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Aamir Khan wants Indian media to stop obsessing over the Khans of Bollywood

Aamir Khan wants Indian media to stop obsessing over the Khans of Bollywood

The actor says there are other stars with a huge following like Akshay Kumar who deserve the same spotlight
22 Aug, 2017

Aamir Khan is disappointed with the Indian media for talking only about the three Khans whenever there is mention of stardom in Bollywood.

He was speaking at an event for the launch of his upcoming film Secret Superstar in Mumbai.

Khan said it was unfair of the media to single out the three actors, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and himself, as there are many other "talented stars" contributing good work to the Hindi film industry.

When asked if it was because the trend among cinema-goers was changing and/or if content-driven cinema compared to star-studded movies did better at the box office, Aamir said: "To say that the trend has changed is a very big statement. I think there are ups and downs in every creative person's life."

"We all try our best to do our work, we try to make sure that everyone likes the films that we make," he said, adding that sometimes films fail and other times they succeed. "We should not get fazed by that. We should continue to do what we believe in."

"And I think whenever you (media) talk about stars, it's wrong to mention just the three names (SRK, Salman and Aamir). I think there are many talented stars who have a huge following. Akshay (Kumar) released a new film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha which is being loved by everyone."

"I don't think it should directly reflect on the immediate stardom of a person," the Dangal actor added.

Secret Superstar will be releasing in October on Diwali. The film also stars his Dangal costar Zaira Wasim.

The film is slotted for release in the same week as Ajay Devgan-starrer Golmaal Again, creating a buzz around the competition between the two stars and their movies.

"I think Diwali is a day which has a bandwidth to take two releases. So that was never a concern for us. You will see Diwali always has two releases... It is very rare that there is only one release [on the occasion]," Khan said, adding there is enough "space" to release the two films on the holiday.

"Also, the genres of both the films are very different. Golmaal Again is an out-and-out entertainer and Secret Superstar for us is a very important story.... I don't think there is any clash," he added.

"We were trying to release in August at first. But there was a lot of work we still wanted to do and we wouldn't have finished it in time, so we pushed it forward," Khan explained.

"Usually, it is said that people are so engrossed on Diwali with the celebration that they don't really go to watch the films on that same day, and according to producers and distributors, it isn't the right day to release the film," he said.

"But for us, the box office collection isn't that important. We wanted to release the film on a day which is emotionally important to us."

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a Aug 22, 2017 09:01am
Mr. Perfectionist
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Rana Aug 22, 2017 09:17am
Other than Hindi belt no one interested in Khans or whatever Bollywood .Mainly in South India where 3/4th of all cinema goers live.
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Sunil Aug 22, 2017 09:18am
In fact Khans of Bollywood played enuf sentiments with Indians, with recent bad scripts "Tubelight""Jab Harry Met Sejal".
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a Aug 22, 2017 09:19am
only country in the world where all the religions Hindu, muslim, christians, Sikhs, Jews, parsis flourish....No where in the world, minority community people enjoy stardom status..not 1 or 2....3 people...Thats INDIA
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mkbarua Aug 22, 2017 09:40am
Never mind, you Khans will be the talk of the past. Akshay has three supper hit in this year so far. He is nationalist and most loved by the Indian now.
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joe Aug 22, 2017 09:53am
all khans, plus, Akshay, Hiritk etc getting Old its time for them to retire and rest or direct, produce movies
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A Pakistani Aug 22, 2017 10:18am
He and Amitabh Bachchan are the only Bollywood stars whose movies i like to watch.
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Imran AB Aug 22, 2017 10:21am
Love Akshay Khanna .... A class of his own .......
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DIPAK SINGHAM Aug 22, 2017 10:27am
I watched Dangal & Toilet both, I will give Dangal 5 out of 5 & Toilet too 5 out of 5 as per acting , story telling, social massage to the people and other factors, but their is huge different in box office collection ! can I ask why?
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Sk jha Aug 22, 2017 10:33am
They were stars when we were in School and now even after 25 years they are still top stars.
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truth prevails Aug 22, 2017 10:35am
Who cares of these Khans now a days?!! People wants quality work and performance from the actors now a days. Quality performances and scripts will be appreciated weather it is from Khans, Kapoor, Kumars or whomsoever. Amir Khan and Akshay Kumar are the only stars who does sensible films and is serious about their work and commitment. Salman Khan is a good person with big heart, but sometimes fails to select the script may be because of emotional feelings towards producers and directors. SRK is the worst amongst all. He can not perform out of romance zoner. He proved to be super flop even he has been doing his zoner films in last few years. No one talks about Nawazudin and Irfan Khan. These actors are more talented than SRK, but doesnt have stardom. Thanks to paid media!!
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ISK Aug 22, 2017 10:36am
@mkbarua the same Akshay who was lambasted for been a Canadian citizen ;)
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ajay Aug 22, 2017 10:37am
Indian People have and always been admirer of the quality actors be it Khans or others. Akshay Kumar gave 3 super hits this year, it speaks in volume about his fan following and 'lime light'. if Khans feel that they get more media light then that shows that Indian people don't consider religion of a person to admire his or her qualities.
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Vinay Aug 22, 2017 11:01am
He is a true legend, yet so humble and hence so much successful
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DANIYAL Aug 22, 2017 01:24pm
Personally, I have always loved Amitach Bacchan, Nawazuddin Siddique & Akshay Kumar over Shahrukh & Salman anyways. Amir is o the same level as Amitabh.
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common & immaterial Aug 22, 2017 03:01pm
Not sure about the other two but you are certainly not over-sung. You deserve every bit of mention you've received. Though I don't agree on many of your views but you're certainly the best among the lot while salman being unpredictable. Shahrukh.. great actor but underutilized undeserving & over popular
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Mona Aug 22, 2017 06:00pm
@DANIYAL Aamir is great actor. But Amitabh Bachan is legend. Latest good actor is Ranveer Singh. He can change to any accent, language to utmost accuracy, acts good and dances well as seen in Bajirao mastani.
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kk Aug 24, 2017 12:49pm
@Mona Bajirao giving a dance performance is a great discrespect to the great warrior.
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