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Junaid Khan: ‘Papa liked the film, but he is an easy audience’
Updated On: 06 July, 2024 08:32 PM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Making an unusually quiet star kid debut with Maharaj, Junaid on choosing a gritty subject instead of rom-com and how actor-dad Aamir is a softer critic than mom Reena
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Before a star kid is launched in Bollywood, you will see him/her everywhere—at promotional events, on your TV screens and billboards across the city. In refreshing contrast, Junaid Khan made one of the quietest acting debuts in recent times with Maharaj. When most newbies are launched with rom-coms or action dramas, his choice of maiden film was equally unconventional. Director Siddharth P Malhotra’s movie offered a retelling of the 1862 Maharaj Libel Case.
“Maharaj is a sensitive story, and I trusted Siddharth sir and YRF to tell the story in a sensitive way. They felt I suited this role. I guess they didn’t see me in a rom-com or an action drama. Adi [Aditya Chopra, YRF head honcho] sir called me after he saw a screen test I had done for another film [and cast me]. He has clarity of vision. After watching Maharaj, he told me that he really liked it,” he says.
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