Aamir didn't want to play another old man after 'Dangal': Rajkumar Hirani

Updated:7 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai (Maharashtra), May 31 (ANI): With films like '3 Idiots', 'PK', Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir Khan have raised the standards of Hindi Film Industry with their partnership. However, when the actor was offered the part of Sunil Dutt in 'Sanju' he remained apprehensive about it. At the trailer launch of 'Sanju' in Mumbai, when Rajkumar Hirani was asked how he took the answer from Aamir, the filmmaker said that his initial intention was not to cast Aamir but to narrate the script to him. "Aamir is a friend and whenever I write a script, I narrate it to him to get a reaction. I had narrated this to him as well, not with the intention of casting him to play any role (but because) he reacts very interestingly to scripts. Out of greed I asked him if he would play Sunil Dutt's role. He took it seriously and gave it a thought and said let's meet next week. When I met him, he showed me 'Dangal' and said 'I am already playing an older role, if my next film after this is again an older role, people will stop giving me young man's role,' which was a valid argument," said the director.