Aamir Khan beat Deepika Padukone and dad Prakash Padukone in a friendly badminton match..

On Sunday evening, Deepika Padukone and dad Pakash Padukone played a doubles badminton match against Aamir Khan and Aparna Popat, at the annual tournament for the Padukone Academy run by the one-time badminton champion.

Even though the actress lost the match against Aamir, Deepika believes it’s the sportsmanship that won at the end of the day. In her words, “I  know that Aamir plays badminton at the Khar gym. He’s extremely fit and a great player. It was an incredible experience to play opposite him.”

Deepika who’s extremely passionate about badminton adds that she always enjoys pairing with dad on the court, “Even after so many years dad is such a driving force and an inspiration for badminton enthusiasts.

Playing a doubles match, Aamir along with his partner beat the champs at their own game.

Like any other normal guy, Aamir is a sports freak himself, be it chess, table tennis, tennis, cricket or badminton.

It is a new found interest that the ‘Ghajini’ hero has found in the sport.

So taken in by the game, the actor influenced the entire team of ‘3 Idiots’ to play badminton during the breaks. He compares the sport with the dance form ‘ballet’ as he beleives that it requires a lot of control, strength, mind play and mesaured movements.