ROOTING FOR THE UNDERDOG
Aamir Khan's belief in a lesser-known star cast led him to sign on for Rang De Basanti..
-By S Krishnaveni
Aamir Khan breathes life into every role he does. His sheer strength of performance brings a new meaning to the character essayed. Whether it be the romatic
musical Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988), Ram Gopal Varma's Rangeela (1995), Dharmesh Darshan's Raja Hindustani (1996), John Mathew Mathan's Sarfarosh (1999), Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai and Ashutosh Gowarikar's Lagaan (2001), or his latest, Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra's Rang De Basanti, Khan does a lot more than act.
Rang De Basanti sees Khan with a clean-shaven visage. The Mangal Pandey hairdo and the twirling moustache are missing. "I feel light without all that hair", he jokes. But jokes apart, Khan couldn't be more serious about films that he is now, considering Mangal Pandey did not fare according to his expectations at the box office. He is hoping Rang De Basanti will. He also wants it to do well because of its relatively unknown star cast. While Madhavan and Sharman Joshi are yet to create an impact in Bollywood, Atul Kulkarni is, at best, a character artiste, while Siddarth annd Kunal Kapoor are newcomers.
At a time when Khan is doing his best to avoid the media's questions about his marriage to Kiran Rao, Rang De Basanti has strengthened the media glare on him. Khan says that for him the choice of a film is based on the script and "pure instinct. If a script moves me, I go for it." he says.
Khan also opted for Rang De Basanti, as ït is a socially relevant and responsible film.
"I play a character in his late 20s who is definitely not a college kid," Khan says, defending allegations of him playing a college student. "It is the character of a young man who graduated from university five years ago, but still hangs on around college studying different courses."
Rang De Basanti's contemporary feel and the fact that it is relevant to the youth of today is what excites Khan. "It is a modern film with modern characters, but it is dramatically different from Dil Chahta Hai," he explains.
Rang De Basanti also sees the actor singing a song titled Lalkaar. A inspirational track composed by A R Rahman, the lyrics are penned by Prasoon Joshi.
Khan also confesses that while the world awaits his youth flick, his own kids probably like Harry Potter more. "That Harry Potter kid and Spiderman score over me," he says with a grin.
COURTESY: Gulf News Entertainment, 18.1.2006
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