Aamir
Khan
On
Getting
Typecast
&
On
Publicity
"Getting
typecast
can
make
you
claustrophobic;
I'll
take
my
time
rather
than
get
swept
up
in
some
kind
of
image.
I
want
to
do
roles
which
suit
me.
I'm
aware
of
the
fact
that
unless
you've
‘hits'
behind
you
nobody
takes
you
seriously.''
''If
Qayamat
Se
Qayamat
Tak
is
a
hit,
I
can
be
choosy;
otherwise,
I'll
take
whatever
comes
my
way.
My
performance
will
be
my
publicity," adding
that
he
will
not
seek
out
for
any
cheap
gimmick
in
the
name
of
publicity.''
On
Signing
Qayamat
Se
Qayamat
Tak
"Nobody
would
spend
so
much
money
just
because
you
happened
to
be
related.
I
had
to
go
throw
the
routine
of
a
screen
test
and
audition.
Well,
I
was
given
preference
but
that's
because
they
saw
the
potential
in
me.
There
has
to
be
that
something
in
you
which
cuts
you
apart
from
the
rest
and
in
my
case,
it
was
noticed."
On
Working
As
A
Child
Actor
In
Yaadon
Ki
Baaraat
"As
a
child,
I
was
shy,
high-strung,
goofy
and
awkward,
acting
was
far
remote
from
my
thoughts,
my
‘filmi'
connections
disillusioned
me
further.
My
dad
(Tahir
Hussain)
being
a
producer,
paid
the
directors
and
artistes;
yet
he
had
to
regularly
chase
them,
as
they
would
play
musical
chairs
with
him
before
completing
his
films.''
''Seeing
these
unfavourable
conditions,
I
vowed
that
I
would
never
become
a
producer
or
have
anything
to
do
with
films."
Acting
Was
Merely
By
Accident
"Acting
was
merely
by
accident
when
I
was
in
XII
std,
Aditya
Bhattacharya
approached
me
for
his
short
film,
which
he
desired
to
send
for
the
festival
and
I
said
‘Yes' just
for
the
fun
of
it.''
''I
enjoyed
the
experience
and
it
gradually
grew
on
me
making
me
confident
of
the
fact
that
I
could
act,
I
then
made
up
my
mind
to
take
acting
as
a
profession."
On
His
Family's
Reaction
On
Choosing
This
Profession
"There
were
no
problems
at
home
when
I
decided
to
become
an
actor,
but
I
did
get
the
message
from
them
that
perhaps
‘acting'
wasn't
so
sensible
a
decision.
Anyway,
soon
after
high
school,
I
joined
uncle
Nasir
Hussain
as
an
assistant
director.''
''Simultaneously,
I
also
did
a
few
documentaries
for
the
Pune
institute
students,
and
that
was
when
Ketan
Mehta
saw
me
and
chased
me,
to
be
cast
in
Holi."
I
Was
Very
Nervous
On
The
First
Day
Of
The
Shooting
"My
whole
life
is
about
to
change
after
this
film,
in
spite
of
it
being
a
home
production,
I
was
very
nervous
on
the
first
day
of
shooting
and
in
fact
was
sweating
like
a
pig."
I
Have
No
Hang-Ups
In
Going
&
Asking
For
A
Role
"I
have
no
hang-ups
in
going
and
asking
for
a
role,
provided
I'm
confident
of
the
director,
producer
and
of
course
the
role."