Bollywood celebs have been victims of social media drama, but nothing like this one yet. Bollywood actor and Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan has been receiving emails congratulating him on his victory in the recent Pakistan elections. We all know how Twitter can be a funny place where there are several spam handles that can be misleading. In this case, a chunk of social media users mistook the actor as the newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The I Hate Luv Storys star shared a screenshot of the hilarious goof up in which the sender had pledged his allegiance and addressed him, “Dear Prime Minister.” “I guess I can no longer ignore the call to action. Gonna start drafting some policy outlines this week, I’ll keep you guys updated,” Imran joked in the post’s caption.
The actor has been mistaken time and again for sharing the same name as the new PM who used to be one of Pakistan’s most popular cricketers. “Successful leader takes right decision at right time. He recognizes friends and selects faithful team members. Now it is ten years long governance and I want to join your team on very first day,” the message read.
This isn’t an out of the blue incident. A similar situation occurred in 2011 when a reporter even set up an interview with him, but had intended to talk to the politician. Here’s an excerpt from the interview, pulled by NDTV, “Reporter: For a fast bowler, you have quite a small build and frame. How did you manage to be successful in your sporting career despite being so puny? Imran: You yanks have a very weird sense of humour. Er… my cute looks and puny frame help bowl maidens over, you see. Hopefully, I will continue to maintain a good strike rate going forward also.”
Taking it further, Imran has also been mistaken for Irrfan Khan. Sharing a screenshot of text messages he received in which the sender had realised his mistake and called Imran a ‘badhiya banda’, the actor wrote, “Thanks, I guess.”
The swearing ceremony of Imran Khan as the party’s prime ministerial candidate is to take place on August 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day. However, none of it has been confirmed yet.
