It was a normal day for other Mumbaikars, but a special one for the guests sipping on tea and coffee at Olympia Coffee House in Colaba. After all, it’s not every day that legendary director Christopher Nolan and two Hollywood superstars- Tom Holland and Matt Damon casually walk in to have tea!
The 108-year-old establishment, owned by Ilyaas Choudhary and Aamir Choudhary, welcomed the team of The Odyssey on Saturday evening. And HT City gets you exclusive details about how this Kodak moment happened. We have learnt that the prep began at 2:30pm in the afternoon on Saturday.
Inayat Maredia, the manager of Olympia, tells us exclusively, “Unn teenon ke guests jo the, voh pehle 2:30 baje naashte ke liye aaye, uske baad se voh khade the baahar hi cafe ke. Humko toh pata bhi nahi tha ki jinki voh wait kar rahe hain, voh itne bade hain. Baad mein jab Google kiya toh maloom padha ki Tom Spider Man wale actor hain.”
The staff only fully realised they had someone famous amongst them when Nolan, Tom and Matt walked in, all suited up, at 6pm- and the crowd began to swell. “The three of them came. Chai peeya, bun maska khaaya, very light snacks. Zyaada der nahi ruke kyunki bheed bahot aa gayi thi. Bodyguards aaye the, police thi. 10-15 minutes se zyaada nahi ruke,” Inayata further shares.
The team of The Odyssey is in India currently. A fan screening was held on Friday, followed by a premiere on Saturday night. The film releases across theatres on July 17.