I want to take a break: Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan just announced an interval in his acting career. But what’s next?   Dainik Bhaskar, Amit Karn

Transcript

00:00This is the time that I feel I'd like to take some time off to be with my mom and kids.

00:07And I feel that it's not fair to people who are close to me.

00:11And it's not fair to me also in many ways.

00:14I would have liked to spend much more time with each of them, even at the cost of my work.

00:44I would have liked to spend much more time with each of them, even at the cost of my work.

01:14When I leave film as an actor, I get so lost in that, that nothing else happens in my life.

01:34Which is why I was supposed to do a film after Lansing.

01:40I was supposed to do a film called Champions.

01:42And it's a wonderful script. It's a beautiful story.

01:48And it's a very heartwarming and lovely film.

01:53But I feel that I want to take a break. I want to be with my family.

01:58I want to be with my mom, with my kids.

02:01I feel I've been working for 35 years.

02:04And for these 35 years, I have single-mindedly been focused on my work.

02:12And I feel that it's not fair to people who are close to me.

02:16And it's not fair to me also in many ways.

02:19So this is the time that I feel I'd like to take some time off to be with my mom and kids.

02:27And actually experience life in a different way.

02:33So I'm looking forward to the next year and a half, year, year and a half.

02:36Which I'm actually not working as an actor.

02:38For the first time, I'll be actively not working as an actor.

02:41I'll be working as a producer.

02:44So I'll be producing Champions.

02:46Because I really believe in the film. I think it's a great story.

02:49So I'll be approaching other actors now to see which of them would like to do the role that I was hoping to do.

02:56So hopefully that will go well.

02:58But I'm in that stage in life where I feel that I'd like to...

03:02Actually, I'd like to enjoy my relationships at this point of time.

03:10That's the best way I can put it.