Aamir Khan denies signing Dangal

PK has opened to packed houses across the country, but Aamir Khan was his usual down-to-earth self. In a group interview on Monday, the superstar said that he is yet to sign his next film after PK – which is rumoured to be director Nitesh Tiwari’s Dangal.

A couple of newspapers have gone ahead and confirmed the film, even though Aamir is yet to send a official statement announcing the film.

“I haven’t signed any film right now. I can tell you 30 more rumours about me doing some film. Right now, I am just reading scripts.” Aamir said.

When a journalist asked about his physique, which suggests that he is preparing to play the role of wrestler, Aamir smiled and said “The moment I sign something I will update you.”

The actor has also been rumoured to play the lead in Shankar’s Robot 2. However, he said that box office numbers would be the last thing on his mind while signing a film. It’s the script that would be most important.

“The moment I start choosing films that can do Rs 100 crore business, then my choice becomes very limited and I can only do films like Avengers or Spider-Man, which go on to achieve those numbers. This really kills creativity to an alarming extent, so I have always selected my films based on what I feel towards them” he said.

“Like Taare Zameen Par went on to do good business and I didn’t know it would. I just did it because I liked the script. Also, I selected Rang De Basanti because I loved the script. I did Lagaan when the entire film industry thought it was a disaster. So these films I have not picked looking at the box office collection, I picked them because I loved them. Later when they became box office hits, it was a different question. I do films if I like the script and not according to its business.” he added.