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| No, Aamir Khan is not suffering from any premonition of death. (Pic - Dangal poster) |
July 3, 2016, NewsCrunch
Aamir Khan told Dangal director Nitesh Tiwari to finish the film by casting Varun or Shahid if he died suddenly.
Ranveer and Ranbir were the other actors he mentioned as possible replacements to play the younger Haryanvi wrestler Mahavir Phogat, whose life story is being captured in the biopic, Dangal.
Aamir Khan has already finished shooting the older version of Mahavir Phogat for which he had put on weight and greyed.
The actor made these comments in an interview with men’s magazine GQ.
And, no, the actor is not suffering from any premonition of death.
He is just aware that his films are totally dependent on him. He does not want them to be affected if anything happens to him.
He says towards the end of a shoot for a film, he writes a note to the people he is working with. In the note, he lists the things he would like to see happening in the movie, post his unexpected departure.
“Anything can happen, life is unpredictable,” he tells GQ.
‘What if I die? What if I get injured really badly when the whole film is dependent on me?’ he adds.
Dangal was a tricky case as there was a five-month pause in the shooting as Aamir Khan took off to the US to lose weight to play the younger Mahavir Phogat.
He told Nitesh that if anything happened to him he would just have to cast a younger Mahavir and finish the film.
Aamir Khan went on to suggest four names as possible replacements: Varun, Shahid, Ranveer or Ranbir.
Preparing his colleagues to face an unlikely situation brings out how seriously he gets involved in his movies, leaving nothing to chance. Perhaps, that explains why his films consistently impress critics with their novelty and break box office records.
Aamir Khan says he is scared that a film may not shape up the way he wants and stresses over small things. He also says there is no method to the way he picks movies or does his acting. He only listens to his heart.