Mumbai: Aamir Khan’s ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ has been in news for all the wrong reasons ever since its trailer was unveiled.
Now, there’s some refreshing news for Aamir’s fans. The actor’s mother Zeenat Hussain will be making ake her Bollywood debut with ‘Sitaare Zameen Par.’
Zeenat, who will be turning 91 on June 13, has a guest appearance in the film.
Sharing how Zeenat came on board, Aamir told India Today that his mother, who never went to film sets, wanted to see how the film was being made.
During her visit, the film’s team was shooting a wedding song.
“Prasanna came to me and said, ‘Sir, if you don’t mind, can you request Ammi ji to be in the shot? It’s the last song of the film; it’s a wedding celebration sequence. She can easily be one of the guests. It’s an emotional thing for me; I want her to be a part of the film’,” shared Aamir.
“I told him, ‘Tu pagal ho gaya hai? Meri himmat nahi hogi Ammi ko poochne ki, ki film mei kaam karo, shot do. She is very ziddi (Are you mad? I will never find the courage to ask her to shoot. She is very stubborn). She is not going to listen. Don’t waste your time.’ He kept telling me to ask her at least once. So, I said, ‘Ammi, Prasanna request kar rahe hain ki aap ek shot do ek guest banke (He is requesting you to be a part of one scene).’ She replied, ‘Haan theek hai (okay, fine).’ I was shocked! So, she is there in one or two shots. It’s the only film of mine that she has ever been a part of,” Aamir continued.
Aamir’s sister Nikhat Khan will also be seen in the film.
‘Sitaare Zameen Par,’ which will hit theatres on June 20, also stars Genelia Deshmukh, Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishnan Varma, Vedant Sharmaa, Naman Misra, Rishi Shahani, Rishabh Jain, Ashish Pendse, Samvit Desai, Simran Mangeshkar and Aayush Bhansali.
