Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Aamir Khan Sahab to dine with Prince Charles!




Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and his filmmaker wife Kiran Rao Khan have been officially invited to dine with the Prince of Wales and Camila Parker Bowles at the Marlborough House in Westminster, London.
A source says, "Aamir is honoured and has accepted the invitation from Prince Charles inviting him to cocktails and dinner being hosted for a select gathering."
The actor will be in Toronto on September 9, for the Toronto Film Festival because Kiran's film Dhobi Ghat is playing there. After that, he is expected to be in London for the UK release of Peepli Live on September 24.
The Prince of Wales has had his moments with Bollywood. In 1980, Padmini Kolhapure created waves when she kissed him on his trip to India. And even badman Gulshan Grover has boasted about sharing a cuppa with the Prince. Now it is Aamir's turn to have his brush with royalty.


Aamir Khan Sahab wants to go back to the 1950s-60s



Aamir Khan is so fond of films of the 1950s-60s that he wishes he was an actor in that era.
"To me the 1950s-60s were the golden period of Indian cinema. During that time the creative talents be it director, actor, lyricists, composers, writers and in every department used to be excellent," Aamir told reporters at PVR Phoenix Mill in Mumbai, where he came to attended the screening of 'Teesri Manzil' at the Purani Jeans Film Festival organized by Radio Mirchi.
"I think that people during that time were more passionate about filmmaking," he said.
"All old films I see, I feel that I should have worked in them. 'Teesri Manzil', 'Guide' and the list is unending. They are so fantastically made. I wish I was born during that period," he added
"In every period of time different kind of talent has come in Indian cinema. So it's quite difficult to compare one period of cinema with the other," Aamir continued.
"I don't think that now there is any dearth of talent. It often happens that we like older things, as there is a nostalgia value. But I think that talent at that time was really special. But today's talent, like me, is privileged and proud to belong to this lineage of talented people," said Aamir.