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From winning awards without attending
award shows to bringing a new wave in
the business of Indian cinema, actor-
filmmaker Aamir Khan not only broke all the
rules to establish his stardom over the last
30 years but also remains a watchdog of
the film industry.
The superstar, who boasts of the maximum
entries in the list of India's highest grossing
films under his belt, had had his fair share
of struggle in his early days. Recounting his
first salary, Aamir shared he started his
career by earning Rs 1,000 per month for
his first film.
And if you thought Qayamat Se Qayamat
Tak loaded him with moolah, here's
something for you as revealed by the actor
himself. "After Qayamat Se Qayamat
Tak' (first commercially hit film), though I
had a successful film, did not have money to
buy a car. I used to use public transport
until I started getting mobbed by people
who recognized me in public. "I earned Rs
11,000 for QSQT, smiled Aamir.
RECOMMENDED READ: THIS IS WHY AAMIR
FEELS HE IS NOT A "BORN ACTOR LIKE ZAIRA
WASIM AND AMITABH BACHCHAN...
Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla in a still from
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
He believes the changing sensibility of the
Indian audience is one of the best things
happened in few decades. During a media
interaction on Wednesday, Aamir said, "I do
believe that the sensibility of the audience
has been changing from last 30 years that I
have been acting. I know that films like Jo
Jeeta Wohi Sikandar' if made today, would
have been a massive hit (at the box office)
because this is the kind of films that today's
audience love. When I came to the film
industry, I was a minority, a lone ranger.
"I was someone, doing films that I believed
in, but the market, the host of other people
did not believe in such films. Only a few of
us did. I was constantly swimming against
the tide. Now the time has changed. Now,
these films are considered mainstream.
While the rest of his contemporaries like
Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan are trying to
find a balance between content driven and
commercial films with some of their films
like Swades, Raees, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Aamir
has managed to maintain the balance with
most of his films, whether it is Taare
Zameen Par, Rang De Basanti, Dil Chahta Hai,
3 Idiots or PK.
Known for going by his instinct while
choosing a script and judge a film like an
audience first before as an actor, Aamir is
well aware of the potential business of a
film. However, that does not bother him. He
said, "My thought process is still the same.
When I am doing a film like Talaash' I know
it will not be the biggest blockbuster of the
year but I want to do that film because I
believed in it.
No wonder the recipient of the Padma Shri
and Padma Bhushan build his career of
three decades brick by brick with
conviction and setting an example for his
own, to push himself to reach the top.
https://www.peepingmoon.com/news/entertainment-news/i-earned-rs-11000-for-qayamat-se-qayamat-tak-reveals-aamir-khan-75207/.
award shows to bringing a new wave in
the business of Indian cinema, actor-
filmmaker Aamir Khan not only broke all the
rules to establish his stardom over the last
30 years but also remains a watchdog of
the film industry.
The superstar, who boasts of the maximum
entries in the list of India's highest grossing
films under his belt, had had his fair share
of struggle in his early days. Recounting his
first salary, Aamir shared he started his
career by earning Rs 1,000 per month for
his first film.
And if you thought Qayamat Se Qayamat
Tak loaded him with moolah, here's
something for you as revealed by the actor
himself. "After Qayamat Se Qayamat
Tak' (first commercially hit film), though I
had a successful film, did not have money to
buy a car. I used to use public transport
until I started getting mobbed by people
who recognized me in public. "I earned Rs
11,000 for QSQT, smiled Aamir.
RECOMMENDED READ: THIS IS WHY AAMIR
FEELS HE IS NOT A "BORN ACTOR LIKE ZAIRA
WASIM AND AMITABH BACHCHAN...
Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla in a still from
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
He believes the changing sensibility of the
Indian audience is one of the best things
happened in few decades. During a media
interaction on Wednesday, Aamir said, "I do
believe that the sensibility of the audience
has been changing from last 30 years that I
have been acting. I know that films like Jo
Jeeta Wohi Sikandar' if made today, would
have been a massive hit (at the box office)
because this is the kind of films that today's
audience love. When I came to the film
industry, I was a minority, a lone ranger.
"I was someone, doing films that I believed
in, but the market, the host of other people
did not believe in such films. Only a few of
us did. I was constantly swimming against
the tide. Now the time has changed. Now,
these films are considered mainstream.
While the rest of his contemporaries like
Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan are trying to
find a balance between content driven and
commercial films with some of their films
like Swades, Raees, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Aamir
has managed to maintain the balance with
most of his films, whether it is Taare
Zameen Par, Rang De Basanti, Dil Chahta Hai,
3 Idiots or PK.
Known for going by his instinct while
choosing a script and judge a film like an
audience first before as an actor, Aamir is
well aware of the potential business of a
film. However, that does not bother him. He
said, "My thought process is still the same.
When I am doing a film like Talaash' I know
it will not be the biggest blockbuster of the
year but I want to do that film because I
believed in it.
No wonder the recipient of the Padma Shri
and Padma Bhushan build his career of
three decades brick by brick with
conviction and setting an example for his
own, to push himself to reach the top.
https://www.peepingmoon.com/news/entertainment-news/i-earned-rs-11000-for-qayamat-se-qayamat-tak-reveals-aamir-khan-75207/.
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