Aamir Khan reveals his 90-year old mother will make her acting debut with 'Sitaare Zameen Par': 'She doesn't want to come to my shoot but…'

Aamir Khan made his Bollywood debut in 1988 with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak at the age of 23. 37 years later, his mother who’s 90 years old is making her acting debut with his upcoming film Sitaare Zameen Par which releases in cinemas on June 20. The actor has even spoken about it in a statement that has gone viral.

Khan was quoted saying, “Normally, Ammi doesn’t say she wants to come to my shoot. So, I don’t know what she felt, but the morning of the song shoot, Ammi called and asked, ‘Aap kahan shooting kar rahe hain? Humko bhi aana hai shooting pe aaj’ (Where are you shooting today, I also want to come).’“

The actor added, “ So, I said, ‘Chaliye, aaiye.’ I sent her the car and my sister brought her to the shoot. She came in a wheelchair. It was a happy wedding song, and we were having fun shooting for it while she was watching us.”

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Aamir continued, “ “Prasanna came to me and said, ‘Sir, if you don’t mind, can you request Ammi ji to be in the shot? It’s the last song of the film; it’s a wedding celebration sequence. She can easily be one of the guests. It’s an emotional thing for me; I want her to be a part of the film’.”

Aamir Khan is gearing up for his next release Sitaare Zameen Par that’s the remake of the Spanish film Campeones. After Laal Singh Chaddha, this is another remake by the actor and he has defended the film as it releases on June 20.

Khan said, “People still do Shakespeare to this day. Even today, the number one playwright in theatre is Shakespeare, worldwide. Even today, his plays are adapted in every language. And we praise it. Kyun bhai? Remake hai, usko band karo (Why though? It’s a remake, shut it).”

The actor added, “You write your own play, why are you doing Shakespeare). This is wrong thinking. When I adapt Shakespeare, I am putting my energies into it. I find this discussion on remakes useless.”

Aamir further revealed, “After Laal Singh (Chaddha), a lot of people told me, ‘you are making a remake again’. Laal Singh was trolled heavily for being a remake. But I am a different kind of person.”