When Aamir Khan’s uncle Nasir Hussain engaged him in a small role as a child star in Yaadon Ki Baarat, little was he aware that he was laying the foundation for a dream that would last forever. Soon he played another young role/ Madhosh and a decade later, Khan was ready to assist on projects that came his way, Paranoia and Manzil Manzil.
Director Basu Bhattacharya’s son Babla Roy was Aamir’s friend and he asked him to star in his experimental film Holi and Aamir agreed. In 1988 uncle Nasir Hussain launched his son and nephew in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak and the launch campaign became the talk of the town.
I met Aamir Khan soon after the release of QSQT because our magazine was doing a special issue where stars were writing personal accounts of childhood. Aamir Khan agreed to participate but had a condition that not a single line/ word should be edited/ deleted and I disagreed and so Aamir opted out of the special issue.
To be continued