Years after she died they found her treasure: personal letters from yesteryear stars to a die-hard fan - scoopwhoop

In the age of social media, celebrities certainly appear more ‘accessible’. But there’s something to be said about the old-world charm, where your favourite celebrities were not just a

‘tweet’ away.  AT LEAST THAT’S THE WORLD ALT NEWS CO-FOUNDER SAM JAWED BROUGHT ALIVE, WITH A TWITTER THREAD ABOUT HER LATE AUNT’S LETTERS TO YESTERYEAR BOLLYWOOD STARS.  > As a young girl

 growing up in a small town in 1950s and 60s, she was > completely enamored by movies. Much to the disapproval of her > mother, she spent her free time writing fan mail to movie stars 

and > over a time, built up quite a collection of autographed pictures and > letters. 2/n > — SamSays (@samjawed65) February 24, 2021 Sam shared a thread with copies of letters her

late aunt posted to Bollywood stars from the 1950s and 60s, along with the responses from the stars. From personal inquiries to beautifully penned responses to information about upcoming

films, the responses are truly a treasure trove, giving a beautiful glimpse into a different era of Bollywood.  While Sunil Dutt responded to her letter in Urdu, Tabassum responded with a

hand-written letter.  And even though some of the images have been damaged by the passage of time, their charm is certainly everlasting.  Many people shared the thread, while thanking Sam

for sharing such an invaluable treasure:  > Your aunt* was doing fan twitter before it was cool. >  > This thread is amazing! > — 42 🔗 (@Memeghnad) February 25, 2021 > What a 

gorgeous thread! I am flushed with admiration for the > wonderfully humble and courteous bollywood stars of yesteryear. Our > present day ‘stars’ need to learn how to respect fans from

 those > legends! https://t.co/EOMLSvPzdU > — Kasturi Shankar (@KasthuriShankar) February 25, 2021 > What an absolutely beautiful thread! These letters and pics are > priceless!!

 That era was truly the “golden era”. Your Aunt must > be smiling from heaven looking down on you, to see the all attention > her hobby is getting now that it always deserved! Thanks 

for sharing > this treasure > — DocSam (@docsamusa) February 26, 2021 > I loved the letter heads of these stars…. And came to know the > real spelling of “Rajinder Kumar ” … 

awesome collection… > thanks for sharing > — Shweta (@Neelkanth0206) February 25, 2021 > No words ! Your tweet has taken thousands of us to our own days with > fantasies for 

these movie stars. Everyone had one from your > collection that remained their fantasy , hero or ideal for life. > These stars and their humble beginnings & successes taught us to

> dream , dream big. > — Madan Rattan (@mmrattan) February 25, 2021 > Wow, a wonderful collection of beautiful movie stars from back in > the day. A lovely nostalgic look back at

 the stars I saw in movies > as a child with my parents, thank you so much for sharing > 🎥🇮🇳 > — Mastani 💚 (@Bandierarossa7) February 25, 2021 > OMG! can’t thank u enough for 

sharing them with us – took me > back in time when the beauty was at its rawest, no collagen no size > zero no flashy makeup and the stars had the courtesy to write an > 

acknowledgement and appreciation to their fans!!! > — Shareen Khan (@Shar33nKhan) February 25, 2021 Now that’s what you call a blast from the past!