Aamir in Leh-land

Aamir in Leh-land
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 12:39 IST
Actor finally landed in the ravaged area to assess damage to school where he shot for 3 Idiots

Aamir Khan flew into Ladakh on Tuesday to assess the damage to the Druk White Lotus School caused by the recent floods in the region. The institution had come into the limelight after it was shown as his character Rancho's school in 3 Idiots.

I wanna visit
Mr Perfectionist had expressed concern and wanted to visit the badly ravaged school and interact with the students where the end scenes of Rajkumar Hirani's film were shot. He wanted to get first-hand information about the extent of the loss.

The actor left Mumbai on Monday for New Delhi from where he took an early morning Tuesday flight to Leh. Inclement weather forced the flight to hover in the skies for quite a while till landing clearance was given.

"I am here to be with the students because I was told that they are in a state of shock. Nature can be real cruel sometimes but luckily, there were no casualties in the school but they are under emotional trauma. I will try my best to bring back their smiles, " Aamir told local media.

Reaching out
He added, "I am here to see what kind of assistance they need, so that we can help raise the money. Apart from my personal contribution, we all have to contribute as a country because it is a huge tragedy. The country should reach out to the people of Leh in these testing times."

What remains...
Slush and boulders have filled up the interiors of the school even though the main stone building remains intact. The floods ravaged the interiors and among the stuff washed away was the book Aamir had signed especially for the school during the filming of 3 Idiots.

The actor will spend the entire day today with the students. The tragedy has left them shell-shocked and as they are familiar with him from to the 3 Idiots shoot, he will try and counsel them out of the tragedy. The Druk White Lotus School is run by the Buddhist Drukpa under the supervision of their spiritual leader Gyalwang Drukpa.
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