Aamir - The Uncanny

While most will die for Shahrukh, others might yearn for Salman, for me the undisputed king among the Khans is - Aamir Khan. He is different just for sheer audacity. Who else could dare a Lagaan or The Rising? Nobody will dispute it either.

He always sets himself a new challenge. Never brow beats on the same beaten path. You can always expect the unexpected. He never controls a character, lets the character control him. He didn't bath for 13 days for the climax of Ghulam, wore Lagaan outfits(and made other unit member to do the same) for a week before shooting just to get into the feel, changed his complete look for DCH, got his ears actually pierced for Dole-Dole song in Bazi(he was playing a girl in that song), again changed his complete get-up for The Rising, went to train in London for a perfect physique.

He never became a caricature of himself unlike Dilip Kumar, DevAnand, Raj Kapoor, Sharukh and many more. You can always see these actors playing themselves in any movie. Aamir has no such so called style. He always plays the character, instead of playing the Aamir Khan. He never followed trends. He didn't repeat John Mathain Mathews after the tremendous success of Sarfarosh because he again offered him the role of a cop, even refused Ashutosh GowariKar's Swadesh because he would have played a villager again. Shahrukh has done tons of movies with Aziz Mirza and you can expect another twenty with Farah Khan. He had the guts to refuse Shahrukh's role in Darr. Never went to any award function, except national. He doesn't give interviews to gossip magzines. No dancing on stages or millionaire marriages. That's Aamir Khan for you.

So guys and gals, two years after the classic Lagaan, you have the Lagaan revisited. Hitting on theatres this week is Chaley Chalo, a documentary on the making of Lagaan. It's the story behind the scenes. No shot from the movie is repeated, it's said to be even more interesting than the actual movie. I am all for it. Don't miss it!