Faruk
Kabir,
first
time
director
of
Allah
Ke
Banday,
has
no
professional
or
personal
connect
with
Aamir
Khan.
However,
he
is
in
totally
in
awe
of
the
actor-producer-director
who
is
clearly
defining
a
new
dimension
to
the
way
films
are
being
made.
What
impresses
Faruk
most
is
the
manner
Aamir
is
willing
to
hold
centre-stage
with
number
of
other
actors
(Prateik
in
Dhobi
Ghat,
Madhavan
and
Sharman
Joshi
in
3
Idiots).
"He
has
done
films
where
there
are
2-3-4
other
boys
as
well.
Many
could
stand
up
and
question
him
on
his
decision,
especially
so
because
he
can
any
time
pick
and
choose
his
next
film
with
him
being
the
only
hero.
Still,
he
never
hesitates
working
in
multi
starrers",
says
Faruk
about
one
of
his
favourite
actors
in
the
world
of
Hindi
films
Faruk
feels
that
the
reason
behind
Aamir
not
being
insecure
about
his
positioning
in
a
film
versus
other
actors
in
the
industry
is
because
majority
don't
read
the
screenplay
extensively
and
hence
do
not
realise
the
depth
of
a
role
and
the
way
it
is
integral
to
the
plot.
"When
someone
says
that
he
is
insecure
due
to
another
character
being
stronger,
I
can't
help
but
smile.
I
mean
look
at
Aamir
Khan;
he
has
been
doing
so
many
roles
that
have
been
refused
by
other
big
stars
because
perhaps
they
didn't
find
them
interesting
enough",
Faruk
adds.
Obviously
referring
to
the
casting
hassles
that
he
faced
for
his
debut
outing
Allah
Ke
Banday,
Faruk
says,
"We
tend
to
form
opinions
without
even
going
through
the
screenplay
properly.
Someone
like
Aamir
understands
that
at
its
core,
the
genesis
of
the
whole
thing
is
writing.
Also
story
telling
is
of
utmost
important.
I
wish
and
hope
that
other
starts
following
this
approach
as
well."
Not
many
know
that
28
year
old
first
time
director
Faruk
Kabir
had
to
go
through
quite
some
pain
before
he
pencilled
in
on
the
second
male
lead
of
the
film
other
than
Sharman
Joshi.
With
majority
expressing
their
desire
to
instead
do
Sharman's
role,
Faruk
was
left
with
no
choice
but
act
in
the
film
himself.
This
is
where
he
remembered
Aamir
Khan
manner
of
character
selection
and
rued
the
fact
that
not
many
in
Bollywood
follow
that.
Today,
as
his
film
is
getting
readied
for
release,
Faruk
isn't
willing
to
think
much
about
the
validity
of
the
decision
any
more.
"Whether
it
turned
out
to
be
good
or
bad
is
something
that
time
will
tell.
However,
one
thing
is
for
sure
that
with
me
coming
on
board
as
an
actor
as
well,
there
was
no
date
issue
between
the
director
and
an
actor.
This
was
one
combination
of
dates
that
we
didn't
have
to
worry
about
at
all",
winks
Faruk
before
signing
off.
Starring
Naseeruddin
Shah,
Atul
Kulkarni
and
Anjana
Sukhani
as
the
other
lead
protagonists,
Allah
Ke
Banday
releases
all
over
on
26th
November.
Story first published: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 15:14 [IST]