Aamir Khan is pretty candid about his likes and dislikes.
“I get attracted to unusual stuff. I have got a kind of weird taste when it comes to themes,” said the versatile Khan, who brought new dimensions to the Hindi film industry (he dislikes the word Bollywood), during a “conversation” with Shoma Choudhary on the penultimate day of the weeklong Literature Festival here on Saturday.
“An unusual story can be told in an interesting manner,” he said, obviously emboldened by the success of his latest experiment. “For me, filmmaking is story-telling,” he asserted.
“I want to reach out to a large number of people through my films. I want the whole country to watch ‘Taare Zameen Par’,” he said, adding that he was a sentimental person.
“Cinema is a mass medium. I have done films which I am ashamed of,” the vibrant actor said talking about his making over the past 18 years. “It had been a process for me all these years. I have been working with my imagination and common sense,” he said refusing to accept that the hugely successful “Lagaan” was any turning point in his career.
The actor did not hide his misgivings on the media, especially the electronic media. “Switch on the television sets and you will know what I am talking about. The TV news channels should call themselves entertainment channels,” he said rather cryptically.
He did not hide his disappointment with taking up causes in the past such as that of Narmada dam displacement victims and Gujarat riot-affected and getting his fingers burnt in the process.
“My experience was mixed…I am not sure but still I feel it was important for me to take a bold stand. If more people had stood by me then that would have made a difference,” he said.
“If there are many of us willing to stand up against injustice the oppressors would not be able to break us,” he added.
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