Aamir Khan, Pooja Bhatt ‘had a spark’ which never ‘bloomed’: ‘We were like Tom and Jerry’

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She also said that the famous cap from the film, which Aamir’s character wore throughout the film, was something he had borrowed from his nephew Imran. “He was wrong about a lot of other things but he was right about one thing which was that cap. That cap was his addition to the film. He took it from his nephew, Imran, I think, and he brought it, and we said, ‘Oh my god, you can’t wear this, it’s a child’s cap.’ He said, ‘That’s exactly where I got it from. I got it from my nephew. And we were like, ‘You can’t wear this’ and we were making fun of this, and that cap became a rage, it was sold on every street corner,” she said.

‘We were like Tom and Jerry’

Talking about the friendship they shared at the time, Pooja shared, “He is not all-knowing and correct always, and we used to pull each other’s leg a lot. We were like Tom and Jerry in that sense. We were always putting each other in our respective places.”

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‘Aamir and I had a spark’

When the interviewer asked if Aamir was attracted to Pooja at the time, as many tabloids suggested the same in those days, she laughed and said, “You should ask Aamir that question. I was pretty attractive, right? Would you blame him if he was?” When asked if she was attracted to him, she said, “I found Aamir Khan delightful. Aamir and I were totally in love with each other when the camera was rolling during Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin.” When quizzed further, Pooja said, “There was a spark for sure, great chemistry, but did that spark bloom into anything tangible of consequence? I don’t think so.”

At the time, Aamir was already married to his first wife Reena Dutta. The two secretly tied the knot in 1986, and opened up about their marriage a few months later. They divorced in 2002 after 16 years of marriage. Aamir then married Kiran Rao and after staying together for 15 years, they divorced as well. Aamir is currently dating Gauri Spratt.