The true hero

Amazingly talented, multi-faceted, exceptionally creative, having maturity of the highest level and known to be the among the most handsome faces in Bollywood-Aamir Khan is unique. He has been revered and appreciated for every single project in recent years, for not just bringing about mini-revolutions in the industry, but also for redefining entertainment with his movies. Although still a commercial superstar, he has moved beyond just the profit-motive and has taken pains to bridge the gap between art and commercial films through his instinct of getting attracted to peculiar scripts. With his newest piece of work, Ghajini, he has shown that he can master every role, and every script.

The story adopts the old theory of hero, heroin and villain, and contains negligible food for thought or matter of public concern, theme being the culmination of a tragic love story, with hero's revenge against the murderer of his beloved. Action packed with appreciable violence and brilliant screenplay, it has utmost
entertainment value. For many of his fans though, it is a matter of disappointment since being the old reel-life hero isn't what really defines Aamir Khan in Bollywood, but to many others, it was a pleasure to realise and witness his hand in conventional films. In many ways, this movie was a reminder of Aamir's versatility, and as usual, the feature of it were the scenes of perfection and extraordinary acting-his trademark.

In the industry he is mistaken to be mechanical when referred to as "the perfectionist", though he isn't from any stretch of imagination mechanical in his approach towards his profession, or film-making in general. I had seen the making of perhaps his most extraordinary effort till date- Taare Zameen Par, and realised the amount of heart he had put in. He was best friends with the kids of New Era School, Panchgani, and they had more than just fun...an experience of a lifetime. Aamir made them realise that the most essential ingredient of acting is the ability to not act, but the imagination of reality in the acting, and created the most jovial environment possible-the fun factor even got out of hands in some instance. In fact, I doubt whether other actors put so much emotions and heart in their projects. Monotony and non-creativity or non-sensitiveness are antonyms to his personality. The idea of him being robotic, is laughable.

This man represents the urban elites of the nation, and invariably lifts the level of Bollywood through his unique and exceptional contribution. Aamir is only human, but achieves realistic marvels within his limitations that appear magical. The unexpected is expected from him.