{"id":74938,"date":"2020-09-09T21:57:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T16:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=74938"},"modified":"2020-09-11T10:24:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T04:54:37","slug":"times-now-airs-visuals-of-3-idiots-shooting-point-as-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/times-now-airs-visuals-of-3-idiots-shooting-point-as-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Times Now airs visuals of &#8216;3 idiots&#8217; shooting point as tourists on Chinese side of Pangong Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On September 6, Times Now reported that China has thrown open the Pangong Tso Lake to international tourists and domestic tourists as well. &#8220;The videos of opening Pangong Tso Lake to the international tourists on the Chinese side are being disseminated by China itself. The move seems like a PR exercise to gather more attention to their side,&#8221; claimed Times Now with the anchor asserting, &#8220;These are the visuals that we have acquired.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Times Now&#039;s September 6 broadcast airing &#039;3 idiots&#039; shooting point visuals\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/456811829?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>India and China have been embroiled in cross-border skirmishes which aggravated after 20 Indian army men were martyred in Galwan Valley on June 15. People\u2019s Liberation Army\u2019s (PLA) western theatre command (WAC) claimed that China had to take \u201ccountermeasures\u201d after Indian border troops fired warning shots on September 7 near the Shenpao mountain region near the south bank of Pangong Tso, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/world-news\/india-fired-first-china-repeats-after-new-delhi-says-pla-fired-near-pangong-tso\/story-ChXrvNGFpWI5HtkpYJFYOP.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hindustan Times<\/a>. The Indian army has dismissed the allegations.<\/p>\n<h4>Visuals of &#8216;3 idiots&#8217; shooting point<\/h4>\n<p>China has indeed released a video of the lake on the Chinese side. This was also tweeted by a journalist of the state-controlled broadcaster CGTN.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3Actually, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PangongTso?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PangongTso<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> is open to tourists at home and abroad for quite a long time.<br \/>\nThe lake is near Chinese national highway, a good place for self-driving travel. We have a resort on the lake there. \ud83d\ude06 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZbaWDUw1gk\">pic.twitter.com\/ZbaWDUw1gk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shen Shiwei\u6c88\u8bd7\u4f1f (@shen_shiwei) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shen_shiwei\/status\/1303306200923205635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But funnily enough, Times Now aired scenes of the &#8216;3 Idiots&#8217; shooting point at Pangong Lake to report on the development. Bollywood film &#8216;3 idiots&#8217; released in 2009 leading to a surge in Ladakh tourism. On the Indian side of the Pangong Lake is a &#8216;3 idiots&#8217; shooting point built to attract tourists. Times Now aired these visuals as China &#8220;throwing open&#8221; Pangong Lake for domestic and international tourists. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/india-china-conflict-in-ladakh-the-importance-of-the-pangong-tso-lake-6419377\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Indian Express<\/a>, the lake is 135-km long, out of which about 45 km-long western portion is under Indian control while the rest is controlled by the Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News has juxtaposed screenshots of the Times Now broadcast with a publicly available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tfWJwTrC5lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube video<\/a> of the &#8216;3 idiots&#8217; shooting point at Pangong Lake. As evident, yellow bike and chair used in the film can be spotted here. A poster of the movie can also be seen.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-74938 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/times-now-airs-visuals-of-3-idiots-shooting-point-as-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-lake\/download-2020-09-09t170131-197\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170131.197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170131.197.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170131.197-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170131.197-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170131.197-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170131.197-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170131.197-414x232.jpg 414w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170131.197-990x553.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/times-now-airs-visuals-of-3-idiots-shooting-point-as-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-lake\/f5aa299d-832a-4e61-9c50-98800c948631\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1015\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f5aa299d-832a-4e61-9c50-98800c948631.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f5aa299d-832a-4e61-9c50-98800c948631.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f5aa299d-832a-4e61-9c50-98800c948631-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f5aa299d-832a-4e61-9c50-98800c948631-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f5aa299d-832a-4e61-9c50-98800c948631-990x555.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f5aa299d-832a-4e61-9c50-98800c948631-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f5aa299d-832a-4e61-9c50-98800c948631-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f5aa299d-832a-4e61-9c50-98800c948631-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/f5aa299d-832a-4e61-9c50-98800c948631-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/times-now-airs-visuals-of-3-idiots-shooting-point-as-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-lake\/download-2020-09-09t170549-270\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1147\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170549.270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170549.270.jpg 1147w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170549.270-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170549.270-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170549.270-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/download-2020-09-09T170549.270-990x526.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1147px) 100vw, 1147px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The &#8216;3 idiots&#8217; spot has several yellow coloured bikes which, according to The Hindu, can be rented by tourists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-74987 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7373f120-dbc4-4b25-9d27-6a42d83b3941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"674\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7373f120-dbc4-4b25-9d27-6a42d83b3941.jpg 674w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/7373f120-dbc4-4b25-9d27-6a42d83b3941-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The one with a conical object attached to it was used by actor Kareen Kapoor in the film. A similar scooter is also visible in the video broadcast by Times Now.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-74938 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/times-now-airs-visuals-of-3-idiots-shooting-point-as-tourists-on-chinese-side-of-pangong-lake\/4b0f84e6-5f26-4116-a0e0-dbcc8e7ba5f4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/4b0f84e6-5f26-4116-a0e0-dbcc8e7ba5f4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/4b0f84e6-5f26-4116-a0e0-dbcc8e7ba5f4.jpg 903w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/4b0f84e6-5f26-4116-a0e0-dbcc8e7ba5f4-300x225.jpg 300w, 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international tourists amid border tensions with India&#8217; after this fact-check was published. A downloaded video of the same has been added to the report.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 6, Times Now reported that China has thrown open the Pangong Tso Lake to international tourists and domestic tourists as well. &#8220;The videos of opening Pangong Tso Lake to the international tourists on the Chinese side are being disseminated by China itself. 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