Quasar Thakore Padamsee's upcoming
adaptation of a Bertolt Brecht play.
About two months ago, theatre director
Quasar Thakore Padamsee got a call from a
teenager. He told Padamsee he was keen
on auditioning for Mother Courage and Her
Children, the latter's adaptation of Bertolt
Brecht's biting satire on the absurdity of
war. On August 19, Junaid Khan, Aamir
Khan's son with his first wife Reena Dutta,
will make his stage debut in Padamsee's
adaptation.
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"It was an open casting call and someone
had given him my number. When he came, I
thought he was just another kid from HR
College. He said he had been to drama
school and seemed to understand the play
and had lovely ideas," says Padamsee.
Like his father is known to do, Junaid, too,
plunges deep into a project, says
Padamsee. "You want people to come in
excited and rehearse for 8 to 10 hours. And
Junaid was happy to come in early or stay
late, even if it was not for his own part."
Following his graduation from HR College,
Junaid moved to Los Angeles to pursue a
course at the American Academy of
Dramatic Arts and on his return, assisted
Rajkumar Hirani for PK. In the upcoming
production, Khan plays various characters,
most prominently, that of Mother Courage's
son called Swameed, a man who has many
virtues but is limited by his naivete.
Padamsee is certain that the Aamir's son
has promise, and is, most impressively, "an
enterprising actor". "He is a very giving
actor, so his co-actors gain a lot from him.
He cares a lot about the whole production
and not just his own part, and is constantly
contributing and working on all aspects."
The play will be staged at the NCPA on
August 19 and 20, and at St. Andrews
Auditorium on September 9 and 10. Aamir
Khan had previously shared in an interview
that if his children, Junaid and his sister Ira
showed any interest in joining films, he
would be happy to support them, provided
they "have talent and are deserving".
Whether the 52-year-old actor will launch
Junaid on the big screen any time soon is
yet to be known, but it does look like his
son has chosen to build a strong
foundation in the craft before facing the
camera.
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