Ad
filmmaker
Ram
Madhvani
gladly
shot
the
song
'Bheja
Kam'
in
Aamir
Khan's
Taare
Zameen
Par.
"Why
did
I
agree
to
shoot
just
one
song
for
Aamir?
Because
he
asked
me
to!
As
simple
as
that.
When
an
artiste
of
Aamir
Khan's
integrity
asks
you
to
do
be
part
of
something
that's
special
to
him,
you
don't
question
him.
You
just
enjoy
the
process
of
being
part
of
the
creativity."
In
the
song
Ram
aspired
to
capture
the
chaos
and
confusion
of
the
child's
mind
as
he's
jostled
and
pushed
into
a
routine.
"Aamir
gave
me
full
freedom
to
shoot
how
I
wanted.
There
was
no
interference
whatsoever.
While
Aamir
shot
the
scenes
with
the
kids
in
the
school
in
Panchagani
in
one
class
room
I
shot
my
song
in
the
adjacent
classroom.
I
was
stuck
by
his
sincerity."
Going
back
to
Panchagani
to
shoot
the
'Bheja
Kam'
song
was
an
exercise
in
nostalgia
for
Ram.
"I
went
to
boarding
school
in
Panchgani.
And
that
isn't
my
only
connection
to
Taare
Zameen
Par.
My
name
is
Ram,
that's
Aamir's
name
in
the
film.
And
the
boy's
surname
is
Awasthi
which
was
my
wife's
maiden
name."
Working
in
Taare
Zameen
Par
has
been
a
life-changing
experience
for
Ram.
"When
Aamir
called
me
to
see
the
rushes
before
shooting
the
song
I
didn't
know
what
I
was
getting
into.
Taare
has
changed
my
attitude
towards
my
own
ten-year
old
son
Siddhant.
Now,
I
no
longer
pressurize
him
into
performing
or
excelling."
Ram
admits
he
never
saw
the
'Bheja
Kam'
song
as
a
stepping
-stone
to
other
assignments
from
Aamir
Khan.
"For
me
it's
enough
that
I
was
part
of
a
film
that
really
makes
a
difference
to
the
quality
of
our
lives."
It's
been
six
years
since
Ram
made
his
first
and
only
feature
film
Let's
Talk
where
Boman
Irani
made
his
startling
debut.
"I'm
very
proud
of
what
Boman
has
done
since
then.
Some
of
his
work
has
been
truly
exemplary.
As
for
me,
yes
it's
been
a
while.
I
intend
to
do
another
feature
film
soon.
I
know
many
people
think
ads
are
a
sell-out.
But
I
firmly
believe
everything
including
the
painting
of
the
Sistine
Chapel
was
commissioned," Ram
says
with
his
tongue
firmly
in
cheek.
Story first published: Tuesday, January 8, 2008, 12:35 [IST]