Aamir On World Tour To Promote His Latest Production ‘Peepli Live’
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Sun, 07/25/2010 - 04:01.
Bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan is on a world tour to promote his latest production 'Peepli Live', which is due to hit screens by the coming month.
In micro-blogging site Twitter, Aamir wrote, "In London now. Travelling to LA, NY, Dubai and Australia for Peepli interviews and promotions."
The actor is known not only for his stupendous acting and direction skills, but also for his exclusive and pioneering methods of promoting his flicks.
Aamir Khan Is Fond Of Only His Movies
Submitted by Andy Cooper on Sat, 07/24/2010 - 10:08.
Bollywood actors usually play safe when it comes to announce their favorite films and filmmakers. But the perfectionist of Bollywood Aamir Khan does not bother to call a spade a spade. The actor and filmmaker said it very clearly that he likes only his own movies as they come with a universal appeal.
Aamir pays tribute to Indian Ocean's Asheem Chakravarty
Submitted by Supreet Sharma on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 02:16.
Mumbai, July 14 - Aamir Khan Tuesday paid tribute to late Asheem Chakravarty of the Indian Ocean at the music launch of his production "Peepli Live" and said that the song "Zindagi Se Darte" used in the film was the last song he composed.
"He (Asheem) was one of the members of Indian Ocean and unfortunately he passed away. It's a great loss to all the people who are close to him - Indian Ocean, his family and to his fans all across the world... and 'Zindagi Se Darte' was his last song," Aamir said.
Aamir Khan Wants A Song From Madhumati In Dhobi Ghat
Submitted by Andy Cooper on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 09:10.
Aamir Khan is one actor in Bollywood, who has always experimented with his films and always tried new and different things. This time, Aamir is willing to use a song from the 1958 movie Madhumati in his wife's film Dhobi Ghat.
Directed by late Bimal Roy, the film starred veteran Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala. Aamir wants to incorporate the hit duet `Dil tadap tadap ke keh raha aa bhi jaa' in Kiran Rao's directorial debut movie, which stars Prateik Babbar and Monica Dogra along with Aamir Khan. Aamir thinks the song can enhance the scene in Kiran's film.
I’d Love To Follow Shahrukh On Twitter, Says Aamir Khan
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Thu, 07/08/2010 - 10:35.
His ''love-hate'' rapport with King Khan may be the feed for media headings but Superstar and 'Mr Perfectionist' Aamir Khan said that he would love to follow Shahrukh on Twitter that he recently joined.
At a event to promote his latest production venture 'Peepli Live', which he said was about the increasing rural-urban divide in India, Aamir said, "'I would love to follow Shahrukh on Twitter. There is no issue about that."
Asha Bhosle Advises Aamir To Play George Washington
Submitted by Andy Cooper on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 09:21.
Bollywood's legendary veteran singer, Asha Bhosle has a piece of advice for the perfectionist actor Aamir Khan. The versatile singer wants him to play the role of George Washington, the first president of the United States. She even wants him to win an Oscar for that role.
The actor has always dreamt of winning an Oscar and he was even close to achieving it with his movie Laagan in 2002. His movie Taare Zameen Par was in the line for an Oscar too. The actor attended the Oscar Awards ceremony with filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker that year. But, the film lost the award to No Man's Land from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
John’s New Role Model Is Aamir Khan
Submitted by Andy Cooper on Tue, 07/06/2010 - 09:15.
John has found a perfect role model. And it's Aamir Khan whose career strategies are rapidly becoming the most emulated in tinsel town.
Most of John's friends and Bipasha Basu think he has given his career's best performance in Abbas Tyrewala new love story earlier entitled 1-800-Love now called Call Me. Dil after the song in Tyrewala's film. Now that the date for the film has been locked in -- its October 15, John is setting aside a large chunk of the year just to nurture and promote what he considers to be the most important film of his career.
Good Script Decides My Involvement In A Film, Says Aamir Khan
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 10:46.
For Bollywood actor, Aamir Khan, a good screenplay decides his participation in a film project as an actor or maker.
Presently, the actor is promoting his latest production-'Peepli Live'- whose screenplay by first time director, Anusha Rizvi, he read three-four years back.
Aamir Khan Gets Over 70,000 Twitter Followers In 2 Days
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Fri, 07/02/2010 - 09:27.
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has become the member of Twitter family on 1st July and the perfectionist has over 70000 followers within just two days.
But Aamir is following only one account, that of Big B, who convinced him to join the micro blogging site.
Thus far, the actor has posted around 12 tweets.
At first, Aamir used his Samsung handset to update his Twitter account. Now, following Amitabh, he has opted to tweet with Androids. The FIFA matches and movies are the topics of the majority of his tweets.
Gustavo Santaoalla To Compose Music For ‘Dhobi Ghat’
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 08:17.
Bollywood's multi-talented actor, Aamir Khan, has appointed the Argentine music composer Gustavo Santaoalla for his loving wife Kiran Rao's directorial debut movie 'Dhobi Ghat'.
The Golden Globe Award winner Gustavo is renowned for scoring music for the movies Brokeback Mountain, Babel and The Motorcycle Diaries.
He had bagged Academy Awards in the year 2005 and 2005 for 'Best Original Score' in Brokeback Mountain and Babel respectively. His music also earned him the Grammy and BAFTA awards.
Perfectionist Aamir To Join Twitter On July 1
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Fri, 06/18/2010 - 05:17.
Top Bollywood actor-producer Aamir Khan has finally decided to be a part of micro-blogging website Twitter.
Aamir took this decision after much persuasion from super star Amitabh Bachchan.
Aamir will join Twitter on July 1.
A source close to the actor stated, "Aamir will be on Twitter from July 1. He was not on Twitter till now because he thought he won't be able to give enough time to it. But since Mr. Bachchan insisted on him joining it, he gave it another thought and has decided to join it. He cannot say no to Mr. Bachchan."
Sans big stars, IIFA awards end with fanfare
Submitted by Supreet Sharma on Sun, 06/06/2010 - 05:37.
Colombo, June 6 - Aamir Khan's "3 Idiots" swept the 11th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards that concluded with much fanfare here early Sunday but the three-day event will perhaps be remembered more for the absence of Bollywood mega stars led by IIFA brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan, apparently due to a boycott threatened by southern Indian film distributors of the stars who attended the event.
Aamir may be the 4th host of KBC
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 21:53.
It may be time for Aamir Khan to become the fourth host for the Kaun Banega Croreparti (KBC) series 4.
But the same is still in the rumor form. While, people close to the development are saying that the talks are going on, there has been no official announcement as of yet.
Whatever the case may be, this is true that the makers of KBC have approached the actor. And if the claims are true, then he has turned down the offer.
Aamir Attends Marriage Of His Staff Member
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 09:29.
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan knows how to maintain healthy relations with staffers and be there with them in their good and bad times.
Last Friday, Mr. Perfectionist had shown a lovable gesture to one of his staffers Sachin Gowda by giving a surprise at his marriage ceremony.
This has showed again that the actor is a complete star but makes a very good boss too. The moment Aamir learnt about one of his staff member's nuptials, he put all his preceding commitments to the side to become a part of the wedding.
Education Should Be Made Accessible To Everyone, Says Aamir Khan
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 10:31.
Top Bollywood actor Aamir Khan said that education is the base for all things so it should be made accessible to each and every person.
Mr. Perfectionist said, "For me, education is the big idea. I think that it's the base for everything. When I say education, I mean education for all. When I say education, I also mean not just teaching the children any one particular subject but allowing them to bloom."
I Want Aamir Uncle To Be Proud Of Me, Says Darsheel
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 10:36.
The young actor Darsheel Safary, who shot to fame with "Taare Zameen Par", lost touch with Aamir Khan after the record-breaking film in 2008.
However, Darsheel and Aamir reconnected recently and Darsheel said that he would want his teacher to watch his newly released flick "Bumm Bumm Bole".
Mr. Perfectionist has shown a keen interest in watching out "Bumm Bumm Bole", which is a remake of Majid Majidi's Iranian flick "Children of Heaven".
I Want To Play The Role Of Aamir's Grandma, Says Daisy Irani
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 10:27.
Daisy Irani, renowned child artist of 1950s-60s who has joined forces with kids in her upcoming flick "Vroom", said that she loved working with children but is eager to play Aamir Khan's grandma and King Khan's mother on screen.
In an interview, the 58-year-old Daisy said, "I want to play Aamir's grandmother. He is my favourite. And if I get a chance to act in a Shah Rukh starrer, I would like to play his mother."
Directed by Savin Tuscano, "Vroom" is produced by Fox TV Studios.
Aamir Khan To Catch Up With Blog Fans In Paris
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 08:15.
Bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan has decided to get closer to his blog buffs in Paris when the actor is there on May 2.
On his blog, the actor wrote, “I am going to be in Paris on May 2 and would very much like to meet up with those of you who are interested. Will restrict the group to five.”
"Each one of you can bring one more person with you. If you happen to be below 18 years of age, you will have to accompanied by an adult."
The actor also requested his buffs to post their contact details on his blog page.
Aamir Khan Appointed As Sanitation Brand Ambassador
Submitted by Ashok Rao on Wed, 04/28/2010 - 06:23.
After becoming the brand ambassador of 'Incredible India', this time, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has been nominated as the brand ambassador of National School Sanitation Initiative, a government venture to spread knowledge on cleanliness among school kids.
As a part of his new project, Mr. Perfectionist will now be seen promoting cleanliness in all Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools all over the country.
Aamir may host KBC4
Submitted by Andy Cooper on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 13:19.
Twice Amitabh Bachchan, once Sharukh Khan; who is next? Well, going by the buzz that is currently spreading around the tinsel town, it could very much be Mr. Perfectionist, Aamir Khan. Yes, as the rumors suggest Aamir has been approached to host the fourth edition of the most sought after quiz show on Indian television, Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC).
However, so far, though there is no final decision from Aamir's camp, it is expected that he has not said no to the offer. Supposedly the matter is pending at the price negotiation stage.









