I
Strongly
Condemn
This
Kind
Of
Cinema
''I
thought
I
was
watching
a
rip
off
of
Taming
Of
The
Shrew!
I
take
great
exception
to
this
kind
of
behaviour
towards
children
being
glorified
and
propagated
through
a
popular
mass
medium
as
the
way
to
deal
with
children
with
or
without
difficulties.
I,
without
any
hesitation,
strongly
condemn
this
kind
of
cinema
no
matter
who
is
involved
with
the
film,
and
that
includes
me
if
I
ever
have
in
the
past,
present
or
future
made
such
an
error
of
judgement.''
I
Found
Black
To
Be
Extremely
Manipulative
Later,
Aamir,
in
an
interview
to
Mumbai
Mirror
said
of
Black,
''I
didn't
like
the
film.
I
found
it
very
insensitive,
it
sends
out
very
wrong
signals.
It
was
extremely
manipulative.
I
could
see
the
effort
in
the
manipulation,
and
the
art
of
the
director
is
in
not
letting
you
see
the
manipulation.''
How
Can
You
Leave
The
Child
Alone
With
An
Alcoholic
Person
''The
sensibility
wasn't
right
for
me,
I
couldn't
make
out
if
they
were
living
in
a
house
or
a
museum
or
a
library
or
a
church.
The
performances
were
over
the
top.
Most
importantly,
it
was
about
a
child
who
had
these
problems,
an
alcoholic
person
comes
and
says
you
have
to
leave
her
alone
with
me
for
forty
days,
and
he
slaps
her
around.''
I
Found
That
Extremely
Disturbing
''I
don't
know
of
any
parent
who'd
agree
to
that.
Black
reminded
me
of
The
Taming
Of
The
Shrew,
and
I
found
that
very
disturbing.
It
was
a
film
about
'I
can
teach
a
bear
how
to
dance.''
When
Amitabh
Bachchan
Hit
Back
When
Amitabh
Bachchan
was
asked
to
comment
on
Aamir's
statement,
he
told
Mid-Day.
''If
Aamir
is
unhappy
with
this,
let
him
demonstrate
otherwise.
I
would
be
keen
and
anxious
to
educate
myself
on
any
prospective
change
that
he
might
introduce
to
cinema.''
When
Amitabh
Took
A
Dig
At
Aamir's
Film
''With
due
respect,
all
the
films
that
he
features
in
and
that
I
have
had
the
great
pleasure
in
watching,
have
all
adhered
to
the
very
qualities
that
he
dislikes
in
Black.
From
using
the
distinct
handicap,
or
to
be
politically
correct,
challenged
condition,
of
a
crippled
human
in
his
cricket
team
in
Lagaan,
to
the
'sensitivities' of
a
blind
girl
in
Fanaa.''
Aamir
Had
Issues
&
I
Am
Unable
To
Understand
''He
had
issues,
he
said.
He
told
me
the
film
did
not
work
for
him
because
he
disagreed
with
the
voice-over
of
Rani
as
soon
as
the
film
started.
The
argument
being,
if
the
girl
is
deaf,
dumb
and
blind
how
can
she
have
a
voice-over!
Till
date,
I
have
not
been
able
to
understand
that
remark.
Maybe
you
can.''
When
Asked
About
Aamir's
Comment
On
The
Performances
Being
Over-the-top
''I
cannot
comment
whether
my
performance
was
towering
or
not,
but
Aamir
may
be
right
on
the
other,
maybe
the
performances
did
go
'over
the
top'
of
his
head!'''