Friday, June 10 2005 18:35 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Moscow: Moved by the touching story of his Russian fan serving prison term Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has invited her to visit him in Mumbai after her release from jail.

Thirty year-old Alina Kovalyova, from the Volga town of Syzran is serving seven-year term for drug peddling to raise money to fulfill her dream of visiting India to see 'the only man in the world' she loves.

A forty-minute documentary "The Secrets of Bollywood" telecast last night on Russian State TV "Rossia" retold the tragic story of Alina, a former nurse, who landed in the jail for her love for the Big B.

"My life can be divided in two parts. Before and after I saw the movie with Amitabh. I had a strong feeling that it was he and myself alone in the dark hall. He was speaking only to me, singing and dancing only for me," said Alina about her first encounter with Bachchan.

With her meagre pay in the years of economic crisis of 1990s, Alina could only dream of saving $ 2000 to fulfil her wish. She had even started learning Hindi on her own.

One day she accepted her friend's offer to peddle drugs to make a quick buck. She was arrested and sentenced to seven years in jail, of which she has already served five years.

"Alina, why you have done so. You should have somehow contacted me and I would have arranged for your India visit to meet me. I don't know how long you would in jail, but after your release please try to contact me and I will arrange for your visit so that we could meet here in Mumbai," said a visibly moved Bachchan, in a videotaped reply for his ardent fan.