Aamir Khan, a veteran actor with a career spanning several decades, has been part of many beloved and iconic Bollywood movies. Among these is ‘Sarfarosh,’ in which he starred alongside Sonali Bendre. The film, released in 1999, commemorated its 25th anniversary on April 30. In celebration of this milestone, the creators have organized a special screening of the movie in Mumbai. Several actors have turned up to celebrate the same including Aamir Khan. Mukesh Rishi, Makarand Deshpande among others.
In a video shared by popular paparazzo handle Viral Bhayani, Aamir Khan can be seen walking down the red carpet, donning a dark blue T-shirt, denim jeans and shoes. Before entering the premises, Aamir Khan posed for the shutterbugs with a beaming smile. The video is now doing the rounds of the social media.
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The special screening is being held at PVR Juhu in Mumbai. Apart from Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre is also expected to grace the celebration along with
John Matthew Matthan, music director Lalit Pandit, Naseeruddin Shah, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rajesh Joshi, Smita Jaykar, Manoj Joshi, Upasna Singh, Surekha Sikri, Akhilendra Mishra, and Akash Khurana.
The cast and crew members will be felicitated and will be encouraged to share their memories and trivia attached to the film. Along with the team, fans can also be a part of the screening as they got a chance to win tickets to the premiere.
Under the direction of John Matthew Matthan, ‘Sarfarosh’ follows the story of ACP Ajay Rathod (portrayed by Aamir Khan) as he delves into a string of terrorist incidents in India. Rathod’s investigation ultimately leads him to uncover the identity of the mastermind behind the attacks, a Pakistani weapons smuggler. The film delves into themes of cross-border terrorism and illegal arms trade. In recent times, the director expressed his desire to create a sequel to the movie and return to the Bollywood film industry.
Recently, director John Matthew revealed that his friends who were funding the film didn’t have enough faith in him and wanted to cast Shah Rukh Khan instead.
The Indian Express quoted John as saying, “I met my friend Manmohan Shetty, who owned Adlabs, and told him that I want to make a film. Around this time, Shetty had started Entertainment One to produce feature films. He had funded two films of my friends, both of which starred Shah Rukh Khan. One was Vikram Mehrotra’s Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, directed by Kundan Shah and the other was Praveen Nischol’s English Babu Desi Mem, both starring SRK. So at that time, all of them suggested I take Shah Rukh. I said, ‘Listen, I don’t think Shah Rukh suits my role. I don’t have him in my mind,’ but they said that we would be able to save more money as the three of us could get a deal, but I didn’t want to.”
Talking about why he had faith in Aamir’s potential, John said, “Then I met Aamir. He read the script and said yes. So then I started studying Aamir, what he had done and he had done only love stories. I felt that was good because he was unassuming. For example, if you see Spiderman, when you see that guy first, you know that he is not going to be able to do anything, but he becomes Spiderman and you start believing he can do it. So I needed a hero who transforms, then you are with him, rooting for him because you feel that this guy is too vulnerable. In a realistic movie like Sarfarosh, I needed the audience to feel for the guy. With all three considerations, I was sure I wanted Aamir.”
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