Veteran actors Aamir Khan and Rajinikanth each have large fan followings and have delivered quite a few blockbusters all through their careers. After starring within the heartwarming sports activities drama Sitaare Zameen Par, the perfectionist actor made a short but impactful look in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s motion thriller Coolie, starring the one and solely Rajinikanth. Aamir Khan reportedly (through India Immediately) didn’t cost a single rupee for his function within the movie.
A loopy memorable cameo by Aamir Khan in Coolie exhibits Dahaa’s uncooked and darkish facet alongside along with his efficient punchlines. The character introduction BGM can be very spectacular! #AamirKhan #Coolie pic.twitter.com/LC8srcRhfk
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Do you know that a few years earlier than Coolie, Aamir Khan and Rajinikanth shared the display screen in a movie that was mentioned to be impressed by Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic gangster traditional The Godfather (1972)? The film additionally featured Juhi Chawla as the feminine lead. Learn on to search out out which movie it was, and why Aamir Khan, who performed the function equal to Al Pacino’s character, was reportedly not glad with it.
Aamir Khan & Rajinikanth’s First Movie Collectively
That film was the 1995 motion crime drama Aatank Hello Aatank, directed by Dilip Shankar. It was one of many movies Aamir Khan signed through the early Nineteen Nineties, however ended up being a serious field workplace disappointment. Even Aamir Khan admitted in an earlier interview (through MensXP) that their try to remake The Godfather had failed miserably.
Aamir Khan was vital of his personal look as a gangster within the movie. He additionally famous that The Godfather is a good story that might nonetheless be tailored at present, however provided that it’s fastidiously blended into the native cultural context; in any other case, Indian audiences gained’t settle for it. Finally, Aatank Hello Aatank flopped on the field workplace.
Different Indian Movies Impressed By The Godfather
Earlier than and after Aatank Hello Aatank, a number of Indian filmmakers tried to adapt the epic gangster story for native audiences. Some notable examples embrace:
- Dharmatma (1975) – Starring Feroz Khan, Hema Malini, and Prem Nath
- Nayakan (1987) – Mani Ratnam’s acclaimed crime drama starring Kamal Haasan
- Sarkar (2005) – Ram Gopal Varma’s tribute to The Godfather, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Kay Kay Menon.
- Malik (2021) – Mahesh Narayanan’s Malayalam political thriller starring Fahadh Faasil.
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