Kiran Rao is a famous director who impressed the audience with his last film Lapata Ladies. Recently, she recalled her experience of directing her then husband, Aamir Khan, in her first directorial film Dhobi Ghat 2010. The filmmaker mentioned that initially, she used to torture Aamir by rejecting all his suggestions until he requested her to behave like other people. actor.
In a candid interview with Filmfare, Kiran Rao revealed that she was quite strict towards Aamir during their time working together, even admitting that she was harassing him on the sets. The director noted that she often rejects Aamir’s suggestions while being considerate of others.
She said, “It was a very small-budget, micro-budget film, and there was a nervousness that I wouldn’t be able to do what I wanted to do. I was very patient with everyone else because, obviously, I couldn’t Was.’ Don’t yell at anyone else, and I had to look like I knew what I was doing to everyone else, but with Aamir, I could yell.”
As a result, after the first day of shooting, the Taare Zameen Par actor came to talk to her and told her that he was not her husband on the set or the producer of the film. Hence, he requested him to behave like any other actor on the set and explain things calmly. This made him realize his mistake and apologized for it.
Despite the initial challenges, Kiran praised Aamir Khan’s dedication towards his role. He said that some scenes of Dhobhi Ghat were shot on the crowded Mohammed Ali Road. But, since it was difficult for the superstar to commute every day during the shooting of the film, he used to stay in the house where they were shooting while she went home. After all, it allowed the actor to get into the mindset of his character.
Kiran Rao’s directorial debut, Dhobi Ghat, is one of Aamir’s most memorable performances. It starred Prateik Babbar, Monica Dogra, Kriti Malhotra and Aamir Khan in lead roles.
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