<p>Legendary tennis player Roger Federer on Wednesday sent Indian film buffs on social media into a tizzy as he asked for suggestions of Bollywood classics.</p>
<p>"Any movie suggestions? #AvengersAssemble #Aquaman," the tennis ace wrote on Twitter. Soon after, fans stormed his timeline with suggestions like 'Wonder Woman' and 'Detective Pikachu'.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Any movie u00f0u009fu008eu00a5 u00f0u009fu008du00bf suggestions?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AvengersAssemble?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AvengersAssemble</a> u00f0u009fu00a6u00b8&zwj;u00e2u0099u0080u00efu00b8u008fu00f0u009fu00a6u00b8&zwj;u00e2u0099u0082u00efu00b8u008f<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Aquaman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Aquaman</a> u00f0u009fu0092u00a6 u00f0u009fu0092u0087&zwj;u00e2u0099u0082u00efu00b8u008f</p>
&mdash; Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) <a href="https://twitter.com/rogerfederer/status/1179262282095845384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>Seemingly unconvinced, Federer decided to seek more help from followers as he asked, "A Bollywood classic maybe?"</p>
<p>A fan gave him a complete list of a few Bollywood cults including 'Tare Zameen Par,' 'Dangal,' Oscar-nominated 'Lagaan,' 'Mother India' and 'Salaam Bombay' to watch.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sholay-- a perfect watch<br />Lagaan-- blend of cricket and history<br />Jodha Akbar-- A beautiful love story with historical touch <br />Dangal-- True story at its best</p>
&mdash; Mohan Ujwal (@MOHANUJWAL) <a href="https://twitter.com/MOHANUJWAL/status/1179272172163993601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">How about a Bollywood/Hollywood classic ... SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE</p>
&mdash; RolexShMasters (@SH_RolexMasters) <a href="https://twitter.com/SH_RolexMasters/status/1179271633544110080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="tl" dir="ltr">"GUNDA"<br />Pathbreaking Movie in Bollywood.</p>
&mdash; Prabhat Sharma u00f0u009fu0087u00aeu00f0u009fu0087u00b3 (@Prashaforever) <a href="https://twitter.com/Prashaforever/status/1179279358772568064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watch DDLJ. Greatest movie ever made in Bollywood.</p>
&mdash; IRONY MAN (@karanku100) <a href="https://twitter.com/karanku100/status/1179271967209340928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="lt" dir="ltr">Andaz Apna Apna</p>
&mdash; u00f0u009fu00a6u0081 (@AndColorPockeT) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndColorPockeT/status/1179272226631307266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Deshdrohi.... The story is intriguing, acting of KRK was insane. You'll love it</p>
&mdash; Akshay Sharma (@ViratsMSDBhakti) <a href="https://twitter.com/ViratsMSDBhakti/status/1179271789819678720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="hi" dir="ltr">Lage Raho Munna Bhai <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GandhiJayanti?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GandhiJayanti</a></p>
&mdash; Manak Gupta (@manakgupta) <a href="https://twitter.com/manakgupta/status/1179274889552973824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gangs of Wasseypur, without subtitles.</p>
&mdash; The-Lying-Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyaUkhaadLega/status/1179283555156930563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Roger. Watch Jane Bhi do Yaaron.But for me any Federer vs Djokovic and Federer vs Nadal is nothing less than a Bollywood Classic!</p>
&mdash; Vivek Yadav IAS (@vivekyadav_ias) <a href="https://twitter.com/vivekyadav_ias/status/1179274564502728705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p>"Bollywood movies in IMDb Top 100 1) Tare Zameen Par (2007) 2) 3 Idiots (2009) 3) Dangal (2016) Oscar Nominated movies: 1) Lagaan (2001) 2) Mother India (1957) 3) Salaam Bombay (1988)," wrote a fan.</p>
<p>Whereas others suggested him to check out 'Gully Boy' which was recently selected as India's official entry for Oscar Awards.</p>
<p>Most of the player's fans and followers recommended him popular sports dramas like 'Chak De! India', 'Dangal,' 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag,' 'Lagaan' and 'Sultan'.</p>
<p>On the other hand, Twitterati also advised him to go for the "greatest movie ever made in Bollywood, DDLJ [Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]"</p>
<p>"Watch DDLJ. Greatest movie ever made in Bollywood," commented a fan on Federer's post.</p>
<p>Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, and Paresh Rawal classic hit 'Hera Pheri' was also suggested by many movie buffs.</p>
<p>At the time of publishing, his tweet asking for B-town suggestions had clocked 2.9k replies, 1.1k re-tweets and 8.1k likes. From gifs of movies like 'Padmavat' and '3 idiots', fans also send out memes to the tennis sensation.</p>
<p>Federer also quoted some tweets to post replies. "Thanks," wrote the 38-year old, to a fan who listed 'Sholay', 'Lagaan', 'Jodha Akbar' and 'Dangal' as movies he could watch</p>
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