Day: June 21, 2013

Contribution of Aamir in non-acting roles

Aamir ‘the perfectionist’, well whatever he does , does that with perfection. If you thought acting was his strength, then go watch out for Taare Zameen par… Absolutely wonderful direction. So is with Script writing…go check that out in Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke..Here is a list of movie and their brief description which saw Aamir as Director/Assitant Director/Script Writer :

  • Manzil Manzil : Directed by Nasir Hussain and released in 1984. The movie stars Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Dimple Kapadia, Sunny Deol, Prem Chopra, Danny Denzongpa. Aamir was the Assistant Director for the movie.
  • Zabardast : Directed by Nasir Hussain and produced by Mushir-Riaz released in 1985. The movie stars Sanjeev Kumar, Jayapradha, Sunny Deol, Rajiv Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri and Amrish Puri. Aamir was the assistant director.
  • Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak: Aamir was the script writer. For details visit  Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
  • Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke: Aamir did the screenplay. For details visit   Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke
  • Taare Zameen Par: Aamir played three in one role of Director, Producer and Actor for this  movie. For details visit  Taare Zameen par
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Peepli Live

imagesPeepli Live is a 2010 Indian comic satire that explores the topic of “farmer suicides” and the subsequent media and political response.It is written and directed by Anusha Rizvi in her directorial debut, and produced by Aamir Khan Productions. The film stars Naya Theatre company member Omkar Das Manikpuri as well as Naseeruddin Shah, Raghubir Yadav, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shalini Vatsa and Malaika Shenoy along with a number of newcomers. Peepli Live, distributed by UTV Motion Pictures, was released on 13 August 2010.
Peepli Live was India’s official entry for the 83rd Academy Awards Best Foreign Film category,however it did not get nominated.Box Office India declared it a “Super hit” in India.

Peepli Live began as a script written by NDTV journalist Anusha Rizvi called The Fallen. In 2004 Rizvi asked Aamir Khan to read her script and, although he initially refused as he was preoccupied with shooting Mangal Pandey: The Rising, he eventually decided to finance the film after she described the plot to him.In an interview, Khan explains the meaning of the movie title: “When we were looking for the right title before we began the publicity and promotions of the film, we came up with Peepli Live. Peepli is the village that film is set in, the “live” part is meant to indicate: here is a story that is happening in Peepli that the filmmaker is bringing to you live. That’s why it’s Peepli Live.”Peepli Live was filmed on various locations in Madhya Pradesh such as Bhopal, Indore, Tikamgarh, Khurai as well as in New Delhi. According to Aamir Khan, many of the actors are Adivasis from the sub-urban area of Bhopal, Bhadwai in Madhya Pradesh.Other cast members are from playwright Habib Tanvir’s theatre troupe Naya Theatre.

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Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na

zv Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na (translation: Whether you know… or not) is a 2008 Indian romantic comedy film, written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala. The film stars Imran Khan and Genelia D’Souza in pivotal roles. Produced by Mansoor Khan, Aamir Khan and Ritesh Sidhwani, it marks the directional debut of Abbas Tyrewala, the debut of Imran Khan (Aamir Khan’s nephew) and Prateik Babbar as actors, and the re-appearance of D’Souza in Hindi cinema. Released on 4 July 2008, the film received positive reviews, and went on to become a Super Hit at the box office. The music is by A. R. Rahman.

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Madness In The Desert: The Lunacy Of Filmmaking

This is a Docu-Drama , ably directed by Aamir’s close friend Satyajeet Bhatkal. This is about the making of the historic movie Lagaan. The film very nicely captures the ups and downs,faced during the 138 days of shooting for Lagaan in Bhuj. Be it the slip disc problem with Ashutosh Gowarikar-the director, illness of A.K.Hangal-the senior actor or the light moments- all have been very aptly covered. The documentary runs close to two and a half hours, almost as long as the movie, Lagaan itself. 🙂

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Delhi Belly

fsdDelhi Belly (Hindi: देलही बेली) is a 2011 Indian black comedy film written by Akshat Verma and directed by Abhinay Deo. It stars Imran Khan, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Vir Das, Poorna Jagannathan and Shenaz Treasurywala. Whil
e the original version was in Hinglish, a Hindi dubbed version was also released. The film is produced by Aamir Khan Productions and IBC Motion Pictures.

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