NE NEWS SERVICE
JUNAGADH, DEC 28
Day ahead of his 15th wedding anniversary, Bollywood Superstar Aamir Khan reached the Gir National Park here to spend quality time with his family during the early hours of Sunday.
Amir Khan expresses his feelings after visiting Gir Forest. Come & see the only habitat of Asiatic Lions as their numbers have grown exponentially from 327 in 2001 to 674 in 2020 due to massive & sustained conservation efforts under overarching leadership of Hon @PMOIndia.@CMOGuj pic.twitter.com/qZSmDv2ds0
— Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta IAS (Retd) (@drrajivguptaias) December 27, 2020
The ‘Lagaan’ actor, along with the family, including his wife Kiran Rao, went out for the Safari with his family.
Before starting his safari, a large number of his fans gathered to watch the star, he shook hands with them and then sat in a special gypsy before leaving for his three-day Gir Safari.
Lion population has increased significantly due to conservation efforts of @GujForestDept & local people under inspiration & guidance of Hon @PMOIndia,who has recently approved #ProjectLion to further boost our efforts to Protect & conserve Gujarat’s Pride @moefcc @aamir_khan pic.twitter.com/Bch6LbY6zb
— Dr Rajiv Kumar Gupta IAS (Retd) (@drrajivguptaias) December 27, 2020
After visiting the forest, Aamir penned a note to the Forest Minister to thank him for the experience.
“What a wonderful and unique experience this morning! In gratitude to the forest department for my important work of conservation being done here. It was our good fortune to spot the king of the jungle, with its native family. Best wishes and Thank You,” wrote Aamir in the letter.
Additional Chief Secretary (Forest Department) Dr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta took to Twitter and wrote, “Amir Khan expresses his feelings after visiting Gir Forest. Come & see the only habitat of Asiatic Lions as their numbers have grown exponentially from 327 in 2001 to 674 in 2020 due to massive & sustained conservation efforts under overarching leadership of Hon @PMOIndia.@CMOGuj.”
Aamir and Kiran are celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary on December 28.
On the work front, Aamir will be next seen on the big screen in the Hindi remake of the Tom Hanks starrer ‘Forrest Gump’. The remake is titled ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, and is directed by Advait Chandan and also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan.
