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Junaid Khan, Aamir Khan's son, shared a funny incident where his father greeted him at a traffic signal while he was in an auto rickshaw. To avoid explaining their relationship to the curious driver, Junaid hilariously concocted a story about their families being neighbors with a Banaras connection. The impromptu cover-up became a memorable moment for Junaid.
It’s not every day that a black Mercedes pulls up next to an auto rickshaw at a Mumbai signal, and the man inside — none other than Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan — rolls down his window to greet the passenger in the rickshaw. But for Junaid Khan, Aamir Khan’s son, it turned into a hilarious memory and an impromptu cover-up he won’t forget.
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Junaid recently recounted this amusing incident in an interview with
Bharti Singh
and
Haarsh Limbachiyaa
, painting a picture of one ordinary day that took an unexpectedly awkward turn. He was traveling from Andheri to Bandra in an auto rickshaw for a rehearsal for a play. At the same time, Aamir Khan was leaving from
Yash Raj Studios
in his car. As fate would have it, both father and son found themselves at the same traffic signal near Tulip Star in Juhu.
“I was on a call when his car came up next to my rickshaw. He saw me and rolled down the window. He said, ‘Hi Junaid,’”
Junaid
recalled with a smile. Caught a little off guard, Junaid instinctively replied, “Oh hi,” deliberately skipping the word ‘Papa.’
Within moments, the signal turned green and both vehicles moved ahead. But Junaid could sense the curiosity bubbling in the mind of his auto rickshaw driver. “He must’ve been so shocked,” Junaid laughed. “A black Mercedes stops, the window rolls down, and Aamir Khan says hi to my passenger.”
Sure enough, the driver couldn’t contain his curiosity and asked Junaid, “Do you know him?” Faced with the question, Junaid instinctively decided to dodge the truth. “I said, ‘Yes, actually we live in the same area,’” he chuckled. But as if that wasn’t enough, he spun an entire backstory to make it believable.
“I told him that my grandmother and his mother are both from Banaras,” Junaid added, laughing at his own impromptu script. “I made a whole story on the spot.”
The light-hearted tale left both the audience and Junaid amused, offering a charming glimpse into his life as the son of a megastar — where sometimes, it’s just easier to play along with a harmless lie than explain the truth to a surprised stranger in the middle of Mumbai traffic.
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