Aamina plays cricket and considers Smriti Mandhana as her role model.
Jagran correspondent, Srinagar. Often people from Bollywood, who come to the valley to shoot their films, bring the themes and subjects of the films to be shot here and then film them amidst the beautiful views here. Meanwhile, some of them find the themes or subjects of their films and stories here. Something similar happened with film director Kabir Khan. During his visit to the valley, Bajrangi Bhaijaan director Kabir Khan met Aamina, an 8-year-old girl from Aaru Wadi, Pahalgam, hitting a bat with a bat in her hands. During a brief conversation, he revealed a big dream growing in the heart of this little girl. Amina, a Class 3 student at a local government school, said while swinging the bat in her tiny hands that she wants to become a cricketer when she grows up and want to be like female cricket star Smriti Mandhana. Born in an ordinary family in this remote village of Pahalgam, little Amina's dream of becoming a cricket star emerged as a beautiful picture of her innocence but also her determination, hope and self-confidence. Not only this, Kabir Khan was impressed by her and shared the moment of meeting little Amina on social media platform X and wrote, Traveling in the valley with a camera often brings magical moments. I met little Aamina in Aaru Valley. She plays cricket and considers Smriti Mandhana as her role model.
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Mandhana gave a loving response to the post
She wanted her message to be conveyed to her favorite cricketer Smriti Mandhana. This beautiful story got further strength when Indian women's cricket team star Smriti Mandhana gave a loving reaction to the post. Responding to Kabir Khan's post, he expressed his love for this little champion of Aaru Valley. In the post, Mandhana wrote for little girl Amina that she is praying for her dreams to come true. Little Amina is overjoyed after receiving lots of love and good wishes from her favorite cricketer. After this pleasant incident, Pahalgam is once again in the headlines. Aamina said, I thank Kabir sir that he encouraged me and my message reached my favorite cricketer Smriti Vandhana. An even greater happiness for me is that Mandhana ji sent love and prayers for me.
I want Mandhana to come to my village
Aamina said, I want Mandhana to come to my village. My village is very beautiful. I also want to tell the tourists to come here. They will love coming here. Yes, but here we do not have much facilities for sports. I play cricket. I want to become a cricket star like Smriti Mandhana. I often watched Smriti Mandhana's matches on television. After watching his game, I became his fan and this passion encouraged me to become a cricketer. I work hard to make this dream come true. There is no playground in my village. I play with other children of the village in the streets of the village or in the grassy fields on the banks of the river. I urge the government to build a cricket stadium here so that other children like me here get a chance to make their dreams come true.
Aamina's story is trending a lot
Aamina's story shared by Kabir Khan on social media is trending a lot. It remains a center of attraction not only for social media users. Rather, this woman, like Amina, has emerged as a shining example of hope, recognition of hope and confidence for the youth, especially young girls, who have dreams of moving forward and doing something, giving the message that 'every child has the right to dream and fulfill them even if the resources are limited.