HYDERABAD: Sunday saw one of the biggest crowd-pullers in Indian cinema, Aamir Khan, visiting Hyderabad to promote his film Dangal, and in the process, batting for the Central government’s demonetisation move.
Though Dangal, releasing on December 23, may not receive as many collections considering the severe cash crunch across the country, post demonetisation, Khan is unperturbed. “I don’t really a care about collections. To me it’s more important if the film is appreciated by the audience. I want to reach the audience through my work and a film’s collections do not matter to me so much,” said the 51-year-old at a press conference with director Nitesh Tiwary and actress Fatima Sana Shaikh.
Rather, praising the move, Khan, whose comments last year about ‘growing intolerance’ in the country dominated headlines, urged the nation to support it and co-operate with the PM. “It (demonetisation) is something we should all support. The government is trying something new that will benefit us all. There will be some difficulties but in the long run, it will be good. We must look at the long term,” he said.
Earlier, like every Bollywood star visiting Hyderabad, Khan was asked the customary ‘Who will you like to work with in Tollywood’ question. The actor cleverly dodged the question by quipping, “I don’t choose my co-stars, it’s the director who decides.” However, sensing the restlessness of the local media, he went on to add, “In Telugu if I get the opportunity, I would like to work with Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan. In Tamil, I would like to work with Mr Rajinikanth,” Khan shared.
The actor is also a huge fan of Baahubali director SS Rajamouli and said that he would love to work with him. Once Baahubali is completed, Rajamouli is planning to make a film based on the Mahabharata. When asked which character Aamir would like to play, the actor said, “I think I would like to play Karn or Krishna. These are two characters that really excite me. Having said that, I don’t see myself as a warrior. So I’ll probably be more suited to play Krishna.”