Mumbai: Ahead of the release of ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, Aamir Khan is getting trolled after defending copying the Spanish film ‘Champions’ frame to frame.
Defending his decision of making another remake after the failure of ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, Aamir, who was a guest on Raj Shamani’s podcast explained, “Laal Singh (Chaddha) ke baad, mujhe bohot logo ne bola ki aap phir remake bana rahe ho. Laal Singh (Chaddha) mein bohot aapko trolling hui thi, ki aapne remake banayi, remake banayi. Lekin kya hai, main thoda pagal type ka aadmi hun, practical cheezein mujhe samajh mein nahi aati. Mujhe koi problem nahi hai remake karne mein. Mujhe nahi lagta hai meri creativity kum ho rahi hai, at all. Kyunki main apne liye toh naya kaam kar raha hun. Kisi aur ne yeh kahani banayi hai, ab main isko apna nazariya de raha hun. (Many asked me why am I making a remake after the failure of ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. I was brutally trolled after ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. But I am a little crazy. I don’t understand practical things. I don’t have a problem in making remakes because I am doing it for the first time. Someone has already made a film on this subject, now I will do it differently,” Aamir said.
Giving an example of people adapting the plays of William Shakespeare, he said, “Shakespeare ko main dobara kar raha hun, usmein apni jaan main daal raha hun. Toh remakes ka yeh jo discussion hai naa, yeh mujhe bohot fizool lagta hai. Aur isme main believe hi nahi karta hun. Main jab Ghajini kar raha hun, woh toh Tamil mein ban gayi hai naa Ghajini, Murugadoss bana chuka hai Tamil mein Ghajini, ab aap dobara Ghajini kar rahe ho. Nahi, lekin main apni nazar se kar raha hun, aur meri audience ke liye main apni energy usme daal ke aapko dikha raha hun. Toh mujhe lagta hai mera kaam usse alag hi hai. (I am adapting the plays of Shakespeare. I am giving my best to it. Hence, this debate on remakes is worthless for me. I don’t believe in it. When I am making Ghajini, a film which Murugadoss has already made in Tamil. But I am making it as per my perspective. I am making it for my audience and I am putting all my efforts into it. Thus, I feel my work is different from others.)”
However, Aamir’s explanation didn’t go down well with netizens, whothey started trolling him for not using his brain.
One social media user commented, “Toh Kya frame to frame copy karoge, he could have added cricket or hockey local sports in India, where even audience could get… Kch bhi bolte h.”
Another user wrote, “This man has been working for 30 years in the film industry and doesn’t know the difference between an ‘adaptation’ and a ‘remake’, kaafi sharam ki baat hai.”
“Remakes ka matlab frame to frame copy nahi hota. Even the character’s physical appearance he copies. He just wants to be cast in those movies in his fantasies and hence goes for it,” mocked one person.
One comment read, “Why is Aamir acting this way, he was supposed to be the intelligent one.. that was his thing!”
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Last month, Aamir unveiled the trailer of ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, a sequel to his 2007 blockbuster film ‘Taare Zameen Par.’
After watching the trailer, trolls accused the actor-filmmaker of copying the Spanish film ‘Champions’, ‘frame by frame.’
Some even took a dig at the actor for not learning from his mistake after the failure of ‘Laal Singh Chaddha.’
‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, which also features Genelia Deshmukh and Darsheel Safary, will be released in theatres on June 20.
After its theatrical release, the film will be available for rent on YouTube.
