“Aamir Khan thinks he should have opinion about everything”: Anupam Kher

Veteran actor Anupam Kher was recently present at a literary festival in Mumbai to talk about “whose intolerance is it anyway”. As a part of his speech, he said he respected Aamir Khan but also felt that the ‘Taare Zameen Par’ actor had made it a habit to comment on each and everything.

“I don’t have any problem with anybody. They all are my friends. Aamir is a friend too and we did a lot of films together like Dil, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, but that time he wasn’t ‘Aamir Khan’. He then, rightly, over the years cultivated himself and became Aamir Khan. He then thought he should give opinions on everything. Whether it’s the controversy of AIB, or whether it is this (intolerance) or that”- he said.

“(Mahesh) Bhatt sahab told me Aamir is saying your interpretation of your character is rubbish. This is not how he thought the character should be portrayed. So, sometimes people have this habit that they think what I am saying is right and rest of the world is not right,”- he added.

While Kher calls himself a great admirer of Aamir Khan, he also feels Khan should have been a bit more responsible while stating something in public. “I have great respect for him but I just felt with great stardom comes a sense of responsibility. It is very important to have a sense of responsibility. I admire him and that is why I was a little sad. It’s important to give hope sometimes and not spread fear”- he said.

Ranjini Maitra

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