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Aamir Khan has defended remakes amid the backlash to his upcoming movie Sitaare Zameen Par, a remake of Spanish movie Campeones.
Aamir Khan defends remakes
Sitaare Zameen Par is Aamir’s first movie in three years. His earlier launch – Laal Singh Chaddha – was additionally a remake, being the official adaptation of Forrest Gump. Addressing this on Raj Shamani’s podcast, Aamir stated, “After Laal Singh (Chaddha), a lot of people told me, ‘you are making a remake again’. Laal Singh was trolled heavily for being a remake. But I am a different kind of person. I don’t understand practical things. I don’t have any problem with a remake, and I don’t feel my creativity is diminishing at all. For me, it is new work. Someone else made this story, and I am giving it my perspective.”
‘Everyone praises Shakespeare but slams film remakes’
Aamir additional defended movie remakes by equating them with theatrical diversifications of William Shakespeare’s performs. “People still do Shakespeare to this day. Even today, the number one playwright in theatre is Shakespeare, worldwide. Even today, his plays are adapted in every language. And we praise it. Kyun bhai? Remake hai, usko band karo (Why though? It’s a remake, shut it). Aap apna naatak likho na, Shakespeare ka kyun kar rahe ho aaj tak (You write your own play, why are you doing Shakespeare). This is wrong thinking. When I adapt Shakespeare, I am putting my energies into it. I find this discussion on remakes useless.”
William Shakespeare is taken into account one of many biggest playwrights within the English language. His iconic performs like Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, and A Comedy of Errors have been tailored hundreds of instances on stage and display. Several Indian movies, notably Vishal Bhardwaj’s Omkara, Maqbool, and Haider, are additionally diversifications of his performs.
Meanwhile, Aamir is returning to the massive display with RS Prasanna’s Sitaare Zameen Par. The movie releases on 20 June.
Rachika Singh
