Famously known as ‘Mr Perfectionist’, Aamir Khan has often made headlines for his unique choice of films and his dedication to each of his roles. Despite his stellar career, Aamir has never placed much value on formal education. A college dropout himself, Aamir Khan recently said he has always been like Rancho from 3 Idiots.
Speaking to Raj Shamani, Aamir Khan recalled his college days and said, “I was always Rancho type who didn’t care about certificates. I skipped formal education.” He said it was his real life choices and thinking process that made Rajkumar Hirani cast him as Rancho. “One of the biggest reasons why Raju (Hirani) wanted me in the film is because of my thinking. That is my belief as well. That is who I am.”
All the films that brought him immense fame are the ones he took big risks with. Be it Lagaan, which eventually went to the Oscars or Dangal, which broke all box office records, these are the projects that nobody believed in but Aamir Khan followed his instincts.
He did, “I also did Lagaan going by instincts. It was a time when everybody thought I was a fool to do it. They thought who will watch a film based on cricket. Even when I took up Rang De Basanti, it was the fifth remake of Bhagat Singh and Azad in that one and half year. It was extremely impractical to take up a subject made so often. Taare Zameen Par and Dangal, all of these projects were my impractical decisions. When I did Dangal, and gained weight for the same, I remember anybody who met me from the industry used to give me weird reactions. They would say, ‘Aamir Khan gaya, he cannot make a comeback.’ Their reactions used to be so funny. I have taken risks. All these decisions maine pagalpan mein li hai and I have been lucky.”
Aamir Khan is currently gearing up for the release of Sitaare Zameen Par on June 20.
