Thor, the son of Odin, killed the giants and saved the universe. He had unprecedented power, skill, as well as the Mjolnir, the destructive hammer, which had a very crucial role in Thor’s life to make him the storm-weather god of sky and thunder, where the father Odin instructed the blacksmith Brok, Buri, and Eitri to forge the Mjolnir by using the core of stars. What if we ponder Thor’s triumphant story without his hammer? What if we discuss Tony Stark without his suit? Similarly, every sports player, veteran thespian, and artist has an equal story. Every star that became legendary has a story of a Wadapav, where they used to eat Mumbai’s Wadapav made by using Tikhi Laal Chatni, Aloo Wada, and fried chili. Whenever I read any kind of success story, especially about Bollywood stars, their narration is incomplete without Wadapav.
The true and poignant story, the penniless people who are battling their lives to earn a livelihood in order to achieve success, making their offspring live better, giving them a good education, which is their prerogative, is still surviving on Wadapav.
When the history of Maharashtra is written, there will be a chapter of Hawkers who helped the millions of people, and that is why behind every successful man, there is Vada pav, whether he survived eating it or helped by selling it.