Aamir Khan trends after Babita Phogat's tweet, wrestler clarifies

Seems like Aamir Khan has become an alter identity for wrestler Bobita Phogat as a tweet from her end, which netizens thought was objectionable, trended on Twitter by Aamir's name.

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan started trending on Twitter early on Friday for no rational reason. It all started after netizens noticed a cryptic tweet by Commonwealth Games gold medallist wrestler Babita Phogat, which she posted late on Thursday night.

A section of Twitterati felt Phogat's words were objectionable. Also, replying to the tweet, some users said that Babita's claim to fame was Aamir Khan's Dangal, and that people hardly knew her before that film. As a result, the actor turned filmmaker's name started trending on Twitter.

Aamir's 2016 release Dangal was an all-time blockbuster that narrated the story of the Phogat sisters Babita and Geeta, who were coached into becoming champions by their ex-wrestler father Mahavir Phogat.

Even as a section of netizens was being critical of Babita Phogat, the wrestler tweeted a clarification. She said her tweet was aimed at denouncing the acts of those people who are attacking the police, doctors and nurses across the country.

On the work front, the actor will next be seen in Laal Singh Chaddha. Besides Aamir, the comedy-drama also features Kareena Kapoor Khan and Tamil star Vijay Sethupati in the pivotal roles. The film is an official adaptation of the 1994 Hollywood hit Forrest Gump. The Hollywood hit originally starred Tom Hanks.

Recently, the actor has wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of his upcoming flick. One of the film's cast Mona Singh hopped on to Instagram and shared a few moments from the wrap-up party.

With inputs from IANS.