Aamir Khan talking to the the press is an event; and this time, the actor has gone incredibly candid. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, the star talks about his personal life, his long break from films, his upcoming movie The Rising, and what he didn't like about Shah Rukh Khan's Devdas!
'I was going through a lot of personal problems, to do with my marriage of 16 years. So this gap [his four-year absence from films] was unplanned, and it's not something that happened earlier... or will happen again,' Aamir tells Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta in Walk the Talk.
The actor admits his disentigrating marriage forced him to rethink life's priorities. 'I was not in a position to work -- it was a period of high personal trauma.'
Talking about Ketan Mehta's film The Rising, Aamir explains his now famous long hair and distinctive moustache. 'I do whatever it takes to stay in character. I don't know how to work in any other way.'
Does the Lagaan actor have a fascination for period films? 'With both Lagaan and The Rising, it's the stories that interested me. The fact that they were set in sort of the same period is just a coincidence,' the star, who turned 40 recently, says.
On Devdas, and Shah Rukh Khan's performance -- Aamir says coyly he 'would have played it differently,' before going on to deliver his critique of the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film.
The Aamir Khan interview will be telecast on NDTV 24X7 at 7:30 pm, on Saturday, April 2.
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Sub: Aamir is much better than Shahrukh
I have never seen Shahrukh doing a Lagaan character not I saw him in a typical tapori role. I agree, Shahrukh Khan tried different roles ...
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Sub: aamie is better
listen mate u sd get ur fact right yeah cause as far as comparison is concerned aamir is way better than shahrukh and please dnt ...
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Sub: The Headline is incorrect
Aamir Never Said that Devdas is Bad. Infact he did appreciate that Devdas was well made. But when Asked by shekar as to "how U ...
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Sub: what's a big deal???????
why the people are not concerned about their own work. such small issues real get into big trouble if are not sorted out. let the ...
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Sub: Hmm
It's not fair to compare Shahrukh and Aamir. There are some roles that Aamir would've played more accurate to the inviduals own taste, while there ...
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