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Superstitious Aamir
Aamir Khan is a perfectionist but he has certain superstitions too. He considers Shammi Kapoor his lucky mascot and takes the first copy of the album of his films to him before the copies are launched in the market.
He has done the same with Peepli (Live), his production venture.
About his pre-release ritual, Aamir says, 'I visit Shammi uncle (before the music release of the film). It started with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, my first film as an actor. He was the only person Nasir uncle called from the industry for the premiere. He was the first person I took blessings from. So when I made Taare Zameen Par -- my first film as a director -- I remembered that. By then, my uncle had passed away and I knew he would have been very excited to see me make my directorial debut, so I reached out to Shammi uncle -- who was very close to him -- to seek his blessings. I asked him to release the CD. And after that, came Jaane Tu... and that was Imran's first film. But this is not superstition. It is an emotional thing.'
So would he consider numerology for his films, 'No', he answers, adding, 'I don't believe in that. A lot of things are out of your control. The best you can do is: Do the best work you can. I do that.'
About Peepli (Live), he says, 'It is a satire on everything in society -- on the administration, media, the political scenario, and on civil society. It's more a film about rural life in India today and the growing divide between rural and urban India. Actually, if there is an issue the film does touch upon, it is the issue of migration of labour from villages to cities and essentially the thought being that as a society, we are not paying enough attention to villages.'
He has done the same with Peepli (Live), his production venture.
About his pre-release ritual, Aamir says, 'I visit Shammi uncle (before the music release of the film). It started with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, my first film as an actor. He was the only person Nasir uncle called from the industry for the premiere. He was the first person I took blessings from. So when I made Taare Zameen Par -- my first film as a director -- I remembered that. By then, my uncle had passed away and I knew he would have been very excited to see me make my directorial debut, so I reached out to Shammi uncle -- who was very close to him -- to seek his blessings. I asked him to release the CD. And after that, came Jaane Tu... and that was Imran's first film. But this is not superstition. It is an emotional thing.'
So would he consider numerology for his films, 'No', he answers, adding, 'I don't believe in that. A lot of things are out of your control. The best you can do is: Do the best work you can. I do that.'
About Peepli (Live), he says, 'It is a satire on everything in society -- on the administration, media, the political scenario, and on civil society. It's more a film about rural life in India today and the growing divide between rural and urban India. Actually, if there is an issue the film does touch upon, it is the issue of migration of labour from villages to cities and essentially the thought being that as a society, we are not paying enough attention to villages.'
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