Aamir Khan is
all praises for people of Punjab and says that shooting at Leelpind in Ludhiana has been a wonderful experience. The actor who is
currently shooting as young wrestling coach Mahavir Phogat in
Ludhiana says that he received remarkable welcome from people of villages like
Leelpind, Gujjarwal and Kila Raipur,
where he has been shooting for the film.
"It has been a very nice experience in every way. There are facilities and people here are very humble, helpful and most importantly they meet everyone with respect. Our work is not in offices but on streets, villages and in public areas, so it will be very difficult for us if people at locations where we are shooting won't cooperate. Our main set for Dangal is the Gujjarwal village where Mahavir lives with his family, we found Gujjarwal to be the ideal village. We also shot at Kila Raipur. We have combined Kila Raipur and Gujjarwal village and shown as one village in the film. I was in Gujjarwal for two months and each day whenever I used to reach sets in the morning, people of that area where we were shooting used to stand outside their homes to welcome me and so was the case every day when I used to leave sets after day's work. That was so polite, it is the way they make a person feel welcome. It is not just their love for me, I think this is ingrained in their personality. I go to many places when I shoot and I don't see this anywhere. When we first shot 'Rang De Basanti' in Punjab, I was surprised that people were so polite. I also met very nice people in Kutch, they are very loving. People are loving everywhere we go, but the level of hospitality is remarkable in Punjab."
Aamir added that people often think that stars are arrogant but it is not possible to personally talk to everyone they meet each day. "The reason that stars or any celebrity keeps his eyes on the ground mostly is because if he would fail to address or look at anyone, people would think he is arrogant. But it is not so. But I am patient. I am a lot like my mother, she is of very soft nature," says Aamir.
"It has been a very nice experience in every way. There are facilities and people here are very humble, helpful and most importantly they meet everyone with respect. Our work is not in offices but on streets, villages and in public areas, so it will be very difficult for us if people at locations where we are shooting won't cooperate. Our main set for Dangal is the Gujjarwal village where Mahavir lives with his family, we found Gujjarwal to be the ideal village. We also shot at Kila Raipur. We have combined Kila Raipur and Gujjarwal village and shown as one village in the film. I was in Gujjarwal for two months and each day whenever I used to reach sets in the morning, people of that area where we were shooting used to stand outside their homes to welcome me and so was the case every day when I used to leave sets after day's work. That was so polite, it is the way they make a person feel welcome. It is not just their love for me, I think this is ingrained in their personality. I go to many places when I shoot and I don't see this anywhere. When we first shot 'Rang De Basanti' in Punjab, I was surprised that people were so polite. I also met very nice people in Kutch, they are very loving. People are loving everywhere we go, but the level of hospitality is remarkable in Punjab."
Aamir added that people often think that stars are arrogant but it is not possible to personally talk to everyone they meet each day. "The reason that stars or any celebrity keeps his eyes on the ground mostly is because if he would fail to address or look at anyone, people would think he is arrogant. But it is not so. But I am patient. I am a lot like my mother, she is of very soft nature," says Aamir.
'I want to buy a house for
Ammi in Varanasi'
There were reports that Aamir wants to buy a house in Varanasi where his mother once lived. The actor says that he is still looking forward to that but he is not sure if the house that he has got is the same one. "I am yet not sure if it is the same house, I want Ammi to go and take a look. Second problem is that lanes in that area are so narrow that you can only visit that place on a cycle or an auto and that house is in a dilapidated state and I do not know how to even repair that, how will trucks with material loaded in them reach that house. I want to buy a house for my mother in Varanasi as it is her birthplace so I may look at another house," says Aamir.
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