Aamir Khan reveals people thought his career was over after gaining weight for Dangal: ‘He cannot make a comeback now’

All the films that brought him immense fame are the ones he took big risks with. Be it Lagaan, which eventually went to the Oscars or Dangal, which broke all box office records, these are the projects that nobody believed in but Aamir Khan followed his instincts.

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He did, “I also did Lagaan going by instincts. It was a time when everybody thought I was a fool to do it. They thought who will watch a film based on cricket. Even when I took up Rang De Basanti, it was the fifth remake of Bhagat Singh and Azad in that one and half year. It was extremely impractical to take up a subject made so often. Taare Zameen Par and Dangal, all of these projects were my impractical decisions. When I did Dangal, and gained weight for the same, I remember anybody who met me from the industry used to give me weird reactions. They would say, ‘Aamir Khan gaya, he cannot make a comeback.’ Their reactions used to be so funny. I have taken risks. All these decisions maine pagalpan mein li hai and I have been lucky.”

Aamir Khan is currently gearing up for the release of Sitaare Zameen Par on June 20.