02 May, 2006

The name’s Khan – Aamir Khan

Actors come and actors go,
Some who fade and some who grow,
And there are some u can’t ignore,
These are the ones the world will know.

Ok, so its just a couple of rhyming lines. But hey, its my first ever poem, and its dedicated to one of the all time greats – Aamir Hussain Khan a.k.a. Aamir Khan (from one great to another). After seeing him in movies like DCH and RDB, you trend feel a little old yourself(more so if u’ve come from a college like mine).

He’s one of those actors whom you can really relate to. Take SRK for instance. As an actor he is really good, but in real life how many people actually bring out so many expressions every moment. He’s very good at acting. But sometimes that becomes a problem in itself. And when compared to Salmaan Khan, thankfully he doesn’t have all those biceps(giving hope to mere mortals like us), and so doesn’t need to pull out his shirt once in a while. And more importantly he doesn’t share Salmaan’s sense of humour. Anyway, just wanted to bring out the differences b/n the Khan’s.

This guy is also such a bloody professional. From growing his hair and moustache for Mangal Pandey to actually getting drunk for a scene in Raja Hindustani, in spite of not drinking in real life (the only other actor who would probably do such stuff would be Kamal. Now that’s another story really). U might also recollect the controversy with Gracy Singh, where in one of the post release interviews she began complaining that Aamir made her work too hard(I think that was a first in Bollywood).

Anyway, he is not one of those dumb actors who looks good in front of the camera, and looks a dud otherwise. And with his latest stance on the Narmada issue, he’s gone where very few other Bollywood actors have. I think he was quite inspired after RDB, although I thought the movie failed to give a good solution. Anyway, its good that he took a stance on what he believed in. And for those who say that this was a publicity gimmick, gimme a break. Aamir has never done anything like this before and wouldn’t need to do it either(what with fans like me). So many Hollywood stars come out in support of / oppose causes. Noone finds that suspicious??

Well, then again I probably wouldn’t want to see Aamir romancing around in a Kuch Kuch Hota Hai or bathing in a tub with ‘Lux’ (better to let the professionals a.k.a. SRK do that) or shouting ‘Kutte main tera khoon pee jaoonga’ and Sunny ishtyle. Aamir is fine the way he is. Just another normal guy.

Here are some of his movies that I just couldn’t get enough of.

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
Dil Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
Andaz Apna Apna
Akele Hum Akele Tum
Sarfarosh
Lagaan
Dil Chahta Hai
Rang De Basanti

And here are some I wish he hadn' acted in

Mela
Mann
Raja Hindustani
Parampara
Aatank Ki Aatank(now how many of you have heard of this movie?)


And here’s some trivia about him (courtsey Wikipedia):

- Was offered Shahrukh Khan’s role in Darr but turned it down(now that would’ve been interesting)
- Accepts only National Film Awards; refuses to show up at any other of the many movie award ceremonies, such as the Filmfare Awards show.
- And finally, he’s coming out with a film with Mani Ratnam in 2007. This will be a comedy, Ishq ishtyle.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey u left out rangeela & ghulam..pretty good movies aamir shed his chocolate-box hero image after these

Anonymous said...

mkmahesh says.......
sorry dude, i do not accept ur comparision with SRK. He, I believe (and many lacs also do so), is someone whom they relate to and whom they wish to be...
Unlike aamir or salman, he didnt have a filmi background...he fought his way to the top single handedly. and more importantly, he sets example to the society in a gr8 way, be it in ensuring luv for the family or making sure that his smoking habits doesnt translate to his fans...i dont think aamir can quite boast of that, especially after his recent illicit relationships and divorce...
and frm movies point of u, the list u gave was impressive, until mebbe u c this one:
baazigar
darr
kabhi haan kabhi na
ddlj
dtph
pardes
swades
main hoon na
veer zaara etc etc
i wish to differ frm ur opinion...

Nikhil said...

LOL, I forgot there's a major SRK fan over here. But hey, look at SRK's movies. you could probably classify DDLJ, DTPH, Pardes, Veer Zaara, etc in one category. And although he did experiment in the early part of his career with Darr, Baazigar, etc, of late he's doing stereotyped roles. And leaving smoking was more for the sae of his son. And nothing for the welfare of society. SO, how does that even count. In fact he probably left it as he might have realized tat a few more yrs of this and he wouldn't have too many years left.

Rohan said...

Great review of a cine persona! Frankly am an ardent fan of Aamir's, especially after QSQT and of course Jo Jeeta wohi sikander!

Even today, whenever Pehla Nasha.. comes on, all my senses halt ;-)

Nikhil said...

Pehla Nasha is really a once in a lifetiem song. More importantly it fit the situation really well. What was ur favourite Aamir movie btw?

Anonymous said...

Agree with u on more counts than one , but then disagreement on jus one - that Shah Rukh is a good actor ! Shah Rukh is a show man, style icon ,darling of the damsels nd blah blah , but if then, if he is a good actor, I dunno what to say abt ppl like Mohanlal,Kamal,Naseeruddin Shah,Nana Patekar,Mammootty,Prakash Raj....I guess, even Shah Rukh would agree that he is just average when it comes 2 acting .Period !

Nikhil said...

Oh yeah, he is not the greatest that Indian cinema has seen, but I guess in mainstream bollywood, he would probably be among the best. Otherwise I like Mammooty and Kamal a lot. Havent seen too many Mohanlal movies. Nana Patekar and Naseruddin Shah are of course very good. Naseruddin Shah somehow seem more suited for theatres, away from the commercial filth.

Anonymous said...

WE've got to give it to Shah Rukh for being the 'Badshah' of Bollywood nd I guess he is THE one guy who can carry a movie on his own .But again, my point is SRK's (over)acting is best suited for Karan Johar's ,desh-parampara-naach-gaana formula . As an ACTOR, his skills are limited...

Anonymous said...

mahesh..know that bugger..he is a psycho sharukh fan