Remember the fallout between director Amole Gupte and Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan? Well, the filmmaker has recently opened up about his infamous feud with Aamir during the release of the 2007 film 'Taare Zameen Par'.
For the unversed, Amole was the original director of the blockbuster hit film, but the superstar took over direction mid-way due to creative differences. In the film's credit roll, while Aamir was mentioned as the director, while Amole had to settle as the writer and creative director.
When asked about the fallout with Aamir, Amole told Bollywood Bubble, "Time flies, my friend, and you need not fear because there is always a sunrise after a sunset. It doesn't daunt me at all. I am genuinely not a person who sits wallowing in anguish. I take the day by its horns, like a bull, and see what the new day has for me. Therefore, I was able to practice my art form, which is cinema. Well, I survived time. It has been 14 years."
Revealing if people in Bollywood tried to dissuade him from taking on Aamir, Amole said,"Woh hota hai na, woh toh hoga hi (That does happen and will happen), of course. Who would not want to stand with Goliath? Who would stand with David? But it's okay. You find your guerilla ways of doing your warfare and see that you bring out your next baby, and your next, and your next. That is what I owe to cinema and not to anybody else."
Taare Zameen Par explored the life and imagination of Ishaan, an 8-year-old dyslexic child. The film received numerous awards and was India's official entry Academy Awards Best Foreign Film category, but did not progress further to the short-list.
