At a media interaction to mark 30 years of his presence in Hindi films, Aamir Khan shed light on several topics. From the first time he realised he was famous, to the commercial success/ critical acclaim issue, he touched upon it all…

Three decades in filmdom

He himself is a tad wonderstruck that it has been three full decades. “It really feels like yesterday. It just doesn't feel like 30 years have passed. Time has that quality; it passes like a flash.”

Delivering Quality

“I am not sure I can claim that I actively tried to build that reputation,” he muses at how his name is synonymous with quality content. “Actually, what I have followed through my career is that I have been very demanding with myself. What's important for me is am I happy with a role/ with a film? I want to do good work and be happy with it. Perhaps that has resulted in the trust between me and the audience. They then saw that work I did over the years was of good quality it ended up building goodwill over time. All I did was I just satisfied myself as a creative person.”

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Fame Arrives

[caption id="attachment_74642" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla in a still from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak[/caption]

The moment of realisation came after Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. “People would just come everywhere to see me; I couldn't walk out on the road. I did a successful film, but I didn't have a car. I used to travel by auto rickshaw or bus but after a point, I couldn't. So I used to tell my uncle can I borrow your car I have to go somewhere there are just people everywhere I go.”

Critical acclaim vs. commercial success

His films enjoy both! “For me, my cinema should be good, and I want to be loved by as many people as possible. When I am saying 'good cinema' for someone that may mean 'critically acclaimed.' I want to be loved by everyone now that may mean 'commercial cinema' to someone. These are terms that don't go in my head. Maybe because I want both it translates into commercial and critically acclaimed.”

Playing Mogul?

Clarifying that he will not be acting in the Gulshan Kumar biopic, he however confirmed that he is co-producing the film along with the late music baron’s son, Bhushan Kumar.