Aamir Khan addresses age hole with Genelia D’Souza in Sitaare Zameen Par: ‘Age is now not a barrier for actors’ | Hindi Film Information

Aamir Khan is ready to play Genelia D’Souza’s husband within the upcoming emotional drama Sitaare Zameen Par. The pairing comes as a shock to many, particularly because it was Aamir who launched Genelia to Hindi cinema again in 2008, casting her reverse his nephew Imran Khan within the hit rom-com Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na.Greater than 15 years later, the duo at the moment are solid as a married couple. Reacting to the surprising pairing in a latest interview with Indian Specific, Aamir acknowledged the irony with amusing: “Ya, I do know. That thought did come to me. However that was a very long time in the past. And ab Imran bhi kaafi meri age ka ho gaya hai (laughs).”Addressing the age-gap and the magic of VFXIn Sitaare Zameen Par, a Hindi remake of the 2018 Spanish movie Campeones, each Aamir and Genelia play characters of their early 40s. Whereas Aamir is now 60, he dismissed issues in regards to the age distinction and credited know-how and altering viewers perceptions for serving to bridge the hole.“We have now the benefit of VFX now,” he mentioned. “Earlier, if I needed to play an 18-year-old, I needed to depend on prosthetics — like Anil Kapoor did in Eeshwar (1989), when he performed an 80-year-old. At the moment, you’ll be able to look 80 or 40 or 20 on display screen with seamless visible results. So age is now not a barrier for actors.”

Aamir’s comeback and keenness for storytellingDirected by Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’s R.S. Prasanna, Sitaare Zameen Par marks Aamir’s return to appearing after his hiatus submit the lukewarm reception of Laal Singh Chaddha and the pandemic-induced break. However what drew him again to the units once more?“I’ve a compulsive streak,” he admitted. “If one thing enters my bloodstream, I can’t keep away.”Slated for a June 2025 launch, Sitaare Zameen Par is described as a heartfelt, coming-of-age drama.