Without knowing who he is, Street vendor tries to sell Chetan Bhagat books to Chetan Bhagat

Indian author and columnist Chetan Bhagat took to Twitter to share a video of his interaction with a street vendor who tried to sell him his own books. In the video, a hawker is seen selling popular books of Chetan Bhagat. Just then, Chetan spotted him and asked him about them.

In the 1.09-minute clip, which is doing the rounds on social media, Bhagat asks if the “author is any good” to which the hawker replies that “the books are good”.

Taking to Twitter, Bhagat wrote, “Met this guy today who refused to agree that Chetan Bhagat is not good! I ♥️ him and admire his hard work and marketing! I am who I am because of these guys!”.

Watch the video below:

Soon after the video went viral, it received many reactions from netizens ranging from people calling the meeting wholesome to branding it as unnecessary. The video was shared on December 5 and it has garnered over 1.5 lakh views and more than 6,800 likes. Netizens had given various reactions over the clip.

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