aamir khan from dil chahta hai.
aamir khan from fanna.
aamir khan in a party.
aamir khan and darshil from taare zameen par.
aamir khan when he was a young actor.
aamir khan with smiling face.
aamir khan doing blogging
aamir khan what a style yaar.
aamir khan a man in suit boot.
aamir khan he thinking about something.Just got back into Bombay from Nagpur. What a super time we had there. Thanks to the fans there for the love and warmth with which they welcomed us. Much appreciated.
Below are the posts that Genelia and Imran have written. I''m a little embarassed with the mention of me in their posts, and I am tempted to delete all ref to me, but I guess that would be unfair to them. So in the tradition of no censorship on this space I will just copy and paste.
Tomorrow I will try and get Abbas to post.
Love.
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Genelia-
Hi guys… its me genelia .. honestly I wish there was ever a word better than ‘thank u’ coz that’s exactly how I feel right now. im overwhelmed and excited as hell but more than anything im extremely extremely thankful to u guys for havin posted all ul did for me on aamir’s blog.. im actually in a trance and honestly just bout recovering from all the post hype of the release..
But let me tell ul exactly what jaane tu is to me.. apart from the fact that abbas gave me a fantastic character to play and guided me all thru this journey of jaane tu n as much as imran was the biggest pest n biggest bully in the world to me (jokes apart hes awesome) n apart from the fact that the gang n the rest of the crew was simply terrific, theres one person who made me believe im worth it and honestly whose belief in me made me believe in myself and yup ul guessed it right… it is aamir khan.. I term jaane tu as a new beginning and I credit it to this one man.. I wondered how he managed to do things so perfectly and accurately and I honestly believe its bcoz of the kinda person he is..when people ask me whether im in awe of him… he often jokes around and says that both me n imran were never in awe of him but I can say I can never get more spellbound than this by a personality like his. and im so so proud to be part of his production house..
so ya jaane tu started of, being my dream and today post release im still dreaming and guys its out of this world..firstly with the gorgeous words mr Bachchan said to us on aaj tak’s live show which for me is the biggest and best compliment I could receive, also we have just been to delhi and nagpur and im telling u its an experience of a lifetime.. I know we cant be fooling ourselves and thinking that all these guys came for us coz v know exactly who they came for but inspite of all the hype we got due to our producer, what touched my heart was that so many people loved jaane tu.. so many people cheered for us.. so many people called me meow and that felt the best.. I actually felt that aditi(my character) had grown into the people and that was my biggest reward and today at nagpur it was tremendous.. the amount of people.. oh my god.. it was crazy but as gorgeous as ever..
neway I think im boring ul a bit tooooo much but after reading aamir’s blog and reading what all u guys had posted for us, I thought its only fair I share my excitement with people who r genuinely happy for me.. so on an ending note pls pls wish me loads of luck coz I definitely need it and something I learnt from aamir is to just to thru to ones heart and that’s the way I intend to continue…thanks guys
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Imran-
We’re sitting in a hotel room in Nagpur after a pretty hectic day, and the mamu has handed his precious laptop over to me so I can respond to the wonderful messages you have all sent in. Here goes.
First off, THANK YOU all so much for the completely overwhelming opening weekend. I swear, I had never expected our film to open this big. We were always happy with the film, we were pretty confident that people would like our film, but to have the film open to near 100 percent collections was… insanity.
I feel like everything might be a dream, and that things can’t really be going as well as it seems. I feel like I might suddenly snap out of it and find that the last few days were highly exaggerated. That the hype we’ve seen was only for Aamir, and not for Genelia, Jaane Tu… and me. Everyone is asking me what it feels like to be a star, and I never know how to reply… how does a star feel? I don’t feel any different, am I really a star? I don’t see myself as one, perhaps it will come with time.
Here ends the rambling, and I shall (finally) get down to business. There are so many people to thank, and not nearly enough time to do it all properly; thank you Abbas for writing a beautiful story. You always refer to yourself as a storyteller, and that’s what my Nana was to me. A storyteller first and foremost. That’s what I like and respect the most about you. I hope that fire burns inside you right till the end, as it did with him. To never stop telling stories. Thank you Mansoor mamu for never hesitating for a second before coming to help us make this film. I know what it took of you. Thank you my friends and co actors, who made every day on set a joy. Thank you Lobo, Stevie and all the technicians who worked behind the scenes to make us look so good. And last of all, because it will take the most space, thank you Aamir mamu.
Throughout the time we were making the film, and promoting it, I’ve ragged AK quite a bit, we’ve cracked a lot of jokes about one another, but I never really said the most important thing. Thank you. Some might think it odd that I’m choosing his blog as the platform to thank him, but really, what better place? What better than standing up in front of all of his fans, his well wishers, the people who love him the most, and telling them all he’s done for me?
The question I’m asked most frequently (besides “will you sing a few lines?”) would have to be “what tips did Aamir give you?”. I always tell them he didn’t give me any, which is technically true. He never sat me down and said “Come nephew, I shall give you wisdom”. He has, however, taught me a lot. A lot more, I think, than even he realizes. He has taught me integrity, honesty, courage and grace. Without ever saying a word. He has taught me to stand on my own, and to pick myself up when I fall. He’s encouraged me to think for myself, and never be afraid to do what is right. So this one’s for you, mamu. It all started with you thanking your uncle for the faith he had in you. Here’s me thanking you for being an inspiration to me, and to more people than you’ll ever realize or admit. With love and respect.
P.S. I bet you feel pretty guilty now about all those years of ragging.
Absolutely unbelievable match. These guys are super human. And what a comeback by Federer, with Nadal playing like a beast! As a Federer fan I am hugely disappointed but all credit to Nadal for a great game. Well done.
I have a 5am flight tomorrow and I still couldn’t switch off the TV. Am on tour with the team of Jaane Tu visiting theatres. In Delhi yesterday and today (or yesterday i.e. 5th and 6th), then Nagpur, and finally Pune. The response is absolutely thrilling! And what an opening. Unbelievable. Like an ‘A’ starcast film. A big thank you to my audience for the faith they have shown.
It has been so encouraging for Abbas and his young team to see the audience reaction first hand. Genelia and Imran are fully enjoying being mobbed. And the highlight for all of us was when we were in a live dial in on Aaj Tak and the caller was Amitji! You can imagine our surprise. We almost fell off our chairs in shock. And Amitji had such kind words to say about Abbas and the actors. Extremely encouraging. Amitji is not only the biggest star that Hindi Cinema has ever seen but an extremely graceful and generous human being.
We are all so thrilled with the response and they have all been reading the posts on my blog. I think I’ll ask them to post.
Have to wake up a 4am so I have exactly 2 hrs left to sleep. So though I don’t feel like I’m going to say bye for now.
Lots of love.
And, thank you. x
Hey guys my sincere apologies for not posting more frequently. Release time and the going gets really rough. Am shooting to complete the last few days of work on Ghajini, and alongside working on the release of Jaane Tu. So many things to be done and such little time left. 4 days to go! OH God!
Have also fallen ill. Extremely untimely but there it is. There is so much I have to share but I guess I’ll do that once I can breath a little easy. Ok ok I know how you guys will now give me the obvious tip on how I can breath easier. I get it.
So this is just a short note to say hi.
Am awaiting keenly your response to JT, it’s the first film from my production house which I am not acting in, and I hope we’ve done ok.
Meanwhile the TZP DVD release is very close. Will keep you posted on that one.
Much love.
I’ve begun smoking again.
I know you guys are going to kick the shit out of me, my family is already doing that.
In fact that’s one of the reasons I haven’t posted for so long, I mean because of my smoking. I didn’t know how to face all of you. I’d want to write about something interesting, but I’d broken my promise to y’all so I’d not know how to get around that, and then I’d just shut my comp.
So I thought let me start by coming clean, and expose my human frailties.
I don’t smoke in front of kids, and I don’t smoke in the presence of people who get disturbed with it. Small mercies, I know. But what to do? I get really stressed when any of my films is about to release. I know the music is doing really well and most of you will tell me there is nothing to worry about but it doesn’t work like that. Bear with me folks, I’ll give up once Jaane Tu releases.
So much to tell you guys but I know that you wont be listening to anything I say now so I’ll keep this one short.
Have been enjoying the cross chatting that’s going on between a bunch of you. And I’ve created a feature where I can respond to specific comments within a post. Responses its called. I’ve posted a few in my last post to give you an idea.
Ok. I’m running for cover as soon as I click the submit tab.
Be kind now.
Love.
Last night I watched the IPL final and what an exciting match it was. I don’t think we could have asked for a better finale to a most entertaining tournament. Rajasthan after beginning as the least likely to win at the start of the tournament went on to win the cup. My congratulations to the Rajasthan team and supporters. Chennai, hard luck but very well fought. Mumbai Indians is the team I’m supporting for obvious reasons, and I was disappointed that we weren’t in the finals, but next time. In fact I think all teams gave it their best but there can only be one winner, and jo jeeta wohi sikander. My guess is that in a very short time we should have the best side on an international level, what with all the young talent being thrown up.
The match last night was certainly exciting but what made it a unique experience for me was that I had Sachin next to me. You will find this hard to believe but Sachin was able to predict every ball before it was bowled. “He is going to bowl a bouncer next”,
“This one is going to be a slower one”, “Full tilt outside the off stump”, “Next one will be a yorker”, “Short of length”. It was uncanny. HE GOT IT RIGHT EACH TIME!!! No wonder its so difficult to bowl to him. He has an amazing instinct. And he told me his logic for each prediction which I wont share with you as I don’t want to reveal how his mind works. But all of us were dumbfounded with his instinct and his acumen. So at the end of it I told him next time we watch a film together I’m going to tell him whats going to happen next!
My apologies for disappearing for a bit. My friend Paul Blackthorn was visiting Bombay and I spent the week with him reliving Lagaan. In fact we had a bit of a reunion for him and it was really great to meet everyone.
And my apologies for the delay in the DVD release of TZP. The final work is almost over. Any day now. But I assure you I have tried my very best to make the wait worth it. Very soon I will tell y’all the exact release date, which is any day now.
Yes Praveer, Mansoor is indeed a product of IIT Bombay, Cornell, and MIT, however I whip him at chess. So watch out.
Nat why would PF, Comfortably Numb remind you of us?
I see that some of you have remembered my son Junaid’s birthday. Thanks so much for your wishes. We just returned from a dinner to celebrate it. He is 15 already! How time
passes.
Incidentally, tomorrow I resume work on the action sequences of Ghajini. I think my hamstring has recovered, but I''''''''ll get to know tomorrpw. Wish me luck.
Love.
I’m sitting under a tree, on the edge of a valley, approximately 5000 feet above sea level. The river Krishna flows far below us snaking its way among the Sahyadri mountains. A cool breeze is blowing, jannat ki hawa (breeze from the heavens), as my mother calls it. Ammi, Ira and Junaid are by my side and we are in the middle of one of our favourite board games ‘Settlers Of Catan’. Shahrukh is licking my feet and I am feeding him biscuits every now and then. What more can I ask for?
Now, before you jump to any conclusions let me add that Shahrukh is the name of our dog. And before you jump to any further conclusions let me add that I had nothing to do with naming him. In fact Shahrukh is the dog of the caretakers of our house. When I bought this house it came with the caretakers and their dog! Apparently Shahrukh (the actor) was shooting for a commercial in this house a few years ago, and that very day the caretakers bought a pup…, and named him Shahrukh. What are the chances of me buying a house which comes with a dog called Shahrukh!!!
Some of my friends claim that I bought the house just because of the dog. I would have to be a serious fan of Shahrukh’s to want to do that. Your guess…
All I can say is I’m waiting for him to come over, .
Getting back to Settlers of Catan, it’s a wonderful game. You must try it if you are fond of board games.
All in all I am having a great time with my mom and kids here in my favorite place on earth, Panchgani. I think Kiran and I must have done something good in our life to be blessed with this great place to get away to.
My hamstring muscle seems to be healing, slowly but surely.
Catching up on films, saw Casino Royale last night which I liked.
Incidentally Panchgani is a favorite with para-gliders. Now that’s something I am going to learn as soon as I finish with the Ghajini shoot.
Well Shahrukh is once again begging for my attention, so let me get back to him. He is smelling too much, I think he needs a bath. “Heel boy, heel.”
Now I’ve really gone and done it!!!
Just when I thought I was recovered I’ve injured myself again. And this time its worse than last time. Serves me right for taking it lightly and not resting myself enough. This time it’s my left leg and yes this time it is my hamstring. So we’ve had to call off the schedule, with the climax incomplete. I am so mad with myself!!!
Unfortunately it’s hurting much more than last time and I am on pain killers which I don’t normally use.
Not interesting enough did I say last time? Well serves me right.
It happened about 4 hours ago in Sultan Bazar. The shot was me chasing the villain and taking a running dive to bring him down. As I took the leap my muscle buckled and the next thing I knew I was on the ground and in intense pain. No idea why it happened. But forced rest now.
Only silver lining is I’ll get to see Kiran in another hour. When she heard she jumped on the flight and is on her way here.
You know, I think it’s because of the thermacole.
Because Pradeep and I were supposed to fall in the shot, the fight composer Peter had laid out a layer of thermacole to break our fall. However thermacole makes the ground beneath our feet very unstable. And I think the sudden give in the thermacole surprises the muscle and causes the injury. That’s what I think. Because in both cases, in the earlier injury and this one, we had thermacole on the ground. I’ve never had these kind of injuries before where the injury is not because of any impact but is as a result of the muscle not being able to take the stress. And never before have I been doing stunts on thermacole. This is the first time, and I’ve had two similar injuries within a span of two weeks.
The doctor has ordered strict rest for 3 weeks atleast, so Praveer you got your wish. You guys are going to hear from me more often.
Climax proceeds well I am shooting with protective bands and straps to help support the injured muscle. Couple days back I developed some sort of an eye infection. My left eye had gone red and was hurting. Today I developed a nose bleed. I really need a break. My body is falling apart!!!
A lot of you have been asking about the DVD release of TZP. I know I am guilty of delaying on that one. But I’ve almost finished my director’s commentary. Another two-three days and it should be done. Last night I was in the recording studio till 1am, after shooting till 7pm. Tomorrow will be the same. But I promise it will be worth it. I’m trying my best, really want to make this special. DVD should be out sometime in the month of May. Promise.
Today I met my first set of bloggers, in Hyderabad. Ru-ba-ru. (face to face). It was really nice for me to see the eyes and hear the thoughts, put faces to names.
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