy “advertising” his watch brand at the event,his family went around exploring the city. “My daughter has a list of 10 places she wants to see in Mumbai. She’s only been to the Mani Bhavan,” he said. His wife Kelly Preston could not travel with the family as she is expecting the couple’s third child.