Aamir Khan is thrilled with the response his wife’s directorial debut venture Dhobi Ghaat fetched at the Toronto International Film Festival in which it was premiered.

The actor rued about his wife Kiran Rao’s reluctance to cast him in the film initially but finally she decided that Aamir would be suitable for the painter role in the film.

Aamir, much to the amazement of his fans said, that he fell in love with Kiran again after reading the entire script. He was quoted as saying, “When I fell in love the first time, I didn't know how really talented she was. When I read the script I was really amazed and I fell in love with her again.”