Aamir Khan celebrated his 60th birthday with a lot of pomp and celebration. During the release of Sky Force, Bollywood Hungama had exclusively spoken to one of its directors, Abhishek Anil Kapur, and he opened up about working with the superstar in Dangal (2016). Abhishek was an assistant director on this highly acclaimed film.
Aamir Khan’s 60th birthday EXCLUSIVE: Sky Force director Abhishek Anil Kapur talks about assisting on Dangal and Aamir’s UNBELIEVABLE weight-loss journey: “He gained weight by having wada pav; we were ready to use VFX for his shirtless scenes; we saw his abs and thought, ‘Yeh toh humse draw karke bhi nahin banenge’”
In this film, Aamir Khan is seen as an overweight old man but in a few scenes, he had to appear in a fit and ripped avatar. Abhishek Anil Kapur spoke about this aspect saying, “Whatever we have heard of Aamir sir is completely true. He’s quite the perfectionist. Since he wanted to gain weight, he used to have wada pav and chill with us on the set.”
He continued, “Then for 4 months, Aamir sir disappeared to lose weight. We had also piled up some kilos. We decided to go for weight loss as well. We were like, ‘Hum bhi Aamir sir ko dikhayenge’ (laughs). 4 months later, we were stunned. Humne toh thoda bahut weight lose kiya lekin Aamir Khan toh alag hi ho gaye! We were ready to use VFX for his shirtless scenes as he had become very heavy. As a result, we couldn’t believe our eyes. Unke abs ko dekh ke lag raha tha ki, ‘Yeh toh humse draw karke bhi nahin banenge!’. Aamir sir smiled and told us, ‘You guys didn’t believe that I would be able to lose it, right?’.”
Abhishek added, “The initial plan was that he would lose excess weight in 3 months. But he asked for one more month as he was not happy with the transformation.”
The director further said, “There’s this perception that he ghosts-directs. That’s not true at all. He follows the director’s vision completely.”
He also spoke highly of Dangal’s director Nitesh Tiwari. He said, “Nitesh sir is one of the best directors I have worked with. He’s very prepped and well-planned. Before arriving on the sets, we knew what time the first shot would be taken and where to place the camera. We would brief Aamir sir accordingly and it was followed to the T. Of course, an actor would have an opinion. He was no exception and he would discuss that with the director. Whatever was the best for the film was done.”
Abhishek Anil Kapur then stated, “Aamir was the most perfect actor I have ever worked with. He gave 100% to every take. At times, Nitesh sir would be satisfied but Aamir sir would insist, ‘Mujhe ek nuance ka khayal aaya hai. Tu try karke dekh. Main bataunga bhi nahin main kya kar raha hoon. See if it works for you’. Hence, he was always hungry to do better.”
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