Aamir Khan's Thirst For Knowledge Has Stayed With Me: Ali Fazal
Ali Fazal began his career a decade ago in Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots and the actor says that Aamir Khan's hunger for knowledge has stayed with him throughout his journey and that's what keeps him going.
Ali
Fazal
began
his
career
a
decade
ago
with
Aamir
Khan-starrer
3
Idiots
and
the
actor
says
the
superstar's
hunger
for
knowledge
has
stayed
with
him
throughout
his
journey.
Ali,
who
had
a
cameo
appearance
in
the
Rajkumar
Hirani-directed
2009
blockbuster,
says
film
was
a
learning
experience
for
him.
"I
used
to
always
observe
Aamir.
Between
takes,
we
would
snap
out
and
play
chess
and
read
books.
That
stuck
with
me
for
some
reason.
His
thirst
for
knowledge,
that
even
at
that
level
the
man
was
going
nuts,
trying
to
figure
out
and
say
'I
haven't
learnt
enough'," Ali
told
PTI.
The
actor
says
he
is
glad
he
realised
so
early
in
his
career
that
a
performer
should
never
get
complacent.
"I
realised
it's
never
enough,
especially
for
artistes.
We
are
doomed
if
we
are
satisfied.
We
have
got
to
keep
going.
If
I'm
completely
satisfied
with
'Mirzapur',
that's
the
death
of
me,"
he
added.
Ali
will
be
next
seen
in
Tigmanshu
Dhulia's
Milan
Talkies.
While
the
filmmaker
has
been
wanting
to
make
the
film
since
2012,
a
chance
visit
to
Tigmanshu's
office
landed
Ali
the
lead
part
in
the
romantic-drama.
"I
met
Tigmanshu
randomly
four
years
ago
in
his
office.
I
had
gone
to
congratulate
him
for
'Paan
Singh
Tomar' and
he
told
me
he's
making
'Milan
Talkies.'
Then
four
years
later
he
calls
me
for
the
same
film.
It
was
such
a
well-written
script.
I
couldn't
put
it
down.
I've
always
admired
Tigmanshu
as
a
writer
and
director.
He's
a
rockstar,
and
he
was
in
such
fine
form
with
this
one,"
he
added.
Ali,
who
was
recently
seen
in
films
such
as
Happy
Phir
Bhaag
Jayegi,
Fukrey
Returns
and
the
Hollywood
project
Victoria
and
Abdul,
believes
people
who
do
not
hail
from
a
film
family
have
to
often
prove
themselves.
"For
somebody
who
doesn't
have
those
connection,
sometimes
you
have
to
prove
yourself.
You
are
your
last
hit
film.
Now
I
know
I
have
to
really
plan,
be
careful.
Of
course,
I
can't
say
I
can't
deliver
a
flop,
no
one
can.
But
what
helps
us
is
that
there
are
no
expectations
from
someone
who's
an
outsider.
You
can
quietly
do
your
work
and
keep
going." Milan
Talkies
is
scheduled
to
release
on
March
15.