00:00When you go away from the set or somewhere else and you say I was just shooting and I was shooting with Aamir Khan.
00:05When you get the reaction of Aamir Khan, then you realize that oh my God, you know, actually you were shooting with Aamir Khan.
00:11One thing that I will try very hard to put in my life is their focus.
00:16The way Aamir focuses on one thing, the rest of the world moves away and that thing remains in front.
00:23If an actor has such a focus, then any character can come up.
00:28Aamir and Amol gave me such a good platform to perform and I was able to perform so easily.
00:35After this, I will not let their name be spoiled because whatever work I do after this, I want their head to rise above that.
00:50I think someone was smiling at me that day.
00:55I was sitting and having lunch and I got a call that we are calling from Aamir Khan Productions.
01:01So I thought someone was pulling my leg because I don't know anyone in Aamir's office.
01:06So I said stop it. He said no, we are really calling from Aamir Khan Productions.
01:11So I said okay. He said he wants to audition me.
01:17So I said okay.
01:20Even then I felt that my friends were pulling my leg.
01:24So I said email me the scenes and let's see.
01:28So I checked my email and the scenes were there.
01:32So obviously after getting the scenes, I worked very hard.
01:36And when I auditioned, I was satisfied that I did as well as I could.
01:41After that, even if I didn't get the role, I wouldn't be very sad because I couldn't do better than that.
01:48Your filmy career started with a platform movie.
01:51You have worked in small and big screen roles.
01:54But working with Aamir Khan is a dream for many.
01:57So how was this experience for you?
02:00Actually my dream multiplied into three.
02:03Because working with Aamir Khan as an actor is something one can think of.
02:07An actor and producer can also think of it.
02:09But actor, producer, director is too much.
02:12It's like a dream come true, come true, come true.
02:16Fantastic experience.
02:18He has a very deep understanding of cinema.
02:22I think he already had the entire film in his mind.
02:26Even if we did small gestures, he would immediately capture it and put it somewhere in the film.
02:32He didn't miss any moment.
02:34And if we were missing anywhere,
02:37if we were slowing down or dragging,
02:39or if we were going a little fast,
02:41then he would, you know, just say.
02:44Yeah.
02:46Pick up a little.
02:47I mean, he was very clear, very clear.
02:49Very wonderful to act with him.
02:51You have been a capable actor.
02:53But what did you learn from Aamir Khan?
02:57I learned a lot, a lot, a lot.
03:00As an actor, it's obvious.
03:02There are a lot of things.
03:03I mean, I don't even know where to start.
03:06How much I learned from him.
03:09One thing that I will try very hard to put in my life.
03:13His focus.
03:14The way Aamir focuses on one thing,
03:17then the rest of the world moves away and that thing remains in front.
03:21If an actor has such a focus,
03:24then any character can come out.
03:27Because ultimately,
03:28believing something fully
03:31is the job of an actor.
03:33And it's very easy.
03:34I mean, a small job like putting on an odomouse
03:37or some ordinary thing,
03:38he does it with so much focus.
03:40I think I will try very hard to implement this thing.
03:43Let's talk about your role in this film.
03:46So how challenging was this role of Tiska?
03:48It's a very good role.
03:52I mean, in this role,
03:54I got to do a lot.
03:56Like you are seeing,
03:57I am not at all like Mayawasti.
04:00There is a lot of difference between Mayawasti and Tiska Chopra.
04:04But in my understanding,
04:06or my interest in acting is that
04:09where you see the character only,
04:12not the actor.
04:13It should disappear.
04:14So that remains a very good challenge for me.
04:18If you are still seeing me,
04:21then I won't enjoy it.
04:24And if we look at the big screen,
04:26it was a very good film.
04:27But off screen,
04:28any special moment that you have experienced?
04:31On the set?
04:33Yes.
04:34On the set.
04:35See, first of all,
04:36working in a film like this,
04:38we didn't know when we were doing the film,
04:40all of us,
04:41that the film,
04:42we knew that it would be a good film.
04:45We also knew that it would be a very good film.
04:47But we didn't know that
04:50audiences would stand in the hall
04:54and give a standing ovation to the film.
04:56People would come out crying.
04:58For the third or fourth time,
04:59it's only been a week since the release of the film,
05:01and we're going to see the film for the third or fourth time.
05:03I mean,
05:04we didn't expect such an overwhelming reaction.
05:07When we were shooting the film,
05:09we had fun,
05:10laughter,
05:11jokes,
05:12and all kinds of games.
05:13And obviously,
05:14there were kids on the set.
05:15So,
05:16when I joined the film's cast,
05:21I was the last person to cast.
05:25Everyone had been cast.
05:27Darshil,
05:28Ishan,
05:29Yohan,
05:30father,
05:31Aamir,
05:32of course,
05:33everyone had been cast.
05:34They just didn't get the mother's character.
05:36So, when I was cast,
05:37I went to Aamir's office for the first time,
05:41where everyone had a workshop.
05:43I was a little shy,
05:45because everyone knew each other.
05:47We had gotten to know each other.
05:49So, the kids were looking at me,
05:51like,
05:52this is our mother.
05:53Okay, okay.
05:54So, everyone was looking at each other.
05:57So,
05:58after a while, Darshil came to me and said,
06:01you'll play Uno?
06:03It's a card game for kids.
06:05So, I said,
06:06I don't know how to play Uno,
06:07but if you teach me,
06:09I'll play Uno.
06:10So, he and Sachit sat down
06:12and they started teaching me Uno.
06:15And the rules they had taught me,
06:18one would say it like this,
06:19and the other would say it like this.
06:21They completely confused me.
06:22And they cheated so much,
06:24that Aamir came after a while,
06:25and the three of them cheated so much,
06:27they defeated me in every round.
06:29My self-esteem was shattered.
06:31And when they woke up later,
06:33I saw so many cards hidden underneath.
06:35They all cheated so much.
06:38I was a newcomer,
06:39that's why I ragged a lot.
06:42If we talk about the music,
06:43which track did you like the most?
06:49I like the title track a lot.
06:51There are so many delicate words,
06:54such as Os ki boonde,
06:55and such words,
06:57you don't get to hear them.
06:59Generally, the lyrics are very heavy-duty,
07:02that they are put on your mind.
07:05But it's like,
07:06as you listen to it,
07:07it will grow on you.
07:09I like my own song,
07:10Maa, a lot,
07:11because in that,
07:14when we were shooting,
07:15and I was listening to that song,
07:16I used to cry listening to that song.
07:18I mean, the way Prasoon
07:19has written his lyrics,
07:21I don't know what he was thinking,
07:23or what he ate that day,
07:24or what he was doing,
07:25I don't know,
07:26but he's just written
07:27the most amazing lyrics.
07:29You have seen Aamir as an actor,
07:30producer, and director,
07:32so how do you see him
07:33in your personal life?
07:35Actually,
07:40he's a gentleman.
07:43A little bit,
07:47old-fashioned,
07:49a little bit,
07:51old-fashioned values.
07:57He's a very sincere person.
08:01He has a very strong
08:02integrity towards acting,
08:03towards the film.
08:08As a director,
08:09he made us so comfortable
08:12on the set,
08:16that we forgot that
08:17Aamir Khan is directing us.
08:20In a way,
08:21I know two Aamir Khans.
08:23One is our director,
08:24our friend,
08:27our co-actor,
08:28who used to play with us,
08:29laugh with us, etc.
08:30When you go away from the set,
08:31or go somewhere else,
08:32and you say,
08:33I was just shooting,
08:34and I was shooting with Aamir Khan.
08:35When you get the reaction
08:36of Aamir Khan,
08:37you realize that,
08:38oh my God,
08:39actually you were
08:40shooting with Aamir Khan.
08:41They forget that
08:43he is that mega star.
08:45No, easy to be with.
08:47Very pleasant,
08:48charming person.
08:50How did you manage
08:51so many roles together, Aamir?
08:53I mean,
08:54along with acting,
08:55camera direction as well.
08:56So, how did you
08:57match on the set?
08:59Hats off to him.
09:00I mean,
09:01it's not an easy job
09:02to manage for anyone.
09:05He is also acting,
09:06he is also looking at the monitor.
09:07But that is his focus.
09:09And,
09:11like I told you,
09:12when the film was being made,
09:13we had no idea.
09:15I was completely shocked.
09:17I knew that
09:18it would be a very good film.
09:19There would be such
09:20an amazing quality
09:21in the film,
09:22emotional.
09:23People are crying
09:24even the next day
09:25when they are thinking
09:26about the film.
09:27Everyone is touched
09:28on a different level.
09:29Children are touched
09:30in a different way.
09:31So,
09:32if you watch the film
09:33carefully,
09:34if you watch it
09:352-3 times,
09:36you will see
09:37many layers in the film.
09:38There are layers
09:39on top of each other.
09:40If you watch it once,
09:41you will get
09:42one meaning.
09:43If you watch it again,
09:44you will get
09:45another meaning.
09:46So,
09:47I think that
09:48an intelligent person
09:49doesn't waste
09:50a lot of energy
09:51in useless things.
09:52He doesn't have
09:53any interest
09:54in who,
09:55what,
09:56where,
09:57what is happening
09:58in the industry,
09:59with whom,
10:00what is happening.
10:01He is interested
10:02in his film
10:03and he is interested
10:04in his work.
10:05And,
10:06I think,
10:07as an actor,
10:08as a person,
10:09it is a big thing
10:10to learn
10:11to focus
10:12on your work.
10:13That is the main thing.
10:14And,
10:15in the end,
10:16the audience
10:17needs
10:18a sincere
10:19performance,
10:20a sincere work.
10:21Tiska,
10:22the blockbuster
10:23has already
10:24hit Tare Zameen.
10:25So,
10:26what changes
10:27can you see
10:28in her previous
10:29and current life?
10:30Means,
10:31after such a
10:32big success,
10:33what kind of
10:34phone calls
10:35and interviews
10:36have started
10:37coming?
10:38I will answer
10:39this in a very
10:40simple way.
10:41There are two things.
10:42One is the
10:43world's reaction
10:44and one is
10:45my reaction.
10:46There is
10:47a very big
10:48reaction.
10:49Phone calls,
10:50friends,
10:51a lot of
10:52phones from
10:53the industry,
10:54a very big
10:55reaction from
10:56everywhere,
10:57from the audiences.
10:58Wherever I go,
10:59people are
11:00holding me
11:01and hugging me
11:02and this kind
11:03of reaction is
11:04coming,
11:05which is very
11:06unexpected for me.
11:07I have never
11:08experienced
11:09anything like this.
11:10Secondly,
11:11my reaction
11:12has two things.
11:13First,
11:14I am very
11:15very happy
11:16because for
11:17many years,
11:18I have only
11:19worked on acting.
11:20I could not
11:21do anything
11:22great in my life
11:23but I have
11:24learned acting
11:25as a craft.
11:26So,
11:27it is a
11:28matter of
11:29satisfaction for
11:30me that
11:31what you were
11:32going to do
11:33has started
11:34happening
11:35somewhere.
11:36One thing
11:37is the
11:38satisfaction
11:39and happiness.
11:40Second thing
11:41is that
11:42this Friday
11:43we are
11:44going to
11:45have another
11:46Raja next
11:47Friday.
11:48This time
11:49comes and
11:50goes.
11:51So,
11:52I do not
11:53take this
11:54very seriously.
11:55My aim
11:56is to do
11:57good work
11:58and keep
11:59doing it.
12:00It is
12:01still easy
12:02to reach
12:03one level
12:04but to
12:05maintain
12:06that level
12:07or to
12:08go beyond
12:09that.
12:10Amir and
12:11Amol gave
12:12me such
12:13advice
12:14that
12:15whatever
12:16I do
12:17after this
12:18should
12:19make them
12:20proud.
12:21I would
12:22like to
12:23tell the
12:24viewers of
12:25Lehren TV
12:26that
12:27you get
12:28life
12:29only once.
12:30If you
12:31have seen
12:32Taare Zameen
12:33then you
12:34must have
12:35come to
12:36know that
12:37the message
12:38of this
12:39film is
12:40that whatever
12:41you want
12:42you can
12:43achieve.
12:44If you
12:45have thought
12:46about it
12:47then do it
12:48and enjoy
12:49your life.
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