How Does It Feel Working With Aamir Khan? Director Advait Opens Up About His 'Secrets'!
The director of Secret Superstar, Advait Chauhan opened up about how it feels working with the Mr. Perfectionist, Aamir Khan and praised his career choices.
Aamir
Khan's
former
manager-turned
director
Advait
Chandan
says
managing
the
superstar's
work
was
a
great
experience
and
he
learnt
a
lot
from
the
projects
that
were
rejected.
Advait
closely
monitored
Aamir's
career
choices
for
last
seven
years,
which
saw
the
actor
giving
some
of
the
biggest
blockbusters
such
as
PK,
Dhoom
3
and
Dangal.
He
was
a
production
assistant
on
Taare
Zameen
Par
and
then
worked
on
Dhobi
Ghat
before
turning
Aamir's
manager.
He
is
now
geared
up
for
the
release
of
his
directorial
debut
Secret
Superstar.
In
an
interview
with
PTI,
Advait
said,
"I
sat
in
all
his
edits,
narrations.
I
was
there
when
he
first
heard
'Dhoom
3',
'PK'
and
'Dangal'.
I've
also
been
there
for
50
other
films
which
no
one
knows
about
which
got
rejected.
The
films
which
got
rejected
taught
me
more
about
writing
than
the
ones
which
were
selected.
I
understood
what
was
it
about
these
films
which
wasn't
working.
It
was
an
educational
experience
to
work
with
him.
It
was
pure
blessing."
Aamir
serves
as
a
producer
on
"Secret
Superstar" and
also
features
in
the
film.
His
contribution
to
the
finished
project,
Advait
says,
is
immense.
"You
can't
even
calculate
how
much
his
contribution
is.
It's
at
every
level.
It's
amazing
how
much
support
he
has
given
me.
The
look
of
the
film,
the
pace,
how
to
achieve
a
certain
thing.
His
contribution
is
so
immense
I
can't
even
pin
point
it."
Advait
says
there
was
never
a
temptation
to
increase
the
length
of
Aamir's
role
in
his
directorial
debut.
"The
only
one
way
to
turn
him
on
is
a
good
script.
This
script
required
him
to
be
there
for
a
fixed
duration.
Had
I
increased
it
and
messed
with
the
internal
balance
of
the
film,
then
pitched
it
to
him,
he
would've
turned
it
down.
The
script
wouldn't
have
worked."
Written
and
directed
by
Advait,
Secret
Superstar
chronicles
the
story
of
a
child
who
aspires
to
be
a
singer.
The
director
says
the
film
is
"extremely
personal" and
draws
a
lot
from
his
life.
"A
lot
of
girls
today
face
that
problem
way
more
than
the
guys,
where
you're
not
allowed
to
dream.
A
lot
of
people
aren't
allowed.
It's
also
about
this
relationship
between
a
mother
and
a
daughter.
That's
where
I
feel
it's
really
personal,"
he
says.
"Somewhere
it
has
got
moments
which
my
mother
and
I
have
shared,
a
line
which
she
may
have
told
me.
The
film
in
its
totality
isn't
about
my
mother,
but
it
has
got
shades
of
my
life.
It's
extremely
personal,"
he
says.
"Secret
Superstar"
is
scheduled
to
release
on
October
19.