Can't Afford To Be A Fanboy: Acharya Talks About Directing Two Superstars Aamir Khan & Big B In TOH
Speaking about directing Aamir and Big B in Thugs Of Hindostan, Vijay Krishna Acharya says he cannot afford to be a fanboy while directing two Superstars.
Vijay
Krishna
Acharya
has
made
possible
the
first
collaboration
between
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Aamir
Khan
for
his
next
Thugs
of
Hindostan,
but
the
filmmaker
says
he
cannot
afford
to
be
a
fanboy
while
he
is
directing
the
two
stars.
Bachchan,
75,
and
Aamir
will
share
the
screen
space
for
the
first
time
in
the
period-action-adventure,
slated
to
hit
the
screens
next
Diwali.
The
director
says
he
does
not
fall
into
the
trap
of
liking
or
respecting
one
actor
over
the
other.
"Mr
Bachchan
is
such
a
senior
actor,
a
big
star.
Everyone
is
in
awe
of
him
and
he
is
such
a
great
guy
to
work
with.
He
is
totally
professional,
makes
everyone
feel
at
ease.
"What
I
have
to
tell
myself
is
to
see
that
I
don't
fall
into
the
trap
of
being
a
fanboy.
That
is
the
only
thing
I
have
to
watch
out
for,
because
as
a
director,
I
cannot
like
one
actor
more
than
the
other
nor
can
I
have
too
much
respect
and
awe.
My
job
on
the
set
is
to
call
the
shots," says
Acharya
in
an
interview.
The
director,
who
has
worked
with
Aamir,
52,
in
Dhoom
3,
says
he
does
not
approach
artistes
for
the
sake
of
it.
"I
never
approach
an
actor
till
I
have
finished
the
script.
Once
I
am
done,
I
discuss
it
with
the
actors.
In
'Dhoom
3',
Aamir
and
I
followed
this
process
because
there
was
a
double
role,
we
needed
to
create
two
different
characters.
"In
this
film
(Thugs),
language
plays
a
huge
role,
so
we
have
had
reading
sessions
just
to
get
a
certain
kind
of
rhythm
to
it,"
he
says.
Acharya,
however,
is
tight-lipped
about
the
project
and
hopes
the
film
is
shaping
well.
Thugs
of
Hindostan
also
stars
Katrina
Kaif
and
Fatima
Sana
Sheikh.