Move over, Mr Stark. Anand Mahindra wants to assist this 'real' Iron Man, seeks Twitter's help to find him
Mahindra wants to find the young man so he can assist him and his siblings in getting proper education.
By ET Online |
Agencies
Anand Mahindra was bowled over by talents of a young man who built a replica of Iron Man suit from the scratch. As the Mahindra and Mahindra boss was in complete awe as he found out that the 20-year-old youth, who hails from Manipur, has no former education or training in field of mechanics.
For Mahindra, the youth is the "real" Iron Man, and in hopes to find the young man, the businessman took to his official Twitter account to seek netizen's help in finding him.
"Move over, Tony Stark. Make away for the REAL Iron Man," Mahindra tweeted along with the video.
The young man in the video is Ningombam Prem, who hails from Heirok Part-2 village in Thoubal district, created the replica of the suit worn by Marvel's iconic character Iron Man, using electronic waste.
Mahindra wants to find him so he can assist him and his siblings in getting proper education. The video was sent to the billionaire by actor Jaaved Jaaferi.
Of course, netizens were absolutely thrilled to be of help and quickly took to the tweet's thread to share leads on the guy. Users started sharing the contact details of the skilled guy. They even shared the guy's Instagram handle. "To create something amazing that's my passion," reads his bio on the photo-sharing platform.
During his interview with ANI, Prem had revealed that he wanted to create a robot ever since he was a kid but this craze for Iron Man costume began in 2015. To make the costume, Prem collected electronic waste from radio and television shops since he could not afford to buy materials.
Prem first constructed a demo model of the robot arm using discarded emergency lamps as its arms and started planning to fit in the 'Iron Man' armour.
He has also created several other robots at home such as the R2D2 from 'Star Wars'. He can also repair television, radio and other electronic equipments.
For Mahindra, the youth is the "real" Iron Man, and in hopes to find the young man, the businessman took to his official Twitter account to seek netizen's help in finding him.
"Move over, Tony Stark. Make away for the REAL Iron Man," Mahindra tweeted along with the video.
The young man in the video is Ningombam Prem, who hails from Heirok Part-2 village in Thoubal district, created the replica of the suit worn by Marvel's iconic character Iron Man, using electronic waste.
Mahindra wants to find him so he can assist him and his siblings in getting proper education. The video was sent to the billionaire by actor Jaaved Jaaferi.
Move over Tony Stark. Make way for the REAL Iron Man. And it would be a privilege to assist him & his siblings in t… https://t.co/ecBHojI69V
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) 1632106992000Of course, netizens were absolutely thrilled to be of help and quickly took to the tweet's thread to share leads on the guy. Users started sharing the contact details of the skilled guy. They even shared the guy's Instagram handle. "To create something amazing that's my passion," reads his bio on the photo-sharing platform.
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During his interview with ANI, Prem had revealed that he wanted to create a robot ever since he was a kid but this craze for Iron Man costume began in 2015. To make the costume, Prem collected electronic waste from radio and television shops since he could not afford to buy materials.
Prem first constructed a demo model of the robot arm using discarded emergency lamps as its arms and started planning to fit in the 'Iron Man' armour.
He has also created several other robots at home such as the R2D2 from 'Star Wars'. He can also repair television, radio and other electronic equipments.
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