Aamir: I’m Very Romantic; Please Ask Both My Wives

‘Advait
Chandan
is
someone
I
am
really
close
to.
Sometimes,
I
feel
that
he’s
like
my
son.
But
sometimes,
I
feel
that
he
wants
to
destroy
me.
You
can
call
him
my
step
son.’

‘He
keeps
creating
problems.’

‘Luckily,
a
very
few
films
of
mine
have
failed,
one
of
which
is
Advait’s
contribution.’


Rediff.com‘s
Mayur
Sanap,
Hitesh
Harisinghani
and
Afsar
Dayatar
bring
us
fun
moments
from
the
trailer
launch
of

Loveyapa.

It
was
‘very
emotional’
moment
for
Aamir
Khan
as
he
launched
the
trailer
for
his
son
Junaid’s
first
theatrical
release,

Loveyapa.

Directed
by
Advait
Chandan,
the
film
also
marks
Khushi
Kapoor’s
big
screen
debut.

The
star
kids
have
previously
had
OTT
releases
—
Khushi
was
seen
in
2023’s

The
Archies
while
Junaid
starred
in last
year’s

Maharaj.

Aamir
spoke
fondly
of
Khushi’s
late
mother
and
legendary
actress
Sridevi,
and
called
himself
her
‘biggest
fan’. 

“It
was
my
dream
that
one
day,
I
would
get
to
work
with
Sri.
Unfortunately,
didn’t.
This
is
Khushi’s
film,
and
a
very
important
moment
for
me.
When
I
watched
the
film,
it
felt
like
I
was
watching
Sridevi
again,”
the
actor
says.

Later,
when
Khushi
was
asked
about
her
mother,
she
was
visibly
moved
but
chose
to
stay
reserved.

“I
am
definitely
emotional
but
really
don’t
want
to
talk
about
it,”
she
said.

 Aamir
adds,
“Wherever
Sri
is,
I
am
sure
that
she’s
looking
at
you
with
lot
of
pride
and
joy.
It
would
have
been
so
nice
if
she
was
here
today.
But
she
is
with
us.”

WATCH:
What
makes
a
relationship
‘perfect’,
Junaid
Khan
and
Khushi
Kapoor
tell
us
here

Loveyapa
is
the
Hindi
remake
of
2022
Tamil
blockbuster

Love
Today,
starring
Pradeep
Ranganathan
and
Ivana.

It
brings
forward
a
fresh
take
on
modern
day
romance
and
the
emotional
conundrums
faced
by
the
youngsters.

Junaid
and
Khushi
play
a
cutesy
couple,
whose
relationship
takes
an
unexpected
turn
after
they
exchange
phones
for
a
day.

During
the
event,
when
Aamir
was
asked
about
his
idea
of
love
and
relationships,
he
said
he
has
a
‘very
romantic’
heart.

WATCH: Aamir
Khan
shares
his
idea
of
love

“I
am
very
romantic,
it
may
sound
funny
to
you,
but
please
ask
both
my
wives,”
Aamir
says
with
a
hearty
laugh.

“All
my
favourite
films
are
romantic.
I
get
lost
in
romantic
movies.
I’m
a
believer
of
true
love.
As
we
grow
in
life,
our
understanding
of
love
evolves.
You
understand
others
and
yourself
as
well
as
you
grow
up.”

WATCH:
Aamir
Khan
answers
an
‘awkward
question’
on
love
advice
from
son
Junaid

Advait
is
known
for
directing

Secret
Superstar
and

Laal
Singh
Chaddha
with
Aamir
Khan.
The
actor
brought
up
the
topic
of
dismal
performance
of
their
last
collaboration.

“Advait
is
someone
I
am
really
close
to.
Sometimes,
I
feel
that
he’s
like
my
son.
But
sometimes,
I
feel
that
he
wants
to
destroy
me.
You
can
call
him
my
step
son.
He
keeps
creating
problems,”
Aamir
says
with
a
laugh.

“Luckily,
a
very
few
films
of
mine
have
failed,
one
of
which
is
Advait’s
contribution.”

Advait
revealed
that
when
he
first
read
the
script
of

Loveyapa,
he
immediately
thought
of
a
different
actor.

WATCH:
What
makes
the
son
and
father
duo
of
Aamir
and
Junaid
same
yet
so
different
from
each
other?

“Junaid
was
not
my
first
choice
for
this
character.
When
I
first
read
the
story,
I
thought
the
perfect
actor
for
this
movie
would
be
be
Aamir
sir
because
his
life
is
full
of

loveyapa.
So
I
thought
he
would
bring
all
that
real
life
experience.
He
is
method
actor
after
all,”
Advait
says.

Aamir,
who
was
visibly
embarrassed
with
Advait’s
dig
at
him,
quipped,
‘This
is
why
I
call
him
my
step
son.’

He
took
the
moment
to
reflect
on
his
debut
film

Qayamat
Se
Qayamat
Tak,
and
candidly
said
his
work
was
‘raw
and
awkward’
while
his
co-star
Juhi
Chawla
was
‘very
polished’
in
the
1988
film.

“I
felt
like
my
work
was
not
very
fine-tuned
in
some
places.
Some
scenes
I
did
well
and
also
the
songs
like

Papa
Kehte
Hain
were
done
well.
But
there
are
still
a
few
moments
that
irritate
me
as
an
actor.
I
didn’t
enjoy
them.
But
Juhi
did
a
good
job
and
was
polished
as
an
actor
with
a
command
over
her
dialogue
delivery
and
expression.
It
looked
very
clean
on
screen
whereas
I
used
to
speak
very
fast,”
Aamir
mentions.

The
actor
revealed
he
was
critical
of
Junaid’s
performance
in

Maharaj
and
felt
he
could
have
done
better
at
some
places.

“I
liked

Maharaj
as
a
film
but
if
I
may
be
honest,
I
felt
Junaid
and
I
were
more
or
less
as
debutants.
I
liked
him
in
the
climax
sequence
but
at
some
places,
I
felt
he
was
raw.
I
could
not
say
that
it
was
a
flawless
performance.
 As
a
father,
I
thought
his
performance
could
have
been
better,”
the
actor
says
and
adds,
“I
see
a
huge
jump
in
his
work
in
this
film
(Loveyapa).
That
gives
me
a
lot
of
joy.”

Loveyapa
arrives
in
cinemas
on
February
7
ahead
of
Valentine’s
Day.