Overview
- He went live while traveling to the Karwar Naval Base and coached singer Vishal Mishra on the one‑sided grin, telling him to “give full smile and drop your smile from one side.”
- He framed the meme as a shared moment, saying he was happy that “the whole of India was smiling” with him.
- When a commenter questioned his acting, he replied that such chatter helped make the song a hit, adding “God is great.”
- The smile trend grew from Border 2 clips and songs, including the reprised ‘Sandese Aate Hain,’ which sparked mimicry reels and memes across social platforms.
- Border 2 is directed by Anurag Singh and stars Sunny Deol, Diljit Dosanjh, Ahan Shetty, and Varun Dhawan, with a theatrical release set for January 23; a separate online debate surfaced after a trade analyst’s comments were interpreted on Reddit as a dig at Dhawan’s self-promotion, drawing fan pushback.