You can
tell him what you liked or did not like
about his movies and he tells you why they
were made the way they were when they finally
got to theaters. You can’t beat Aamir
Khan on news about Aamir Khan: he is the
first and the most definitive source. A
blog by a Bollywood star is one more first
among this versatile actor’s several
firsts.
When India won in Australia he was online
the very next day blogging about the glorious
victory and the great efforts of Sachin
and the rest of the team and how he hoped
that the bad memories of the fairly recent
past were definitely erased. Its not just
with cricket or movies- he is open to expressing
views whenever something occurs that he
feels needs to be brought to our attention
and discussed. You know that he is not someone
who holds back his words or regrets having
expressed his thoughts. He states with conviction
and stays committed to it. The Narmada Bachao
Aandolan incident and its continued repercussions
are quite well known. Even though his views
meant that none of his movies could be released
without some sort of protest or the other
in Gujarat he has never flinched. Apparently,
he is a man who holds certain principles
in very high priority though one must admit
that it is difficult to understand some
of his principles like not attending award
functions. We would certainly like to know
more specifically the reason why Aamir Khan
abstains from award functions, his presence
is sure to add so much more value to the
occasion.
Coming back to his blog. If you find it
hard to believe news that is circulating
in the media about his tonsuring his head
for Ghajini, or that he is doing a film
titled IDIOT with Rajkumar Hirani, then
he has confirmed it himself in a recent
post and he has also updated us on the recent
developments of Ghajini’s schedule
that restarted a few days back. And, he
has also revealed that he is currently working
on the Taare Zameen Par DVD, just adding
some values, extra bits, deleted footage,
‘in the making’ stuff and the
usual DVD additions. But there is a special
addition here too, just like in any Aamir
Khan work. An exclusive special director’s
commentary in select portions of the movie
that may help us see certain scenes insightfully.
Actually, Aamir believed that a director’s
commentary might be a bit superfluous to
a DVD which has the movie. He opined that
whatever had to be said had been said in
the movie itself. But appeals from various
sides and a post from his fans on the blog
made Aamir rethink. So, if you are a fan
of Aamir and have not heard of this blog
before (then you are late and we must admit
our delay in bringing this news to you)
then don’t waste any more time. Enter
the official Aamir Khan website, sign up
and blog away or chat, as you prefer. Sooner
or later Aamir will notice and respond.
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