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Agenda Aaj Tak 2013: Have not done a film like Dhoom 3 in a long time, says Aamir Khan
INDIA TODAY ONLINE NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 4, 2013 | UPDATED 20:29 IST
Speaking about his upcoming movie Dhoom 3, Bollywood star Aamir Khan said it was in a long time that he was doing an out and out entertainer.
Khan was in conversation with Shweta Singh in a session titled Agenda-e-Aamir at Agenda AajTak 2013, a two-day conclave in Delhi which began on Wednesday.
Khan said that he finds it very difficult to shoot for films like Dhoom 3 and do research for the next season of Satyamev Jayate.
Khan said he was not much of a multi-tasker and that contributes to his problems.
Family and son
About his son Azad, Khan said his son has made him a proud father and revealed Azad clings to him every time he leaves his house in the morning.
Khan admitted that he had been very busy in his long career spanning over 25 years and has not been able to devote sufficient time to his family.
Physical training for Dhoom 3
Talking about the physical training he had to undergo for Dhoom 3, Khan revealed that it was not as challenging as Ghajini since he plays a gymnast in Dhoom3 for which all he needed was flexible body.
Khan said while acting in films, he has always tried to look like his characters physically.
Delving back on his long career, Khan admitted there are several such films where he was not able to do justice to his role and perfection, but he added that he learnt a lot from those failed attempts.
Khan revealed his wife Kiran had watched all his films and had even written a paper on his film Rangeela while she was studying in Jamia University. Khan said she had a very different sensibility from his own about filmmaking and he had always tried to support her type of films.
Box office not focus
Khan said he had always put box office figures above customer satisfaction. He said his priority and concern is about the man who buys a ticket to watch his movie. It is for him that he makes films, he said.
However, he said that he wants that his films are economically viable and his producers make at least some profits.
Political consciousness
On the questions of politics, Khan said all of us are political in one way or the other. He said it is necessary that all of us should be political conscious and aware about issues that concern us. However, he said he has no other interest in politics otherwise. He said he wants to use the stage he presently occupies to contribute to nation-building.
About his association with Unicef, Khan said he was concerned about malnutrition.
About the idea of age catching up with him, Khan said he feels young at heart, no older than a teenager. He said his mind is still curious and that curiosity to learn new things makes him young and alive.
About the change he has observed in the industry, Khan said he had been too busy to notice that. However, he added that today's youngsters impress him no end and are very talented.
Why Dhoom3?
Khan said he liked the story and its characters. Other than being a high-voltage film, he said it is a very sentimental film and it has a heart.
The Khans
About the fabled Khan rivalry in the Bollywood, Aamir said he can talk about himself and had no sense of competition, thanks to his mother. He said he feels happy if he likes somebody else's work. He said that he immensely liked Sanjay Dutt's roles in Munnabhai and Lage Raho Munnabhai and Ranbir Kapoor's work in Barfi.
Khan owed this neutrality in him to his early interest in tennis. He said how his mother used to make him feel about the guy he would have beaten on a certain day and his mother. That made him look at his victories from a very different point of view.
He said that he considered his friend Salman Khan to be a much better actor than him. While he had to work very hard to fit into his role, all Salman had to do was to take off his shirt or shake his belt a bit to make his films superhit.
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