“I don’t believe I have a golden touch. I don’t think I am the only reason for a film to be successful. Every film that you see of my mine, which has become successful, has first originated in the mind of the writer, with whom I have no connection and have given no idea,” says Aamir.
“Had these beautiful scripts not come to me then I would have not been able to be part of it. So I think the first thing we must realise that there is a huge contribution from each of these writers. Then each of the directors and the other creative talent who have contributed towards the success of the film should be credited,” he says.
In the recent times, films like Peepli Live, '3 Idiots', Ghajini, Taare Zameen Par and few others have all done well at the box office and Aamir has either acted or produced these films. He produced Peepli Live and with Taare Zameen Par, he turned director and also acted in the film. Aamir acted in films like '3 Idiots’, Ghajini, Rang De Basanti and Fanna.
Aamir says Lagaan was born in Ashutosh Gowarikar’s mind and he wrote it. “I had nothing to do with it – when he came to me his script was totally complete and I loved it. Same is the case with Peepli Live – it was written by Anusha Rizvi and Taare Zameen Par was written by Amole Gupte,” he says.