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Aamir Khan Career: Aamir Khan made her Bollywood debut in 1988 with ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’. His first film proved to be a blockbuster at the box office. Aamir Khan revealed that after the success of this movie, he will have 400 f …Read more

The superstar remembered the early days of his career. (Photo courtesy: YouTube Grab)

New Delhi. Aamir Khan is called the ‘Mr. Perfectionist’ of Bollywood. He has given many memorable films to the Hindi film industry. Very soon ‘Aamir Khan: Cinema’s magician’ Film Festival ‘is going to start, under which his best films are being released again. The festival will run from 14 March to 27 March, in which films like ‘Dangal’, ‘Rang De Basanti’, ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, ‘Lagaan’, Taare ‘Zameen’ will be shown. Recently, during the trailer launch of ‘Aamir Khan: Cinema of Cinema’ in Mumbai, Aamir Khan spoke about the early days of his career.

Aamir Khan revealed about his film career, in which he said that he was initially unhappy with his choice about films. He also told that after the first film ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ (1988), he got offers of about 300 to 400 films, so that he could not understand whom to choose. He used to cry at home.

Offers of 400 films were received
Aamir Khan said, ‘I had worked as an assistant with only Mansoor Khan and Nasir Hussain. But when my first film was successful, I started getting a lot of offers. To be honest, I got around 300-400 film offers. I do not know where the producers were coming from. Since I was new, I did not realize that signing a film is also a big responsibility. I had no idea about this.

Aamir Khan used to cry every day at home after the first film. (Photo courtesy: YouTube)

Feeling of mistake
Superstar told, ‘That era was such when Hero was doing 30 to 50 films simultaneously. Interestingly, Anil Kapoor had the least 33 films at that time. Seeing this, I had done 9-10 films together. However, the directors with whom I dreamed of working, did not give me any role. I was working in three shifts a day. Most of the producers-directors were new, but when the shooting started, I realized what mistake I made. I was not happy. I used to cry every day at home.

The film released in a handful of budget, the line was installed outside theaters, the movie had created history with 48 times earning

Aamir Khan gets many lessons
Recalling his career challenging phase, Aamir Khan said that he was very disturbed, but at the same time he also got the biggest lesson of career. He came to know that only one good script is not enough. Good directors and producers also matter. He said, ‘I came to know that three things are very important. Director, script and producer. If your producer is weak, then your film will not get the release. You will not get good resources, so I learned all this during that which I still follow.

Aamir Khan’s career was being ruined
He told that after ‘Qayamat to Qayamat Tak’, films like ‘Love Love Love’, ‘Awwal Number’ and ‘Tum Mere Ho’ had flopped, after which his career had almost reached the verge of ending. Aamir Khan said, ‘The media gave me the tag of’ One-film Wonder ‘. It was also right, I do not blame anyone for this. By then I came to know that these 3 films of mine have not been done and my 6 films will also be disasters, because they are worse than that. I could see my career being ruined. I felt that I was trapped in the swamp, from which I could not get out.