WPBL 2026: Aamir Khan falls during pickleball match, gets up smiling, continues playing; fans laud his fitness at 60

Although India's national game is hockey, and many celebs like Tiger Shroff, Ranbir kapoor among other celebs play football, our nation is a huge fan of cricket and treats cricketers as next to god. Lately, we are witnessing Bollywood's obsession with pickleball. From Deepika Padukone to Alia Bhatt to Ranbir Kapoor, and now joining the bandwagon is actor Aamir Khan, who was papped playing pickleball.

On Saturday, Aamir Khan was seen enjoying a friendly exhibition game with three fans at the World Pickleball League (WPBL) 2026 at Jio World Garden in Mumbai. Aamir was playing flawlessly until the match took an unexpected turn when he slipped on the court and fell to the ground mid-match.

Several viral videos of Aamir playing have gone viral. Mid-match, when Aamir was playing with enthusiasm and giving back-to-back shots flawlessly, he suddenly lost his footing and stumbled, briefly rolling on the court before being helped up by his co-player.

In no time, he quickly stood up on his feet, smiled, and resumed playing. He even gave a thumbs-up to his fans who were watching him.

Netizens lauded his fitness and the way he stood up after the fall, considering his age.

"At his age, many people don't even step onto the ground," one commented.

Another added, "He is so steady."

While another wrote, "Good, he rolled over, could've landed awkwardly on his wrist or elbow."

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Aamir was last seen on the big screen in Sitaare Zameen Par last year. The sports drama grossed Rs 265 crore worldwide and was a moderate box-office success.

Sitaare Zameen Par was a spiritual sequel to his 2007 film Taare Zameen Par and was inspired by the 2018 Spanish film Champions.

The film starred Genelia Deshmukh alongside 10 newcomers — Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishna Varma, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali, Ashish Pendse, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Naman Mishra, and Simran Mangeshkar.