Aamir Khan’s ex-manager Advait Chandan reveals how it was working with him

Aamir Khan’s former manager Advait Chandan has stepped into film direction now. He has directed Mr Perfectionist in his directorial debut film ‘Secret Superstar’ that stars Zaira Wasim in leading role. It’s a big thing for a debutant director to have someone like Aamir backing his film. And so, Advait Chandan dedicates his success to Aamir Khan. In a recent interview with IANS, Advait has narrated how working with Aamir Khan changed his life.

“For me, the turning point of my life was when I came into Aamir Khan Productions (AKP) to work on ‘Taare Zameen Par’ as a production assistant in 2007. Then I worked on ‘Dhobi Ghat’ and then managed Aamir sir’s work. So, the banner has been like a film school for me,” he stated.

Advait wanted to attend Film School, but for some reason he could not do so. So whatever he has learnt is by working in AKP (Aamir Khan Productions). “The last 10 to 11 years at AKP have been a graduate and a post-graduate degree for me… It has been my education.”

He also revealed about the lottery moment when Aamir asked him to be his manager. It was post ‘Dhobi Ghat’ when Aamir was looking for a manager. “That’s when Aamir sir was looking for a manager. When he suggested it (asked me if I wanted to manage his work), I was like ‘Ye toh lottery lag gayi (It was like winning a lottery’,” he said.

There were a lot of perks of working with Aamir. Chandan says, “The thing is when you’re working with him, and you’re managing his work and diary, you’re getting to spend time with one of the most powerful producers and actors in the country I could rehearse with him, give him cues, I love photography so I would get my camera and shoot him sometimes, I would be in marketing meetings where I could give suggestions. So, I got a lot of chances as it was all still within the industry and within the gambit of films”. (Also Read: Aamir Khan comes out in support of Bihar flood victims, donates Rs 25 lakhs)

“It was a great vantage point, and an entry into how a producer of his level functions… Managing him was like a full lottery ticket,” he ended.

-Inputs from IANS

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