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| Aamir plays a student in 'Idiots' By FN, 2 October, 2008 |
 Aamir, who is in his forties, is playing Ryan, a dare deviled student in Idiots and the writer feels that the actor is extremely talented to carry off any role. "Aamir has defied his age in screen all the time. Raju (Hirani) has taken the story forward and Aamir suits the role," he says. With two superstar Khans are playing lead in films based on real life stories of Chetan, whom did he consider is closer to his persona. "I think I oscillate between the two. However I am more like Salman than Aamir. I don t take it all too seriously. Don t be serious, be sincere is my mantra." says the investment banker, who lived in Hongkong for 11 years and came back to India this year only. Unlike Kiran Desai, Arundhati Rai or other contemporary writers Chetan does not emphasis on the literal aspect but keen on maintaining the flow of the story. He is also admant on not changing his style. "I write simple books with a strong storyline, fun dialogues and a bit of message. The definition of a good novel varies for people but I think a good book should make you feel happy. I can t change my style even if I want to." says the writer. Chetan is gaining popularity among Hindi intelligentsia as well and according to Prabhat Publications demand of Hindi version of his books is growing day by day. In first forthnoght only 15-15000 copies of each book has already been sold out. Investment banker, writer and now Bollywood, what next is in line. "I have too much on my plate. In the next year I want a better balance and figure out which role is most important to me. I want to specialise," claims Chetan. https://filmicafe.com/news_detail.php?news_id=7486 |
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