Aamir Khan's end of talaash

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An idiot who created Dhoom in the film industry and emerged as Sikander with every film of his, Aamir Khan has every age group fanaa on his charm and acting abilities. While we drool upon Aamir Khan’s perfect choice of films, it won’t be wrong to say that his early years contributed in planting the seed of good script recognition in him. His Father Tahir Hussain and uncle Naseer Hussain, both celebrated film makers had number of script writers/directors/producers as visitors at their house to narrate their film story. Aamir was only 7-8 years old then, but enjoyed listening to the narrations on his off days from school. It was this pull of his towards film and story world that prompted him to try for theaters in college. As soon as he enrolled in junior college, Aamir auditioned for a Hindi Play. With competition from more 60-70 boys, Aamir lost the chance. Not the one to be the Ghulaam of failure, our very own Raja Hindustani went back to the notice board to check for other play options. He did find another play where he can audition, the only difference was that it was not Hindi but a Gujarati play, a language alien to him. He still went ahead to audition for the same as the part was only for chorus and didn’t require dialogues. But Aamir did get a one line dialogue in the play which he dedicatedly rehearsed every day. Unfortunately, due to a bandh situation in Maharashtra, Aamir’s mother didn’t allow him to step out of the house for a day during rehearsals. Misunderstanding it as negligence, the Director threw Aamir out of the play just two days before the performance. Disappointed with the rejection, Aamir sat aside with teary eyes while watching others rehearse. It was at that moment a friend of Aamir approached him with another friend of his who was a student of FTII (Film and Television Institute of India), making a diploma film and looking out for an actor. Aamir who had just gotten free of his commitment, immediately agreed to be part of the film and left for Pune. Post completion of the short film and viewed by many. Another student/director from FTII – Rajeev Singh got Aamir on board for his film. Followed by acting in acclaimed director Ketan Mehta’s low budget experimental film - Holi. And finally post viewing Aamir’s work and recognizing his seriousness towards acting, Mansoor Khan signed him for his debut film – Qayamat se Qayamat Tak. And with this ended Aamir’s talaash for his break in the film industry.  This led to Aamir’s victory in the Dangal of destiny and dreams. With his unique Andaaz, he made audience & directors take notice of him, and finally our Rangeela made everyone say – Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikandar !!!

Source: India Today Unforgettables: Aamir Khan & Ranveer Singh Exclusive Chat