Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit’s husband Dr Sriram Nene was seen enjoying ‘vada pav’ with Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma at South Mumbai’s iconic vegetarian restaurant, Swati Snacks
Dr Sriram Nene tweeted, “Our vada pav moment at Swati Snacks. The company was what made the experience”
Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma re-tweeted Sriram Nene’s tweet as he wrote, “I call it poor men's vada-pao moment” while hinting at the viral picture of Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit and Apple CEO Tim Cook relishing the Maharashtrian snack recently
During Tim Cook’s visit to India to launch Apple BKC store in Mumbai and Apple Saket store in Delhi, Madhuri Dixit treated him to vada pao at Mumbai’s Swati Snacks
Madhuri Dixit tweeted, “Can’t think of a better welcome to Mumbai than Vada Pav!”
Dr Sriram Nene’s tweet got multiple reactions from netizens. One of them wrote, “Nene-Dixit duo should be appointed Global Vada Pav ambassadors @MadhuriDixit. Big boost to domestic and international tourism.”
Paytm Founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s re-tweet has already been viewed by over 60k Twitter users. A Twitter user wrote, “A vada pao moment is a moment. Sirf ehsaas hai yeh. Isko koi naam na do (Vada pao moment is a feeling, let us not name it).”
Reliance Industries Chairman and billionaire Mukesh Ambani had earlier shared his love for Swati Snacks. He said he has to have food from the place at least once every week when in the city
Mumbai’s famous vada pav was ranked as the world’s 13th-best sandwich by Taste Atlas. It received a rating of 4.4
Vada pav is said to have been invented by Ashok Vaidya, a street vendor who worked close to the Dadar train station in the 1960s and 1970s. He considered a solution to feed the hungry staff and came to the conclusion that the ideal food should be transportable, reasonably priced, and simple to make