Aamir reveals why Secret Superstar succeeded in China, clueless about awards for film

Aamir Khan and his team have been revelling in the success of Secret Superstar. Starring Zaira Wasim and Khan in an extended cameo, the film amassed a lot of wealth on the other side of the Great Wall and the numbers are still pouring in.

Reason enough for Khan and team to celebrate. “We are really happy that Secret Superstar has done well and that audiences in many countries have appreciated it. The credit for all this should go to Advait (Chandan) who has done a great job of writing and directing the film. We are all very thrilled. The cast and crew of the film meets today after a very long time to celebrate people’s love for the film,” says an elated Aamir.

Advait, on the other hand, gives all credit to Aamir. “I would like to borrow a line from Dangal: ‘Iska saara credit main apne tauji ko dena chahta hoon’,” he chuckles.

Like his earlier films Dangal and PK, the collections of Aamir’s Secret Superstar stand at a record breaking '800 crore in the middle of the fifth week and are still going strong. “China’s emotional tone is very much like ours. Hence, our stories touch them. I am sure that there are a lot of Chinese films which we are unable to see, but are similar in nature. Things like emotions, family values and culture appeal to them,” explains Khan. 

Wife Kiran Rao is equally overjoyed. “We are so proud of the film. We made it with a lot of love and people enjoyed it. But we really did not expect it to be so well received in China. People were getting so emotionally attached to the film and laughing and crying with it. We are touched,” she says.

Aamir is also thankful to the media for great reviews. “I want to thank the media because you have all supported us,” says Khan, who sported a hairband to hold his hair back. 

Ask if it is for his look in his forthcoming film Thugs of Hindostan, and the actor replies, “This is not my look in the film. I have much longer hair along with earrings etc, but you will see the real look only when you see the poster of the film.”

Aamir adds that he will soon wrap up the film’s shoot. “We will have a schedule in Rajasthan, which will be the climax of the film. We will wrap up by the end of March,” says the actor.

Secret Superstar has bagged a lot of awards as well, although award-recluse Aamir professes, “I do not know much about awards. Have we won any?” 

Pat comes the reply from director Advait, “Awards lete lete main thak gaya hoon!”
Well, that certainly calls for another super celebration!