Aamir Khan: Filmmakers have to be little more sensitive towards the child

Superstar Aamir Khan has worked with several child actors in movies like ‘Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke’, ‘Dangal’, ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and ‘Secret Superstar’. He believes that child actors shouldn’t be made to work for long hours and filmmakers need to be a bit more sensitive towards them. Says Aamir, “filmmakers have to be little more sensitive towards the child. We have to keep short working hours, have to give them breaks in between so that they are not exhausted.”

He further adds, “I think the responsibility is more because you have to understand that you cannot make them overwork or for long working hours. Once the right casting is done, you know that the actor will deliver, whether a child or an adult… you will get the moment right on-screen..” (Also Read: Aamir Khan’s take on Amitabh Bachchan’s superstardom is totally correct)

Apart from this, he also speaks about the importance of screen testing. He says, “Test screening is a very important process for me because it gives me a great deal of understanding on many aspects. When you make a film, you become so close to it and subjective, you lose your objectivity. But during test screening when I share the rough cut with a group of people who are completely out of the film business, their feedback brings a different aspect .” He started with this process from ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ (1988). He says, “I think it is very important to understand how our cine, our communication is being received, and if there is any miscommunication, we can correct that before the film releases. So we invite random people, show them the film and take feedback.”

On the work front, the actor’s upcoming flick ‘Secret Superstar’ starring Zaira Wasim in the main role is slated for release on Oct 19, 2017. Apart from that, he also has ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’ which also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh.

Inputs from IANS

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