On Day 3 of WAVES 2025, Aamir Khan conducted a one-hour-plus-long masterclass on ‘The Art of Acting’. It got an incredible response and many aspiring actors learned how to be a better actor, that too from the perfectionist himself. Aamir revealed that though his family were in the film business, his father Tahir Hussain was clear that he didn’t want the superstar to be a part of it.
WAVES 2025: Aamir Khan reveals his father stopped him from playing tennis despite being state topper; adds why he told Shabana Azmi not to inform his dad about his acting talent: “I told her, ‘If you tell him, I won’t be ALIVE to be an actor’”
Aamir Khan said, “I was the number one Tennis player in the Maharashtra sub-junior category. I used to practice 5-6 hours. Once, I failed in a couple of subjects by 2-3 marks. He got angry and stopped my tennis practice. Main top pe tha aur mera agle din se tennis bandh ho gaya tha. I was dealing with a father who was very strict and if he knew that I wanted to enter films, woh toh meri jaan hi le lete!”
He added, “My classmate was Aditya Bhattacharya, Basu Bhattacharya’s son. He was quite interested in filmmaking. He made a short film named Paranoia. He asked me to help him. I agreed. I was not just an actor in the film but also the production manager, assistant, etc.”
Aamir Khan continued, “Aditya’s mother Rinki aunty was good friends with Shabana Azmi. This is how a screening was held for Shabana ji at Dimple Preview Theatre, owned by Rajender Kumar. After the screening, Shabana ji confessed that she didn’t understand the film! However, she asked about the actor. Aditya told her that the actor was present in the hall. I stood up. She asked me my name. I said, ‘I am Aamir’. She told me, ‘You’re a very good actor. You should be acting. Where are you from?’. This is when Rinki aunty told Shabana ji, ‘Yeh toh Tahir saab ka beta hai’.”
He also said, “Shabana ji was working with my father at that time for Khoon Ki Pukaar (1978). Since she knew my father very well, she said, ‘I must tell Tahir Saab (that she loved my acting)’. I replied, ‘No, ma’am. If you tell him, I won’t be alive to be an actor’ (laughs). My father was so famous for being short-tempered that everyone in the industry knew how he was. He had shouted at Shabana ji as well 3-4 times. Hence, she understood immediately.”
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