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On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 5:08 PM, amit kumar <amit.damc...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I could give you the link and end this post with that. But if I do that,
> there is no fun. Because there was a time when I had once said that Aamir
> doesn't know what to talk to the media and that's the reason he stays away.
> I was right in my own way. And you would agree too if you saw those
> interviews and stories on the various news channels. Today, Aamir has found
> a new avenue of expressing himself to his fans directly. Blog. Yes, Aamir
> has started blogging. It might not be the best in terms of presentation of
> content (long single paragraph posts) but the content has got whatever you
> wanted to know from Aamir. He has come out expressing himself through this
> blog.
>
> His first post was on 'first step' obviously! The logical and practical
> person that he is, he has started the blog this way. Writing a small
> paragraph about the release of Lagaan DVD <http://www.lagaandvd.com/> and
> in a typical Aamir fashion doing a reality check! *"My ignorance as a
> producer resulted in me signing a contract which restricted me from
> releasing it for 5 years in India."*
>
> The second post was an experimental piece from him. He was just
> experimenting with the various things he could do with a blog and has posted
> a Chale Chalo video clip from youtube. It's a nice one.
>
> In his third post, as every blogger feels, he is overwhemed by the fact
> that there are people who actually read whatever he writes and comment on
> it! And he takes this post up to reply to the comments left behind by his
> fans in his second post. He's surprised to see that people actually know
> about this blog whereas he hasn't taken any efforts in letting people know
> that he has started one. I am sure (if and) when he sees this post, he is
> going to be taken aback! His fourth post is mostly dedicated to the same
> purpose - answering comment from a previous post - again.
>
> The fifth post is what caught my interest. He has spoken about the detail
> that went into creating the character of Bhuvan from Lagaan. Now, that's
> because this blog is related to the release of Lagaan DVD. This post is
> awesome and merits a must read to know what level of minute detail that goes
> into creating such characters! Amazing post! Even his one-liner description
> of Akash from DCH, *'Aakash from DCH whose eyes are constantly darting
> around. Akash is slouchy, neck jutting forward and twinkling eyes, always
> uyp to some mischief*". This is what you expect from an Aamir Khan blog
> and it's all there! :)
>
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