Actor Aamir Khan recently opened up about the failure of his 2018 film Thugs of Hindostan, which featured Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and others. He admitted he wasn't surprised by its poor performance, revealing that he never liked the film himself and wasn't even excited about its release.
Appearing on Raj Shamani's podcast, Aamir said, "Mujhe bhi Thugs of Hindostan pasand nahi thi. Aaj main khulke bol sakta hoon — Aditya Chopra (producer) se maine bohot koshish ki unko... Jab film release ho rahi thi, main khud hi khush nahi tha. Kiran Rao (ex-wife) ko pata hai, jab meri film release aati hai, main do mahine tak so nahi pata, mera mind overtime chalta hai."
Aamir shared that in the months leading up to a film's release, he usually finds it hard to sleep as his mind constantly overworks with thoughts about the project. However, during the release of Thugs of Hindostan, he was unusually calm and sleeping peacefully.
"Kiran (Rao) ne mujhe bola, 'Release nazdeek aa rahi hai, aur tum itminaan se so rahe ho? Chakkar kya hai?’ Maine usse kaha, 'Kiran, mujhe pata hai yeh film nahi chalne wali. Mere andar na excitement hai, na anticipation ki log film dekhenge. Mera dil baith gaya hai ki log yeh film dekhenge. Main khud hi film se khush nahi hoon. Lekin jab producer aur director khush hain, toh main kya kar sakta hoon?'"
Further, Aamir added that he was 100% confident the film would not work. He revealed that he had expressed his concerns to Aditya Chopra and director Vijay Krishna Acharya, but both were very confident about Thugs of Hindostan. Still, he said he can't blame them for believing in the project.
On the work front, Aamir is currently gearing up for the release of Sitaare Zameen Par.
The film is directed by R. S. Prasanna and produced by Aamir Khan and Aparna Purohit. Sitaare Zameen Par also stars Genelia Deshmukh and is a remake of the Spanish film Champions.
