Everyone wants the kids of their favourite stars following the footsteps of their parents. There were reports that Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan was all set to make his debut with the Hindi remake of the Malayalam hit movie ‘Ishq’ directed by Anuraj Manohar. The film is being produced by Neeraj Pandey.
As per a report in Hindustan Times, Junaid had auditioned for the role but didn’t get it. A source said, “Contrary to the rumours, Aamir Khan’s son, Junaid will not be making his film debut with the Hindi remake of the Malayalam film ‘Ishq’. He did audition for the role but he did not get selected. Junaid, on his own has been meeting with a lot of casting directors and giving multiple auditions for films, but he hasn’t got anything still. He has been doing theatre for over 3 years.”
Junaid made his theatre debut in Quasar Thakore Padamsee’s adaptation of German dramatist Bertolt Brecht’s play ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’. He studied in Los Angeles’ American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He also had been part of plays like ‘A Farming Story’, ‘A Few Good Men’, ‘Medea’ and ‘Bone of Contention’.
Going by the reports, now it seems we have to wait for Junaid’s Bollywood debut.
Talking about Aamir Khan, he is currently shooting for ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. He reportedly had a rib injury but he continued shooting taking pain killers.
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