Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan talks of his family being against his entering films, how he has no plans to shake ‘King Khan’ from his pedestal, visiting cinema halls to catch audience reaction and more. Below is the transcript of the interview on CNN’s Talk Asia.
Your most recent film Ghajini is now the biggest Bollywood success ever. Did you have any idea that it would be quite as huge as it is?
Aamir Khan (AK): You can hope that, you can hope that for all of your films. But you can never …

Asin and MS Dhoni both hailed from two different professions but both are successful in their respective field and endorsers feel they are the right choice for their brand. Big Bazaar which is a chain of hypermarkets in India has roped in the young and the energetic couple to endorse their market. They chose Asin and Dhoni to endorse Big Bazaar as they are the youth icon of India and doing extremely well in their individual field.
If Asin has win over the hearts of millions with her simple girl role …

Mumbai: Rubbishing reports that Ghajini producer Madhu Mantena was not keen on working with her despite having a three-film deal, actress Asin Thottumkal on Friday, said all was well between her and the producer.
“I was shocked when I first learnt about the news. In fact, I don’t sign such contracts with any filmmaker,” the actress told reporters during a promotional event of a product.
“Madhu later called me to explain that he was misinterpreted by the media,” Asin, who made her Bollywood debut with Ghajini, said.
The actress said Ghajini had given …

The Reigning Khan of Bollywood- Aamir Khan recently appeared on the show called ‘Talk Asia’ for CNN with host Anjali Rao in front of a live audience. The actor who of late has been very media-savvy spoke at length on topics as diverse as his on-going war of words with Shahrukh Khan to the terror attacks that devastated Mumbai on 26/11 last year.
Post the stupendous success of his last film Ghajini, Aamir is being termed as the new ‘King Khan’ of Bollywood. Commenting on this, the actor said, “I had …

Keeping up his swipes at superstar Shah Rukh Khan and the No.1 slot in Bollywood, Aamir Khan, riding on the super success of his revenge drama “Ghajini”, has said he never thought Shah Rukh was ever on the top pedestal at all.
He also said Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” failed to “touch” him.
During an interview, Aamir was asked how he feels about being termed the new ‘King Khan’ after the success of “Ghajini”. He replied: “I had absolutely no intention of kicking Shah Rukh off his pedestal. Though I have to say, …

The perfectionist – Aamir Khan has never screamed from the roof tops that he is the star who rules Bollywood. Yet we knew that over the years he has gone one step ahead of his contemporaries and his films have turned out to be most anticipated ones.
Now what has been slowly and silently evolving for a long time has been officially recognised. Aamir has gained the top slot in the new power list of Bollywood that has been brought out by Filmfare.
‘Taare Zammen Par’ proved his ability to excel beyond …

Asin who shot to fame in Bollywood with her debut film Ghajini, is not just a lucky girl. Today this pretty girl from Kochi is looked upon as the next big thing in Bollywood.
Asin was in Trivandrum as the chief guest at the Vanitha Film Award Night, along with Oscar winner Resul Pookutty.
The next day, Asin spoke to the Kerala media for the first time at the Mascot Hotel in Thiruvananthapuram. The hall was overflowing with pressmen from all leading dailies and television channels as they waited for an interview.
She …

Is recession really hitting Bollywood stars? Well, we don’t know about the other actors, but heart throb Aamir Khan is still smiling and shining in this tough time.
The actor’s contract with Coke has not only been renewed, but he will now get as much as Rs 10 crore under the new contract.
No prizes for guessing that the hike is due to the mega success of his film Ghajini.
Thinking from the Khan angle, Aamir Khan has emerged victorious in this cola war, for SRK recently lost his Pepsi contract recently. However, …

In what is being termed as the biggest hit of 2008, based on its first 10-day box office collection, Shahrukh Khan starrer Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi has managed to collect about Rs 60 crores so far, of which nearly half has come from the overseas markets.
This exceeds earlier successful box office collections for the first 10 days, for films like Singh is Kinng (about Rs 48 crores), Race and Jodhaa Akbar (about Rs 45 crores each) released earlier this year. With Rab Ne, the Yash Raj banner has tasted …

After pushing his physical limits to a new level in ‘Ghajini’, Aamir Khan seems to be in a mood to cool his heels for some time.
The actor, nowadays shooting Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots in Bangalore, is learnt to be thinking of taking a yearlong break to re-energize himself. He has been busy in work ever since he took the double responsibility of acting in and directing Taare Zameen Par two years back.
Ghajini followed and Aamir began his regular workouts to develop eight pack abs. At the same time his company …