Aamir Khan Reverses His Decision, Decides To Work With Subhash Kapoor In ‘Mogul’
In a major development today, Aamir Khan has reversed his earlier decision to step aside from the Gulshan Kumar biopic titled Mogul, which will be directed by MeToo accused Subhash Kapoor.
In
a
major
development
today,
Aamir
Khan
has
reversed
his
earlier
decision
to
step
aside
from
Gulshan
Kumar
biopic.
Talking
on
the
same
to
Hindustan
Times,
Aamir
has
definitely
set
a
new
precedent
by
working
with
the
Director
and
shares
that
his
intrepid
step
comes
from
the
fact
that
a
person
is
innocent
until
proven
guilty
and
the
courts
will
serve
the
ultimate
justice.
Last
year
in
October,
Aamir
Khan
had
tweeted
that
he
would
not
be
a
part
of
'Mogul'
and
this
bold
step
of
reversal
is
the
most
recent
development.
Talking
to
Hindustan
Times
on
why
this
sudden
change
to
return
to
'Mogul',
Aamir
Khan
shares,
"Well,
Kiran
and
I
were
producing
Mogul
and
I
was
acting
in
it.
When
we
were
doing
the
film
we
did
not
know
that
there
was
a
case
against
Mr
Subash
Kapoor.
I
believe
it
is
a
five
or
six
year
old
case.
We
are
not
too
much
in
the
media
space,
so
I
guess
it
slipped
our
attention.
Last
year,
during
the
Me-Too
movement,
mention
of
this
case
came
up.
That's
when
we
got
to
know
about
it,
and
we
were
most
disturbed.
Kiran
and
I
spoke
about
it
at
length.
We
were
in
a
big
dilemma
for
more
than
a
week".
He
further
expresses,
"Mr
Kapoor
was
denying
the
charge.
This
was
not
a
case
where
there
was
a
complaint
about
misconduct
in
the
workplace.
Had
it
been
such
a
case,
it
would
have
gone
to
the
ICC,
and
the
ICC
would
have
ruled
on
the
case
in
a
stipulated
amount
of
time.
However,
this
matter
was
in
a
court
of
law.
ICC
would
have
ruled
within
3-6
months.
Courts
of
law
are
known
to
take
longer.
Kiran
and
I
have
zero
tolerance
for
any
sexual
misconduct.
But
without
an
ICC
ruling,
or
a
court
ruling,
how
are
we
to
decide
whether
the
accused
person
is
guilty
or
not.
We
are
in
no
position
to
do
that.
Who
are
we
to
believe?
The
person
making
the
accusation?
Or
the
person
who
has
been
accused?
And
how
long
will
the
case
go
on?
How
long
are
we
to
wait
to
decide?
In
the
end,
we
reached
the
conclusion
that,
in
this
disturbed
state
of
mind,
and
with
so
much
discomfort,
we
will
not
be
able
to
do
the
film.
It
was
more
of
a
personal
decision,
a
decision
we
took
for
ourselves
to
distance
ourselves
from
the
film.
So,
without
casting
aspersions
on
anyone
involved
in
the
case
we
stepped
away
from
the
film."
With
regard
to
letting
the
due
course
of
legality
prevail,
even
after
withdrawing
previously
from
the
film,
Aamir
throws
more
light
and
says,
"Subsequently,
Mr
Kapoor
was
removed
from
the
film.
T-series
terminated
his
contract.
Then,
we
heard
that
Mr
Kapoor
was
also
dropped
from
some
other
projects
which
were
in
the
development
stage,
which
were
in
the
pipeline.
Subsequently,
we
heard
that
whatever
steps
he
was
taking
to
put
together
a
film
didn't
go
through,
because
nobody
wanted
to
work
with
him."
Talking
of
the
effects
on
Subhash
Kapoor's
life,
the
actor
was
quoted
saying,
"That
really
troubled
us
because
we
felt
that
our
action
had
inadvertently
cost
a
person
-
who
is
yet
to
be
tried
in
a
court
of
law
-
to
lose
his
livelihood.
And
for
how
long?
Is
it
for
one
year?
Or
ten
years?
We
don't
know.
What
if
he
is
innocent.
We
were
very
troubled.
Laws
of
natural
justice
consider
a
person
innocent
until
he
or
she
is
proven
guilty.
But
until
such
time
that
the
courts
reach
a
conclusion,
is
it
that
he
or
she
should
not
be
allowed
to
work?
Is
he
to
just
sit
at
home?
Not
to
earn
for
himself?".
"And
so,
we
were
in
this
troubled
state
for
many
months.
I
could
not
sleep
at
night
because
I
used
to
constantly
feel
that
my
actions
have
inadvertently
caused
a
person,
about
whose
guilt
I
have
absolutely
idea,
to
lose
his
right
to
work
and
earn
a
livelihood",
Aamir
expresses
on
how
unfair
it
is
to
deny
someone
of
professional
opportunity
without
the
verdict
yet
been
served.
In
talks
with
Hindustan
Times,
Aamir
further
was
quoted
saying
on
how
he
zeroed
upon
this
bold
step,
"Earlier
this
year
in
the
month
of
May,
that's
about
four
months
back,
I
got
a
letter
from
IFTDA.
IFTDA
is
the
director's
association.
I
think
Mr
Kapoor
in
his
efforts
to
get
work
had
written
to
his
association,
IFTDA.
So,
they
sent
me
a
letter
saying
that
his
matter
was
subjudice,
and
that
I
should
wait
for
the
courts
to
decide
on
his
matter.
And
until
such
time
he
should
not
lose
his
right
to
earn
a
living.
In
all
fairness
he
has
not
been
proven
guilty.
So,
please
don't
do
something
which
will
destroy
him.
He's
a
member
of
our
association.
You
are
a
member
of
our
association.
And
it
is
very
unfortunate
that
he's
not
getting
work.
What
is
he
going
to
do?
They
appealed
to
me
to
reconsider
my
decision.
When
I
read
that
letter
I
felt
even
more
guilty.
Perhaps,
we
are
doing
the
wrong
thing."
"And,
then
we
decided
to
do
one
more
thing
to
allay
our
discomfort.
We
decided
to
meet
a
lot
of
women
who
had
worked
with
Mr.
Kapoor.
This
was
to
just
get
an
idea
and
verify
it
for
ourselves,
that
are
other
women
also
uncomfortable
with
him?
Has
any
other
woman
had
any
experience
that
was
uncomfortable?
If
so,
then
that
would
make
us
certain
that
we
don't
want
to
go
into
it.
So
we
started
that
exercise.
We
met
or
spoke
with
around
10-12
women
who
had
worked
with
him.
Heads
of
Department,
assistant
directors,
costume
assistants
etc",
as
told
by
the
actor
who
will
work
in
'Mogul'
with
the
director.
With
the
right
call
to
go
further
deep
into
the
case
and
then
come
to
the
decision,
Aamir
also
shares
how
the
findings
were,
"What
we
found
is
that,
without
exception,
all
of
them
spoke
very
highly
of
him.
Not
only
did
they
not
feel
any
discomfort
with
him,
but
rather
they
went
out
of
their
way
to
praise
him.
They
said
that
he
looked
after
everyone
on
his
set
with
great
care.
Caring,
sensitive
and
supportive
were
the
words
used
to
describe
him.
Mind
you,
both
Kiran
and
I
are
fully
aware
that
these
particular
women
may
have
had
a
very
good
experience
working
with
Mr
Kapoor,
but
that
does
not
mean
that
he
could
not
have
misbehaved
with
some
other
woman.
However,
I
cannot
deny
that
this
interaction
with
women
who
had
worked
with
him,
did
give
us
comfort.
And
so,
taking
everything
into
account,
I
wrote
back
to
IFTDA
saying
I
have
reconsidered
my
decision,
and
that
I
would
come
back
on
to
the
film."
Telling
Hindustan
Times
about
all
the
details
on
how
the
reversal
was
decided
on,
Aamir
Khan
has
definitely
taken
the
courageous
decision
despite
being
a
personality
in
the
public
eye
to
bring
in
a
new
wave.
With
this,
Aamir
is
all
set
to
play
a
central
role
in
Gulshan
Kumar's
biopic
which
will
be
directed
by
Subhash
Kapoor
in
'Mogul'.