Aamir Khan breaks silence on being trolled for 'remaking' movies Laal Singh Chaddha and Sitaare Zameen Par: 'Main thoda pagal type ka hu..'

Aamir Khan
's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' was a remake of 'Forest Gump' and now his next film 'Sitaare Zameen Par' was trolled as the trailer felt like the film is a frame to frame copy of the spanish film 'Champions'.
The actor has now broken silence amidst the 'Sitaare Zameen Par' row and for remaking a film again after 'Laal Singh Chaddha'.
Aamir spoke about it on Raj Shamani's podcast and said he has no problems with it. The actor revealed, "Laal Singh (Chaddha) ke baad, mujhe bohot logo ne bola ki aap phir remake bana rahe ho. Laal Singh mein bohot aapko trolling hui thi, ki aapne remake banayi, remake banayi. Lekin kya hai, main thoda pagal type ka aadmi hun, practical cheezein mujhe samajh mein nahi aati."
He added, 'Mujhe koi problem nahi hai remake karne mein. Mujhe nahi lagta hai meri creativity kum ho rahi hai, at all. Kyunki main apne liye toh naya kaam kar raha hun. Kisi aur ne yeh kahani banayi hai, ab main isko apna nazariya de raha hun."
Further giving an example, he said, "Shakespeare ko main dobara kar raha hun, usmein apni jaan main daal raha hun. Toh remakes ka yeh jo discussion hai naa, yeh mujhe bohot fizool lagta hai. Aur isme main believe hi nahi karta hun. Main jab Ghajini kar raha hun, woh toh Tamil mein ban gayi hai naa Ghajini, Murugadoss bana chuka hai Tamil mein Ghajini, ab aap dobara Ghajini kar rahe ho. Nahi, lekin main apni nazar se kar raha hun, aur meri audience ke liye main apni energy usme daal ke aapko dikha raha hun.
Toh mujhe lagta hai mera kaam usse alag hi hai."
'Sitaare Zameen Par' also stars Genelia D'souza and is set to release on June 20.
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