Aamir Khan's son Junaid makes his acting debut, quietly.

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Junaid, 24, "a giving actor", will star in
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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Posted: 7 years ago
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Good luck Junaid...if u even have 10% of ur Dad's acting talent..u will do just fine.👍🏼
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Good luck. I hope he stays away from media and isn't entitled. If he has talent, it will work out. Good that he's auditioning for plays and not films already. Hopefully Aamir won't push him if he hasn't got the talent. None of his kids have the star-sort of look but it's okay, will have to see if they're talented otherwise.
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Good that he is working his way up through plays like many strugglers who are serious about acting do. Though ofcourse soon his dad will launch him. But much better than simply jumping into BW just because he wore a chaddi in front of Uncle Johar who then found he is hot enough to launch him.
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Originally posted by: TheRager

Good that he is working his way up through plays like many strugglers who are serious about acting do. Though ofcourse soon his dad will launch him. But much better than simply jumping into BW just because he wore a chaddi in front of Uncle Johar who then found he is hot enough to launch him.


Aamir will launch him for sure if he's serious but Aamir generally hasn't obsessively pushed people so far. He didn't, with Imran. He made two films for him and then let him sink or swim. Imran did get roles as a star-relative however. Wonder how it'd be with his own kids tho. None of his kids look star material, so I hope they're talented in acting or directing and aren't pushed if they don't deserve it. They seem grounded overall but you never know.
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Originally posted by: Fairy_KimBokJoo

Good luck. I hope he stays away from media and isn't entitled. If he has talent, it will work out. Good that he's auditioning for plays and not films already. Hopefully Aamir won't push him if he hasn't got the talent. None of his kids have the star-sort of look but it's okay, will have to see if they're talented otherwise.

we don't see their pics in designer clothes/with their friends or at parties but Ira is a very pretty girl IMO

OT-GL to Junaid👍🏼
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Posted: 7 years ago
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Studied from HR College...looks like HR college is a hot favourite among BW ppl.
Wonder if he had the scores to get into that college...the last star kid surely didn't...
And good luck to Junaid...be as awesome and hardworking as your dad...if not more
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Aamir will launch him for sure if he's serious but Aamir generally hasn't obsessively pushed people so far. He didn't, with Imran. He made two films for him and then let him sink or swim. Imran did get roles as a star-relative however. Wonder how it'd be with his own kids tho. None of his kids look star material, so I hope they're talented in acting or directing and aren't pushed if they don't deserve it. They seem grounded overall but you never know.


Kids case would be different. Plus Aamir had his own career when Imran had a chance. But by the time Junaid starts Aamir might want to focus on him as he would be already 55+.
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we don't see their pics in designer clothes/with their friends or at parties but Ira is a very pretty girl IMO

OT-GL to Junaid👍🏼



Ira is sweet looking but she is not super beautiful or anything. I don't want to be dishonest lol. But good luck to them.
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Ira is assisting some music director I guess.. She has aspiration in that field
Junaid earlier assisted Raju Hirani.. I am glad he is trying his way quietly.. Unless you get the taste of struggle you can learn the recipe of success

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