Bollywood actor Aamir Khan on Sunday attended the wedding ceremony of international wrestler Geeta Phogat in her ancestral village in Haryana and gave her a special wedding present.
“Dangal is my wedding gift to Geeta,” Khan said, adding that he would have gifted her a bridal gown for “traditional reasons”.
“It is traditionally given by the maternal uncle,” he said.
Sporting a red colour Haryanvi turban and a half jacket, Khan, who plays the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat, the father of medal-winning athletes Geeta and her sister, Babita, in his next film Dangal, arrived in the Balali village to wish Geeta and her family.
Geeta, who married fellow wrestler Pawan Kumar, took an extra eighth ‘phera’, which she dedicated to the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” initiative, intended to curb the incidence of female foeticide in the country, which has led to a skewed sex ratio. Haryana is one of the worst-affected.
A recently-released song of Dangal showcases the prolonged training sessions undergone by Geeta and her sister on the behest of their father, who is also their trainer.
Dangal, produced by Khan, Kiran Rao and Siddharth Roy Kapur under Disney and Aamir Khan Productions, is directed by Nitesh Tiwari, and is slated to release on December 23.
