Aamir Khan takes off shoes to light lamp at film festival; wins hearts online

Actor Aamir Khan won the hearts of fans with his thoughtful gesture while attending the opening ceremony of the Red Lorry Film Festival in Mumbai.

Aamir Khan takes off his shoes before lighting lamp

The actor, who was among the celebrity guests at the traditional inauguration ceremony at the festival, was invited on stage to light the ceremonial lamp at the ceremony. The acor, dressed casually in a checked shirt, jeans and boots, was seen stepping up to participate in the customary ritual to mark the beginning of the festival.




However, the viral clip shows the actor reaching down to untie his boots before stepping forward to take the dia in his hands and light the lamp. The moment caught the attention of fans, who hailed the actor for the thoughtful and respectful gesture. Fans took to the comments to post heat emoticons and praise the actor for his humility.



Aamir Khan on the filming of 'Lagaan'

At the festival, the superstar revealed that before the cameras rolled on the sets of 'Lagaan', the film's cast would start each day with the Gayatri Mantra. He shared, "Akhilendra Mishra (who played Arjan) would play Gayatri Mantra when we would travel in the bus. There were some people who wanted to listen to English songs but I insisted we listen to Gayatri Mantra. For six months we would listen to it every day before reaching the shoot location. And that helped us in a meditative state of mind. When you go to work, it’s important to understand to know the state of mind we are in. In the bus, it would be dark, as we would travel before the sun would rise, and we would listen to Gayatri Mantra."

Aamir Khan on 'Lagaan's Oscar run

Speaking about the film's Oscar campaign, the actor said, 'In terms of hustle, all we could do is do screenings. So, our hustle was, we felt, whether people will turn up or not. A couple of screenings were not for the academy but for friends and other people to come and watch the film. So, we would call parking staff, or whoever we could spot, we would urge them to attend the screening. Our idea was whoever will watch the film, they will like it, our job was to get people to screening."Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”