Aamir Khan Directed Sitaare Zameen Par After Replacing Amole Gupte: 'Forget Who's The Director'
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Darsheel Safary reveals Aamir Khan directed Taare Zameen Par after replacing Amole Gupte.
Although Aamir Khan has denied long-standing rumours of ghost-directing films, Taare Zameen Par star Darsheel Safary has offered a different version of events. In a recent interview, Darsheel said that Aamir didn't just star in the emotional drama — he also directed it, replacing original creative director Amole Gupte shortly after production began.
Speaking to Vickey Lalwani, Darsheel recounted a moment from set when Aamir made the switch official. He said, 'He told us forget everything that we just shot. I am going to direct it. Amole sir is right here and he is going to be on the set as a creative director. It is his film, I will make it, we all will make it together. Forget who is the director."
Darsheel shared that Amole had directed only for a few days before stepping aside. Looking back, he recalled feeling nervous around Aamir but shared a friendly bond with Amole. He said, 'I was scared of Aamir sir. Amole sir and I were actually friends. He had spotted me at Shiamak Davar's classes."
He added, 'Amole sir and I had great friendship. His son and I are also good friends. We have done a lot of masti together."
The young actor also confirmed that Aamir was involved even before taking over direction. He said, 'I remember them talking about what works and what not. I remember very clearly him (Aamir) giving inputs."
In a separate interview with Galatta Plus, Aamir addressed the ghost-directing label and shared his frustration with the claims, 'A lot of times people would assume that I am ghost directing. They would assume that when these directors didn't work with me and their films were flops and it happened so many times with me that it became like 'it can't be a coincidence'. It was infuriating to convince people that I am not directing these films, it is these directors who are directing it."
Taare Zameen Par was a massive critical and commercial success, and its upcoming spiritual sequel, Sitaare Zameen Par, is scheduled to release on June 20. This time, Aamir will play a basketball coach instead of a teacher.
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