Aamir Khan Shares How Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Success Led To Career Confusion And Setbacks, Says, “The Media Dubbed Me A ‘One-film Wonder'”

Aamir Khan rose to unparalleled fame after his role in debut Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (QSQT). But the overwhelming attention came with its own set of challenges. After the phenomenal success of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (QSQT), Aamir was bombarded with 300-400 film offers, leaving him confused and unprepared. In a candid interview, he revealed how facing early failures nearly led to the downfall of his promising career.

Aamir Khan on failures after Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

In an interview, Aamir revealed that he received nearly 400 offers after his debut, but he didn’t have the sense to pick the right films back then. “I had worked only with Mansoor Khan and Nasir Hussain as an assistant till then. But once my first film succeeded, I started getting a lot of offers. To be honest, I got about 300-400 film offers. Producers were coming to meet me from various places. Since I was a newcomer, I didn’t realise that signing even one film was a huge responsibility. I had no idea,” he said.

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He added, “Back then, actors worked on 30 to 50 films simultaneously. Interestingly, Anil Kapoor did the fewest, with 33 films. Seeing that, I ended up signing 9-10 films at once. However, none of the directors I had dreamed of working with offered me any roles. It was only once the shooting of these films began that I realised the gravity of my mistake. I was working three shifts a day. He added, “I was not happy. I would go home and cry”.

Recalling how his subsequent films such as Love Love Love, Awwal Number and Tum Mere Ho, flopped at the box office, Aamir shared, “The media dubbed me a ‘one-film wonder.’ Rightly so; I blame no one for that label. By then, I was certain that not only had these three films failed, but my next six would be disasters because they were even worse. I could see my career going down the drain. I was stuck in a swamp, unable to get out.”

On the work front, Aamir Khan will next be seen in Sitaare Zameen Par which is reportedly a sequel to Taare Zameen Par.

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Aakruti Bagla

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