Aamir Khan shared some anecdotes from his shoot for Dangal at a recent talk show and revealed how he learnt the power of namaste.

He said, “We shot for Rang De Basanti in Punjab, and I really loved it there. For the Dangal shoot, it was a small village we were shooting in. When I used to reach there at around 5 or 6 in the morning, as my car entered, people would stand outside their homes just to welcome me with folded hands and ‘Sat Sri Akaal.’ They used to wait to welcome me.”

He added, “I belong to a Muslim family, I am not used to folding my hands in namaste. I’m used to raising my hand (gesturing adaab) and bowing my head. After spending those two and a half months in Punjab, I understood the power of ‘namaste.’ It’s a wonderful emotion.”