Mumbai, Oct 15 (PTI) Aamir Khan's former manager-turneddirector Advait Chandan says managing the superstar's work wasa great experience and he learnt a lot from the projects thatwere rejected.
Advait closely monitored Aamir's career choices for lastseven years, which saw the actor giving some of the biggestblockbusters 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'smanager. He is now geared up for the release of hisdirectorial debut "Secret Superstar".
In an interview with PTI, Advait says, "I sat in all hisedits, narrations. I was there when he first heard 'Dhoom 3','PK' and 'Dangal'. I've also been there for 50 other filmswhich no one knows about which got rejected. The films whichgot rejected taught me more about writing than the ones whichwere selected.
"... I understood what was it about these films whichwasn't working. It was an educational experience to work withhim. It was pure blessing."Aamir serves as a producer on "Secret Superstar" and alsofeatures in the film. His contribution to the finishedproject, Advait says, is immense.
"You can't even calculate how much his contributionis. It's at every level. It's amazing how much support he hasgiven me. The look of the film, the pace, how to achieve acertain thing. His contribution is so immense I can't even pinpoint it."Advait says there was never a temptation to increase thelength of Aamir's role in his directorial debut.
"The only one way to turn him on is a good script. Thisscript required him to be there for a fixed duration. HadI increased it and messed with the internal balance of thefilm, then pitched it to him, he would've turned it down. Thescript 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" anddraws a lot from his life.
"A lot of girls today face that problem way more thanthe guys, where you're not allowed to dream. A lot of peoplearen't allowed. It's also about this relationship between amother and a daughter. That's where I feel it's reallypersonal," he says.
"Somewhere it has got moments which my mother and Ihave shared, a line which she may have told me. The film inits totality isn't about my mother, but it has got shades ofmy life. It's extremely personal," he says.
"Secret Superstar" is scheduled to release on October19. PTI JUR KKP GKSHD.
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