My family wanted me to be an engineer: Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan is without any doubt, one of the finest and sublime actors our Bollywood Industry has ever witnessed. It is he, who gave the youth of this generation a new perception towards life through his movies like ‘RANG DE BASANTI’ and ‘DIL CHAHTA HAI’.
Superstar Aamir Khan entertained the fans as a young, curious engineer in 3 Idiots but this wouldn’t have been possible, had he listened to his parents, who wanted him to pursue engineering. Aamir, son of director Tahir Hussain and nephew of filmmaker Nasir Husain, has revealed that despite being a film family, his folks were against the idea of him joining Bollywood as they found it volatile.Aamir Khan recently opened up about his childhood journey to become a superstar in a panel discussion at the 18th Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival. It was surprising for the participants as well as for the listeners to digest the fact the fact that Aamir Khan who is the son of great Bollywood director Tahir Hussain and nephew of filmmaker Nasir Husain, was once asked to stay away from the Bollywood.
“At that time almost everyone felt, film industry was not a good place to be. My own family, Nasir sahab (Nasir Hussain) and papa jaan were telling me, ‘No. Don’t go in films’. Both filmmakers were telling me not to go in films.
Aamir Khan revealed that despite being from a film family, his folks were against the idea of him joining Bollywood as they found it volatile. His father, being a filmmaker himself was asking him to not to join Bollywood. Quite strange.
His uncle, father and mother considered the film making profession as a very volatile profession where in one instance you could be flying up with the stardom while within a blink of an eye you could be crashing down on your face on the very next moment. His parents wanted him to pursue something more stable like engineering or doctor or chartered accountant.
Aamir Khan was quick to admit that he wouldn’t have managed to do any of these things other than film making. But his parents didn’t want him to go through the uncertainties and the traumas of the volatile business of film making. However, he listened to his passion and pursued a course at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).
Aamir recalled he shot for a 40-minute short film called “Paranoia” directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, after he passed out of 10th.It was a silent film made by his classmate, who asked him to feature in it as an actor, assistant director, spot boy, and the experience of doing that film made him interested in filmmaking.
Throughout his life, he was very conscious of certain things. He made sure that his uncle and his father would never feel the responsibility to launch him in Bollywood like how many actors are nowadays doing. He never wanted to be a burden for them. He did various short films but without coming into the notice of his family members.
It is always important for us to pursue our dreams and passion no matter how hard and difficult are the circumstances. At the end of the day, nothing beats the satisfaction of following your dreams.
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Aamir recalled he shot for a 40-minute short film called “Paranoia” directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, after he passed out of 10th.It was a silent film made by his classmate, who asked him to feature in it as an actor, assistant director, spot boy, and the experience of doing that film made him interested in filmmaking.
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