Fact Check: Old video of Amir Khan praising Bajrangi Bhaijaan shared as the review of SRK’s Jawan
The video shows Amir Khan reacting to Salman Khan’s “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, which was released in 2015.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 13 Sep 2023 12:44 PM GMT
Screengrab of the Facebook post.
Amidst the praise showering on Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Jawan' as the film is creating waves at the box office, a video of Amir Khan speaking purportedly about the film is doing the rounds on social media.
In the video, he says, “Have you seen the movie? Great movie, very good movie. Best film and the best performance of his career. I am requesting everyone should watch this movie. Again and again, watch this movie.”
A Facebook user shared the video with text in the video that reads, “Amir Khan Jawan Review.”
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A YouTube channel has shared the video titled, “Aamir Khan gave a stormy Review after seeing Jawan.”
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the video shows Amir Khan is actually reacting to Salman Khan’s “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, which was released in 2015.
We conducted a relevant keyword search but could not find any report about Amir Khan speaking about Jawan. Had he given a review of the movie, the mainstream media would have reported.
We then performed a reverse image search on the keyframe of the viral video and found a video report published by the verified YouTube Channel of IANS TV on July 20, 2015, titled “Caught! Aamir Khan Crying after watching Bajrangi Bhaijaan.”
The viral video grab appeared at 0.29 seconds of the full version video, in which Khan can be heard making a similar statement about Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
We also found the viral video published by various verified YouTube channels, including Movie Talkies and Mango News, stating that Amir Khan cried in public after watching Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
The Indian Express and The Quint have also reported about Aamir Khan's review carrying the same video dated 2015.
Hence, we conclude that the viral video is digitally manipulated. The original version shows that Amir Khan is actually reacting to Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
