How Aamir Khan fell in love all over again!
Dhobi Ghat rekindles Aamir, Kiran romance
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Dhobi Ghat looks at the city of Mumbai through the eyes of four characters and Aamir plays one of them, the painter Arun. Rao initially wanted to cast a new face but finally decided to let her superstar husband step in. In the picture: Director Kiran Rao with Kriti Malhorta, Prateik, Aamir Khan and Monica Dogra at the premiere of Dhobi Ghat at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Photo: AP)
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"It's so delicate and beautiful. Her characters speak in such a different and unique voice, and all of that hit me and I thought, 'Wow I married a really talented woman here.' When I fell in love the first time, I didn't know how really talented she was. When I read the script I was really amazed and I fell in love with her again," gushed Khan.
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"Actually, this character is so crabby and unpleasant and one morning she saw me in my usual crabby self, and she said, 'You know you're perfect for the role,'" Khan said. And so how was it to be directed by his wife? "I felt like I was at home," Khan quipped.
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Set in the Mumbai monsoon season, the plot revolves around Shai's (Monica Dogra) feelings for Arun and Zohaib (Prateik) in the teeming metropolis. A beaming Kiran Rao introduced the cast to the audience before the start of the film. She said she was immensely pleased with her directorial debut and expected Dhobi Ghat to do well.
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Kiran, who also wrote the script, called the story of the film delicate, and said she was pleased with the performance of her cast. Recalling her most difficult moments during the shooting, she said filming the crowded Eid scene on Mohammed Ali Road during Ramadan last year was one of those tough moments.