The
Idiot
is
back.
Back
from
his
mysterious
and
disguised
operation
called,
'Operation
Spiderman'.
Didn't
get
it?
Well,
we
aren't
going
to
put
on
the
disguise.
It's
Aamir
Khan.
So
when
asked
by
a
journalist
how
he
would
define
an
'idiot',
the
Phantom
answered,
(just
before
you
see
the
answer,
let
me
tell
you
that
'Phantom'
was
Aamir's
name
in
disguise
while
he
used
to
make
calls
to
his
producer
friend
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra)
"Just
as
the
Britishers
must've
thought
that
Gandhiji
was
one,
least
they
knew
that
he
was
a
genius,
a
master
and
a
person
who
tread
a
different
path
in
gaining
independence.
Likewise,
in
context
to
the
film,
an
idiot
is
one
who
chose
to
be
different
in
a
good
way."
Such
words
could've
only
come
out
from
a
person
who
always
chose
to
tread
a
different
path
in
promoting
his
films,
a
path
many
people
would've
rejected.
But
this
tough
guy
stayed
adamant
and
did
it.
He
ate
the
road
side
food,
stayed
without
luxuries,
made
friends
with
each
person
he
met
during
his
journey
and
invited
them
to
his
lavish
premiere
taking
place
today.
Then
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
who
was
sitting
next
to
him
interfered,
"All
this
was
done
by
Aamir
on
my
expense.
Not
only
that,
I
had
to
fly
him
around
in
jet
planes
and
then
send
him
an
extra
eight
gold
finger
rings
which
he
gifted
to
each
person
he
made
friends
with."
But
all
this
and
more
in
good
humour
took
place
this
evening
at
Taj
Lands
End
in
Bandra
where
Aamir
was
present
to
address
the
Indian
Press
on
his
most
indelible
trip
he
had
ventured
upon
to
promote
his
film
3
Idiots.
We
brings
you
the
exclusive
excerpts
from
the
press
conference.
Why
is
the
footage
of
your
trip
titled
'The
Ghost
Who
Walks'?
Vidhu
-
Now
this
is
a
joke
and
tells
you
the
spirit
of
the
game.
In
Kashmir,
the
only
comic
I
read
was
Phantom
-
the
ghost
who
walks.
This
whole
game
which
was
planned
keeping
in
mind
the
child
in
us.
I
used
to
tell
Aamir,
'Hey,
Phantom,
how
are
you?
Have
you
landed?'
So
it
was
all
fun.
Aamir
-
We
had
quite
a
large
team
on
ground
doing
a
lot
of
work.
But
when
the
team
was
on
location
before
I
began
my
trip
and
used
to
call
me,
they
used
to
take
my
first
name
and
that
was
'Aamir'.
In
doing
that,
they
were
finding
to
take
my
name
pretty
awkward
while
they
were
travelling
in
taxi,
auto
rickshaws,
buses,
etc.
They
needed
a
code
name
and
thus
'Phantom'
was
born.
Vidhu
-
Aamir
was
the
fifth
team
which
went
to
these
locations.
Previously,
my
four
other
teams
went
for
location
hunting
and
making
sure
that
his
security
is
taken
care
of,
etc.
The
people
in
the
marriage
didn't
know
that
Aamir
Khan
was
coming
to
attend
their
marriage.
They
were
told
that
a
foreigner
was
going
to
visit
to
shoot
a
documentary.
What
was
important
for
us
to
know
was
the
ground
work
as
to
how
many
marriages
were
taking
place
in
that
village
in
Punjab.
The
operation
was
huge
and
wasn't
easy
how
it
looks
on
the
tele.
But
when
Aamir
Khan
disappeared,
you
(Vidhu)
said
that
you
were
not
aware
of
anything?
How
come
you
know
so
much
about
it
now?
Aamir
-
You
fell
in
the
trap
of
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra?
(Laughs)
Vidhu
-
Let
me
tell
you,
all
this
was
a
light
hearted
fun
game
we
thought
of
playing.
If
I
never
knew
about
this
game,
it
wouldn't
have
been
possible.
I
mean,
who
would
fund
it
then?
(Laughs)
Was
your
journey
a
forbidden
one?
Aamir
-
Well,
for
me,
it
wasn't
forbidden.
The
entire
journey
was
very
exciting.
Wherever
I
went,
be
it
Gujarat,
Uttar
Pradesh,
Rajasthan,
Tamil
Nadu,
etc,
I
had
a
great
experience.
I
understood
what
these
people
have
in
their
mind,
their
hopes,
their
aspirations,
their
issues,
what
things
trouble
them,
their
dreams,
etc.
I
had
the
first
hand
experience
and
I
loved
it.
Plus,
this
was
also
a
marketing
plan
designed
to
promote
our
film.
This
is
the
most
diverse
marketing
I've
ever
done
to
promote
my
film
and
I
am
thrilled.
I
wanted
to
stay
away
from
interviews
this
time
and
promote
the
film
like
this.
But
the
most
vital
thing
about
this
trip
was
to
understand
my
country
and
see
it
from
as
close
as
possible.
Another
layer
of
this
marketing
plan
was
to
highlight
different
issues.
For
example,
before
I
went
to
Chanderi,
I
was
told
that
the
weavers
out
there
are
in
a
bad
state.
They
are
leaving
their
creative
work
and
doing
manual
labour.
Their
kids
aren't
learning
this
craft.
Through
our
promotion,
all
the
people
across
India
will
watch
their
plight
and
understand
them
and
issues
like
these
will
be
given
some
significance.
Likewise,
I
wanted
to
address
the
education
in
Gujarat
too.
Small
villages
have
free
education
up
to
seventh
standard
and
girls
have
free
education.
And
many
more.
All
this
was
enriching.
How
useful
will
this
entire
marketing
stunt
be
in
3
Idiots
success?
Aamir
-
I
don't
know.
This
was
an
idea
which
I
liked
and
I
did.
I
don't
know
what
kind
of
results
will
such
a
marketing
plan
generate.
There
is
no
yard
stick
to
such
a
thing.
This
is
something
that
has
never
been
done
by
any
actor
in
the
world.
Aap
acchi
film
ko
chalne
se
rok
nahi
sakte
aur
ek
buri
film
ko
aap
chala
nahi
sakte.
Vidhu
-
If
the
film
is
good,
people
will
go
and
see
it,
whether
it's
Lage
Raho
or
Eklavya
or
3
Idiots.
I
think
if
this
film
is
bad,
no
matter
where
Aamir
Khan
travels,
it
won't
go
beyond
Friday.
I'm
confident
that
my
film
will
be
houseful
on
a
Thursday
but
what
will
happen
on
Friday,
I
don't
know.
People
won't
purchase
tickets
because
Aamir
Khan
was
travelling
in
disguise
all
over
India.
3
Idiots
isn't
going
to
be
a
flop
or
a
hit
because
of
our
creative
marketing
strategies.
When
you
decided
to
go
to
all
these
places,
was
the
plan
as
to
what
you'd
be
talking
pre-decided?
Aamir
-
I
never
planned
what
to
talk
to
people
because
I
never
knew
who
I
was
suppose
to
meet.
I
went
to
Varanasi
because
my
mother
spent
her
childhood
days
there.
But
earlier,
I
decided
to
sleep
at
Varanasi's
railway
platform
the
entire
night
because
our
railways
bind
the
whole
country.
I
wanted
to
interact
with
the
people
on
their
life,
their
city
and
their
railways.
So,
one
thing
led
to
another
and
thus
began
a
journey
filled
with
memories
which
I'll
never
forget.
I
was
suppose
to
spend
my
day
at
the
railway
station
but
landed
up
walking
the
streets
of
Telianaka
in
Varanasi.
We
hear
that
there
is
an
invite
to
Salman
Khan
and
Shahrukh
Khan
to
attend
tomorrow's
premiere?
Aamir
-
This
is
not
my
film
but
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra's.
He
will
tell
you
the
invite
list
(laughs).
On
my
personal
guest
list
are
those
with
whom
I
made
friends
in
Varanasi,
Gujarat,
Madhya
Pradesh,
etc.
In
total,
I've
sent
twenty
five
invites.
Vidhu
-
Yes,
I
have
sent
invites
to
Salman
Khan
and
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
I
hope
they
come.
But
them
coming
or
not
coming
is
up
to
them,
and
not
me.
Did
anyone
recognise
your
disguise?
Aamir
-
Yes,
it
happened
in
Tamil
Nadu
at
the
temple
in
Mahabalipuram.
It's
a
great
temple
and
there
were
so
many
tourists.
I
was
one
of
them.
But
there
was
this
small
girl
with
her
family
insisting
her
parents
that
the
man
in
disguise
was
me,
Aamir.
The
small
girl
recognised
me
but
her
family
didn't.
They
never
knew
that
my
security
was
standing
right
behind
them
while
they
were
arguing
the
question
-
Is
he
Aamir
or
not?
Their
family
must've
known
that
I
wasn't
Aamir
Khan
because
he
has
eight
packs
(laughs).
Brief
us
a
bit
about
your
food
habits
while
you
travelled.
Aamir
-
I've
had
the
most
delicious
food
ever
in
my
life.
Most
of
the
time,
I
had
food
at
the
dhabas.
I
lived
on
dhaba
food.
I
used
to
eat
on
the
roads,
highways,
etc.
In
Gujarat,
I
ate
in
the
school
from
a
dabba
which
one
of
the
school
girls
fed
me.
Her
grandmother
had
cooked
the
yummy
food.
Were
you
(Aamir)
inspired
from
Rahul
Gandhi's
visit
to
small
villages?
Vidhu
-
I'd
like
to
say
something
out
of
context
here.
Whatever
Rahul
Gandhi
is
doing
is
very
good
and
I
am
a
strong
supporter
in
what
he
is
doing.
He
is
doing
much
better
than
the
other
politicians
sitting
in
their
air
conditioned
bungalows
and
flats
minting
money.
But
our
Indian
Press
will
call
all
of
this
a
mere
'drama'.
Aamir
has
travelled
for
nearly
60
to
70
hours,
had
road
side
food
and
lived
in
small
hotels
which
didn't
have
air
conditioning.
If
I
was
given
this
task,
I
couldn't
have
done
it.
It
is
a
difficult
job
to
do,
whether
Aamir
Khan
or
Rahul
Gandhi
is
doing
and
I
respect
both
of
them.
There
was
news
that
Vidhu
said,
"If
this
is
an
Aamir
Khan
film,
why
can't
the
prices
of
tickets
be
raised."
Aamir
-
Did
you
say
that
Vidhu
(laughs)
Vidhu
-
I
want
to
clarify
a
few
things
here.
This
is
a
Raj
Kumar
Hirani
film.
Firstly,
the
film
belongs
to
the
writer
and
the
director.
Then
it
becomes
an
actor's
film
and
then
finally
it
becomes
a
producer's
film.
All
these
talks
are
rubbish
and
in
today's
day
and
age,
nobody
wants
to
read
something
good.
Everybody
wants
to
read
bad
news.
This
is
one
such
news.
It's
a
supply
and
demand.
Why
can't
the
Press
argue
over
matters
in
different
rates
in
morning
shows
and
evening
shows,
why
do
they
have
to
argue
over
how
much
is
Aamir
Khan
charging
and
why
the
ticket
prices
have
shot
up?
There
is
also
news
that
3
Idiots
is
going
to
release
on
DTH
this
Monday.
Vidhu
-
I
am
saying
that
it
isn't
going
to
release.
Somebody
is
printing
but
at
least
ask
me
before
you
print
something.
What
about
the
Rajneeti
promo?
We
heard
that
it's
not
going
to
be
shown
with
3
Idiots.
Vidhu
-
(laughs)
Main
yeh
taaza
taaza
padh
kar
aaya
hoon.
And
you
know
what
else
is
written
in
the
papers?
I'll
tell
you.
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
is
a
very
moody
person.
He
will
do
whatever
he
feels
like
doing.
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
is
insecure.
I
sometimes
laugh
reading
such
news.
The
decision
of
the
promo
is
taken
by
the
guys
who
run
the
lab
and
not
the
producer
or
an
actor.
They
see
what
is
the
length
of
the
film
and
accordingly
insert
the
right
promo.
Here
were
seven
film
promo's
waiting
to
go
with
3
Idiots.