4 minutes of readingBombayUpdated: Jan 31, 2026 04:15 pm IST
Earlier this month, a fun promotional video of the film, Happy Patel: Khatarnaak Jasoos, was released, leaving the audience thoroughly entertained. The video featured comedian Sunil Grover imitating Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan almost perfectly. In the clip, the act was so convincing. Aamir himself was humorously “kicked out” of his own office.as everyone mistook Sunil for the real actor. Now, the creators have released an equally fun behind-the-scenes video showing the making of that promotion. The pictures capture Aamir’s genuine amazement at Sunil’s talent and how closely the comedian mirrors the actor’s mannerisms.
The nearly four-minute long clip begins with a script reading session, where Aamir and Sunil are seen rehearsing their lines. The real fun begins when Sunil arrives on the set dressed exactly like Aamir. Aamir is visibly stunned and says: “Excellent look yaar. Iski daadi waadi sab aagayi hai, very good, ek dum similar lag raha hai.” (Even the beard and everything has arrived, very good. It looks similar.)
In fact, Aamir is so impressed with Sunil’s transformation that he even turns to his makeup team for advice, asking: “Iska hair jiss tarah curl ho raha hai? Main thoda curl karoon kya?” (The way his hair curls, should I curl mine a little too?) To this, Sunil jokingly replies, “So now you have to copy me.” The clip then shows Aamir offering creative inputs to director Advait Chandan, who shot the promo. Later, Advait asks Aamir to come and watch Sunil’s performance. Aamir, who is busy playing chess, responds with a mocking announcement: “Yaar, mere chess game jayega yaar, kya kar rahe ho tum log?” (My chess game will be ruined, what are you guys doing?)
When Aamir finally sees Sunil perform, he is spellbound. He notices how Sunil casually places his leg on the chair while sitting, exactly like Aamir does, and exclaims: “Very good yaar, ye jo paun upar rakha hai, too good.” (Alright, man. The way you kept your leg up, too good.) Aamir then completely loses control of his laughter as Sunil wipes away his tears in the same distinctive way that Aamir usually does. He even asks Sunil to place a hand on his heart as he greets people, mimicking one of the superstar’s most familiar gestures. Towards the end of the clip, Sunil tells Aamir, “Your interviews have helped people copy you.” Aamir responds by saying, “I imitate me in real life, not in films.”
Watch the BTS clip here:
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Apart from this promotion, Sunil’s recent impression of Aamir on The Great Indian Kapil Show, an episode featuring Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday as guests, also went viral. Sunil’s gag left both the stars divided. Later, in a chat with Bollywood Hungama, Aamir praised Sunil’s talent and said, “I wouldn’t even call it mimicry. It was so authentic that I felt like I was watching myself. I watched a small clip and now I’m going to watch the full episode.” He further added, “What I saw was priceless. I was laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe! There was no malice in it. I should have laughed harder.”