 "Aamir Khan: 'Lost confidence in Amol Gupte during Taare Zameen Par, was hurt by the way he treated me; Deepika Padukone & Alia Bhatt rejected Thugs of Hindostan because…'")
Aamir Khan made his directorial debut with the 2007 drama Taare Zameen Par, whose creative director was Amol Gupte. In an interview with The Lallantop recently, when the actor was asked who the real director of the movie was, Khan said it was indeed him.
The actor went on to narrate the story of how Gupte came to him with the script, and how Khan himself took over the directorial responsibilities after he was unhappy with the rushes he saw that were filmed by Gupte.
Aamir Khan revealed, “After the shooting started, my production head kept calling me again and again. He was saying, Sir, please see the rough cut once. I saw the rushes of the film after he told me again and again. They were not good at all. Like that scene when Ishaan comes crying on the terrace. Then he sees a kite. He gets distracted.”
He added, “There were 16 takes of this shot. How can he stop after seeing the mark? That very evening Amol and his wife Deepa came to my house. I asked him how did you like the rushes of the film. Amol said- Golden. Very good. My heart sank after hearing this. If he had said that they were not good. And you fired me, then I would have definitely given him another chance. But after hearing this I said- Amol, I have lost confidence in you as a director.”
“I will not produce it. I will not act either. Amol said that you make this film. I will step aside. You are the right person for this film. It was his decision not to direct Tare Zameen Par. I had given the subject back to him,” Khan further revealed.
On being hurt by Amol Gupte
He broke my heart. The way he and Deepa (Gupte’s wife) treated me and the way I treated them, my heart broke. I forgave Deepa and Amol. But I could not forget. In the last meeting with Deepa, I told her that we will never meet again after today.
Thugs of Hindostan’s failure
Aamir Khan also revealed Deepika Padukone & Alia Bhatt rejected Thugs of Hindostan. The role then was played by Fatima Sana Shaikh. The actor revealed Amitabh Bachchan was supposed to die in the original script but the makers changed the idea.
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