Kochi: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan wasspellbound seeing the famous snake boat used during the boatraces in Kerala here today.
Khan, 46, who is on a three day visit to Kerala inconnection with the promo shoot of Bharat Dharshan - aproject being planned by Aamir Khan productions, saw the snakeboat with 120 rowers and Pulinkunnu in Alapuzha this morning.
"Seeing school children in a small fishing craft, Aamirgot into a similar boat and was very excited," T M Rafeeq, ofPakka Pakka Ad films, which is doing the promo shoot, toldPTI.
Khan was experimenting with a new project and its testshoot was going on now with the actor, he said. The project isreportedly about the life of people in various states inIndia.
The 3 Idiots star also examined the Chinese fishing netsin Fort Kochi near Kochi, which are in use for the last 500years, and tried his hand at operating them, sources said.
These famed nets are fast vanishing from the Kochicoastline due to huge maintenance cost and poor catch. CalledCheena Vala in local parlance, the huge cantilevered fishingnets are believed to have been brought by Portuguese fromMacau, once a Portuguese colony.
"Keralites are very friendly people," said the actor, whois visiting the state for the second time.
Seeing the huge crowd of spectators at Fort Kochi andAlapuzha, he said he did not know he had so many fans in thestate.
Khan, who arrived here yesterday, shot for a while at theAlapuzha beach. He played cricket with kids at the beach aspart of the shoot. Seeing a huge crowd, he waived at peopleand obliged the autograph hunters.
Briefly interacting with media personnel at Alapuzha, hesaid would love to do Malayalam films. "I would love to if therole is such that the person does not know the language," Khanquipped.
Khan, 46, who is on a three day visit to Kerala inconnection with the promo shoot of Bharat Dharshan - aproject being planned by Aamir Khan productions, saw the snakeboat with 120 rowers and Pulinkunnu in Alapuzha this morning.
"Seeing school children in a small fishing craft, Aamirgot into a similar boat and was very excited," T M Rafeeq, ofPakka Pakka Ad films, which is doing the promo shoot, toldPTI.
The 3 Idiots star also examined the Chinese fishing netsin Fort Kochi near Kochi, which are in use for the last 500years, and tried his hand at operating them, sources said.
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"Keralites are very friendly people," said the actor, whois visiting the state for the second time.
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Khan, who arrived here yesterday, shot for a while at theAlapuzha beach. He played cricket with kids at the beach aspart of the shoot. Seeing a huge crowd, he waived at peopleand obliged the autograph hunters.
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