Aamir Khan’s ventriloquist role leaves viewers speechless

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: Last he had turned a two-in-one bride and groom in an ad. Now the same experimenter has an even more interesting role to platy for the same brand – that of a ventriloquist!The actual performer is, of course, legendary ventriloquist Ramdas Padhye operating the puppet in the interesting advertisement. It was reported that when Aamir met Padhye, the Bollywood megastar’s warmth and awe was worth watching. Aamir happens to be a childhood fan of Padhye’s Doordarshan show ‘Meri Bhi Suno’, and the meeting was like a dream come true for the 44 year old puppet character fan. Padhye told a news daily, “When I met Aamir, his first reaction shocked me. He said, ‘It’s lovely meeting you again,’ even though I was meeting him for the first time. Then he told me about noting the time of my Doordarshan show ‘Meri Bhi Suno’, in his school notebook and watching it regularly. Though Aamir couldn’t recall the puppet’s name, Ardhavat Rao, he was very excited when I brought it along one day. He stared at it, like a fan would at his favourite actor. It was impossible for a novice to create a false voice, so soon. So, I asked Aamir to try and pick up my body language to add a kind of chemistry between the puppet and him.”