Meet actor who spent eight years in poverty; family had no income, creditors stood at door, he is…
Aamir Khan is in the news these days for his film Sitare Zameen Par, which he is vigorously promoting. Recently, he appeared on Raj Shamani's podcast, where he recalled his old days. He said, 'Generally people think that a film producer has a lot of money. There is no truth in this. There were a lot of financial problems in his house.'
Aamir mentioned those difficult 8 years when not even a single penny of earnings came into his house. The actor said that it was the 1970s. He was a teenager when his father and producer Tahir Hussain's film 'Locket' changed the fortunes of the family. This change was not positive but brought a terrible crisis. The film which was to be made in a year remained incomplete for 8 years.
The actor further said, there was no income in our house for 8 years. Abbajaan had taken a loan at a huge interest of 36%. Creditors used to come to the door every day. This was the period when Aamir's family had to struggle even for two meals a day. Creditors kept calling to recover the money, while no one else would lend them more money to complete the pending shooting.
The actor further said, there was no income in our house for 8 years. Abbajaan had taken a loan at a huge interest of 36%. Creditors used to come to the door every day. This was the period when Aamir's family had to struggle even for two meals a day. Creditors kept calling to recover the money, while no one else would lend them more money to complete the pending shooting.
Aamir's father Tahir Hussain made films like the 1971 crime thriller 'Karwaan', Raghunath Jhalani's 1973 romantic thriller 'Anamika' and Mahesh Bhatt's 1993 romantic comedy 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke', in which Aamir acted. He made his directorial debut in 1990 with the fantasy revenge drama 'Tum Mere Ho' with Aamir. He died of a heart attack in 2010.
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