'I really like Aamir as an artiste'

Commendable work

Lavishing praise on Aamir Khan for excelling in preparing for a role, filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra says only a person crazy for the art of acting can pull off character like the one in ‘Dangal’. 

The upcoming biographical sports drama features Aamir as Mahavir Singh Phogat, who taught wrestling to his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari. The trailer of the film was released recently.
     
“I really like Aamir as an artiste. He is excelling himself,” Chopra told reporters on being asked how he found the trailer.

Aamir essays the role of a much older man than himself in the movie. The filmmaker, was asked if Aamir was setting a trend in an industry where often actors hesitate to play characters older to their age.
      
Chopra said, “Aamir is a mad man. We call him ‘idiot’ like you saw in ‘3 Idiots’. So, only he can do this. If you aren’t that then you can make a lot of money and leave the world but ‘idiots’ (people crazy for their work) remain forever.”