On March 14, movie star Aamir Khan turned 60, and to celebrate, PVR INOX announced a special film festival called “Aamir Khan: Cinema Ka Jadugar.” This festival honors Aamir’s incredible work in Indian movies. The trailer for the festival was launched with special guest Javed Akhtar, a famous songwriter and screenwriter.
At the event, Aamir shared a funny story about how Javed advised him against taking on some of his biggest hits. For example, when Aamir was cast in the movie “Lagaan,” Javed told him, “What are you doing? The hero can’t wear a dhoti! How can a hero be in a period film?” Despite Javed’s doubts, Aamir decided to go ahead, and “Lagaan” became a huge success when it came out in 2001. It even got nominated for an Oscar!
Aamir also mentioned that Javed warned him about the movie “Rang De Basanti.” Javed said, “The hero isn’t even in the climax! How will it work?” But Aamir believes in putting the story first and making every film great, even if it means not being the center of attention.
“Rang De Basanti,” released in 2006, became popular and won many awards. The special film festival celebrating Aamir’s legacy will start on his birthday, March 14, and go until March 27.
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