Smarter by the day - Aamir Khan
23.06.2014
filmicafe.com, 06 мая 2008 г.
Smarter by the day - Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan has worked out a deal with Vidhu Vinod Chopra which spells that Aamir will receive 40 per cent of the total profit in Vidhu’s upcoming film, Idiot.
On Aamir’s deal with Vidhu, an insider informs us, “Aamir took time to say ‘yes’ to Vidhu. He will charge Rs 5 crore as his fee, plus 40 per cent of the film’s total profit. Vidhu has agreed to Aamir’s terms.”
Our source further says, “Aamir Khan has been stable for years and churned out hits consistently. Almost all his films fare very well at the box-office. After Taare Zameen Par, it is clear that he understands cinema to the hilt. So, he deserves it.”
Aamir has liked the story of Idiot and our source adds, “The film makes a dig at our education system. It revolves around a group of students who are considered idiots on the campus. But they go on to achieve something big, surprising everyone. Aamir always likes new and off-beat ideas. The script of Idiot is almost ready but Aamir has told Vidhu that the script should be ready in all respects. Aamir will start on Idiot as soon as Ghajini is over.”
Idiot based on Chetan Bhagat’s book Five Point Someone, will be directed by Rajkumar Hirani (of Munnabhai fame) starring Kareena Kapoor.
Interestingly, Aamir and Kareena were not the first choice for the leads. Earlier, Hirani had approached Shah Rukh Khan for the lead role. In fact, he had offered him both the Munnabhai films as well but it didn’t work out. Shah Rukh liked Hirani’s new script and was trying to work his dates before things went wrong. According to the grapevine, Shah Rukh Khan was upset and opted out of Idiot because Vidhu shot him a nasty letter accusing him of trying to ‘steal his director’ (Hirani) for his own production house.
As for Kareena’s role, Hirani had first spoken to Kajol. In an interview to this paper (April 2, 2008) Kajol had said, “I didn’t think that I was the right choice for the role in Idiot. I love Hirani as a director and have told him to come up with another role for me.”
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