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On the sets of Aamir

Written and Directed
by
Rajkumar Gupta

He must have been dreaming about this moment since long and it’s D-Day finally….ok agreed a long way to go before these credits appear on screen but the process has started the magical feeling of calling the shorts in ones own film….Rajkumar Gupta was living his dream on the 22nd of this month and it’s an awesome feeling…

Could not go for the first day of shoot…it was at the international airport. Second day - had to go…had a small role to play. Cheap thrills. Nothing beats those fleeting frames on the silver screen…I think it’s a bigger high than being a hero. People might disagree…I am a sucker for the cheap thrills of life…live it as cheap as it gets….my mantra….

As I arrived I call Anubhuti who is looking after the costumes…”2A parking…wahn aaja…breakfast hai….thoos le”..she says….I arrive there sharp at 8:00am….”thoos liya” Rajkumar is with Nitin [Associate Director for the film] looking into the list of things to do…The cinematographer Alphons is there….He is one great mass of energy..;.. SUPER CHARGED always with his trademark cowboy hat. Never to mince words….he is as Good as it gets…am a fan….he ROCKS…. Rajeev Khandelwal plays Aamir.

There was a sense of urgency…which is usual…but that day seemed a bit different…..I was told there would be no lunch breaks today. No break for the crew…they will be working non-stop. Even Rajeev….yes….even Rajeev.

The cameraman and the director where in action…..soon they were running around with the camera taking the ambience shots of the people coming in and out of the air port as Rajeev was getting ready. As soon as he arrived….I start hearing the name “Sujal….”. Some girl who was nearby….maybe to receive someone…was gushing…she was on the phone and excitedly letting the person know…Sujal is barely 10 meters away from her……Sujal???

Babul and Ashutosh [an avid PFC reader] were there…the Line Producers of the film. As Babul introduced me to Ashutosh he seemed to know me…was stumped…never met him…came to know about the PFC connection….hmm…They had done a great job of booking the airport for the shoot…..and make sure that the crew gets to do their job uninterrupted……

There was a lot of foreign junior artists to take care of…DEVANKA GOSH was in charge…he is the darling of the unit….there where rumors that Rajkumar has adopted him.wink wink ? He is one hellava chap….killer one liners…he is the only one on the sets who can say whatever he wants…..to anyone….saab maaf…..you meet him and you just fall for him….he is all of 18 and is already a veteran of 2 films….the first one being the eagerly awaited QUICK GUN MURUGAN.

CUT TO

Action

Some action scenes involving bikes needed to be canned….2 people on YAMAHA Racers come skidding towards our man, Aamir. Parvez was at the helm. You must have seen Parvez in Ab Tak Chapan. He played Firoz. I am fascinated with this tribe…the FALL GUYS…the guys who take the blows and literally shed sweat and blood for cinema. Big burly Parvez with his gang of Fall Guys…..some great shots were executed.

Rajkumar looks a bit anxious they are loosing light….he needs to can more…today is the last day at the airport…booking for one more day will amount to an increase in the production…..hurry…hurry….Alphons is running around…finding spots with better lights…..huge white screens are raised to create a day effect….Rajeev looks tired…in the sun all day….Alphones call out… “where is Rajeev…..”. Rajkumar wants to shoot the chase fast….fading light…Rajeev runs to the spot….Rolling…Action…a taxi speeds towards the camera…..Rajeev running right behind it….shit….the taxi is in the centre of the road….can’t see Rajeev….Rajeev himself instructs the taxi driver, Allahudin[he played Dawood's brother in lack Friday] to drive off center….runs back to his position….”ready sir”…taxi back in position…the junior artist need to go back to their spots…fast..fast..Ok rolling….action….shot OK.

Rajeev was under the sun the entire day…..it’s already 6 and yes there was no lunch break…I had my biryani…..but the crew kept going….no one halted for lunch….Alphons was running around with the camera on his shoulders….Rajkumar running after it……under the blazing sun…no break in the vanity van for teh actor…the Ads…the camera team…all were sweating it out…..62 shots were canned that day….some feat I would say…..

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anubhuti and devanka looking at the stills

keeps the cops at bay….hmmmm??

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72 Responses to “On the sets of Aamir”

  1. Anurag Kashyap on October 25th, 2007 5:53 am

    mubarakaan..

  2. S Vikaas on October 25th, 2007 7:08 am

    chak de raju!

  3. S Vikaas on October 25th, 2007 7:11 am

    congrats to u anurag..1st on the release of no smoking..i believe finally ur 2nd release as a director..looks really promising..hope it does really well..2ndly congrats to u, ur associate is a director now..hope he makes films as intense,entertaining as u..keep alive the kick ass genre!!!

  4. turrtle on October 25th, 2007 8:10 am

    Anurag .. ur interview on rediff was good .. :)

  5. OM on October 25th, 2007 9:03 am

    Awesome…Congrats rajkumar…from what i hear of Amir…it is brilliant…Good Luck and may Amir make you “Amir” with experience, wealth and recognition….

    :d/:d/:d/

  6. jamuna on October 25th, 2007 10:27 am

    thanks for the info of the shoot of OUR hero Rajeev Khandelwal’s movie AAMIR , hope to see him shine on silver screen soon . And being A Rajeev Fan i request Anurag Kashyap the director of NO SMOKING to make a movie with Rajeev Khandelwal and Aamna Shariff as leads . hope u ‘d consider the idea . Thanks!

  7. mk on October 25th, 2007 10:58 am

    thanks a lot for narrating this experince. am a big fan of rajeev khandelwal and was craving to hear abt his debut film. All teh best to team Aamir!

  8. Smriti Vij. on October 25th, 2007 4:30 pm

    alright!!!!!!!! congratulations Rajkumar Gupta :) Yeh film to dekhni paregi :)
    Nice pics and write up Vasan.

  9. shailee on October 25th, 2007 10:50 pm

    hey vasan

    nice write up!!

  10. ashi on October 26th, 2007 2:37 am

    wow, finally vl see mr khandelwal in a movie, wish priyanka bassi roo was in the fim.

  11. heena on October 26th, 2007 4:27 am

    :d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/!!!!!
    yay!!

    i love him…he is rocking!!

  12. ash on October 26th, 2007 4:38 am

    thanks for the pictures n a beautifully written interview.
    waiting eagerly for the release of AAMIR
    being a rajeev fan this movie is a must watch for me.
    and last but not the least AS ALWAYS I AM CONFIDENT RAJEEV WILL DELIVER A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE N ROCK THE SILVER SCREEN

    all the best aamir!!!!

  13. Sakeena on October 26th, 2007 5:59 am

    Congrats Mr. Anurag :)

    N congratz to My all time favourite Mr.Rajeev Khandelwal too :x :d

    I really do wish dis movie to a big hit!!!

    Best of Luck to d entire team!!!

  14. mouli on October 26th, 2007 6:43 am

    Nicely written..

    I am just curious why is this film named Amir:-? is it a riches to rag story or rags to riches…hope its rich in quality work…
    :)

  15. babul on October 26th, 2007 7:27 am

    Mouli,
    its called aamir because one meaning of aamir is - leader… You’ll know more when you see the film.
    cheers

  16. iqra on October 26th, 2007 7:51 am

    :d im very happyy 4 Rajeev………i just love himm…
    Congrats to Anurag n my sweetheart Rajeev….I wish “Aamir” to be a super dooper hit..

  17. Sree on October 26th, 2007 8:13 am

    Best wihes to Anurag and Rajeev khandelwal, I am a big fan of him:d/:d:d:d

  18. Neha Desai on October 26th, 2007 9:55 am

    i have alwys been in awe of a shootn sequence.. alwys fascinated with smting to do with lights, cameras.. vanity vans..the director.. the technicians..

    N I love the way the first day of the shoot has been put up..Grt Luck fr the film.. Best wishes alwys..

  19. Zeinab on October 26th, 2007 1:04 pm

    All the best Rajeev, I am sure that u will do it once again in bollywood INSHALLAH as u already the best actor ever in tellywood…..

  20. janhavi on October 26th, 2007 11:17 pm

    superb write up and nice pics!
    great to hear something about rajeev and his film after such a long time . it has become necessary to watch AAMIR first day first show!

  21. mouli on October 26th, 2007 11:54 pm

    hey thanx babul so Aamir means leader..now I can see somethign more into the story with the set up there…..
    yup hope the film shooting works out smoothly as per the directors vision ..

  22. chani on October 27th, 2007 2:19 pm

    i am big fan of rajeev
    its so good to hear bout his movie
    i am eagerly looking forward to this movie
    wish him all the success

  23. Arts on October 27th, 2007 9:35 pm

    Hi!

    Aamir… still in its production is gathering rave reviews… have been hearing real good about the efficiency of the production team (headed by Babul) adding value to make the project a success.
    For sure with a talent like Rajeev … the film will do well and camera work by Alphons… I am eagerly waiting for the results…
    Please do update us on the going ons’ on the sets of Aamir…
    What about sharing regular pics from the making… surely we all would love to be a part of the making…

    Arts’

  24. babul on October 28th, 2007 10:24 am

    mouli,
    Raj has done an excellent script & has already got a phenomenal response for it.
    He is now on the way to proving his skills as a director. We are fully with him as a team.
    As producers we are trying our best to execute his dream & vision. Its one of the toughest mumbai films on production. Mean streets of mumbai…real crowded locations real people, permissions, crowd control etc etc & not to forget its a tight budget…
    I am sure a great script, a great team & a great vision will deliver a great film for the audience. Anurag’s immense support has given us more strength to put in our best, honest efforts…
    Arts - thanks for the trust. We’ll try & keep you guys updated…
    thanks much friends. Keep wishing for the team & for the film.

  25. shlok sharma on October 28th, 2007 12:49 pm

    hi raj,

    best of luck

    apna khayal rakhe:d:d

    shlok

  26. pooja on October 29th, 2007 7:35 am

    :x:)>-:d:d/

  27. Herry on October 29th, 2007 12:13 pm

    congrats to the team of
    “AAMIR”… KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

  28. raja menon on October 31st, 2007 2:28 am

    Hey buddy, nice to see you in action. Congrats.

  29. Annie on October 31st, 2007 2:41 am

    thanks for the article and the pics. it’s a long time rajeev’s since appeared on screen so we got to see the latest pics also it’s agood thing to have news about the thing which will give us our hero back

  30. shriti on November 13th, 2007 1:15 pm

    o my god! he is lukin damn cute!!! love him:”>

  31. karan kapoor on November 16th, 2007 6:36 am

    :):)i am big fan rajeev he is great actor
    rajeev is most handsome talent and super hottest actor
    thanks this artical
    all the best rajeev u debut films aamir i hope super hit.

  32. karan kapoor on November 16th, 2007 6:40 am

    very good concept reall nice anurag and raj kumar gupta’s .
    very good.
    aamir this films i hope so best films2008
    rajeev khandelwal all the best

  33. kaya bajaj on November 16th, 2007 6:48 am

    [Admin. Note : Karan Kapoor (IP: 203.122.12.226), kavya bajaj (IP: 203.122.12.226) :
    Please dont change Ids to post multiple comments to propagate your agenda. Thanks]

    i love rajeev acting
    rajeev is the best i hope rajeev debut films aamir rock and we all like very much

  34. tina on November 16th, 2007 6:52 am

    [Admin. Note : Karan Kapoor (IP: 203.122.12.226)
    , kavya bajaj (IP: 203.122.12.226), tina (IP: 203.122.12.226) : you guys love so much a single actor:) you all are brother and Sisters ? or changing gender swiftly? Please maintain some sanity here. Dont change Ids to post multiple comments to propagate your agenda. Thanks]

    rajeev khandelwal all the best
    he is amazing actor
    rajeev is best everythink

    amir this films best
    plz we like this films

  35. suchita b on November 16th, 2007 7:18 am

    HELLO I THOUGHT THIS WAS A CINEMA SITE BUT ITS TURNING OUT TO BE RAJEEV’S FAN MAIL SITE…WTF:-?

  36. Zeinab on November 19th, 2007 12:05 pm

    Plz make a movie for Rajeev Khandelwal and Aamna Shariff together in the lead role….

  37. tanisha shetty on November 21st, 2007 5:06 am

    i hope so we alll rajeev fans pray for rajeev up coming films aamir. he dube films amir still hit
    plz we all pray rajeev success bollywood

    Rajeev khandelwal most handsome and very talent actor i hope great performances always and also u up coming films amir best performance.

  38. deeya sen on November 21st, 2007 5:14 am

    hi, i am deeya—-from pune

    rajeev is amazing actor. his style expression his performance always better. he is great actor.
    rajeev khandelwalo most good looking and hottest actor
    he is unbeliveale performance always .
    bollywood new entery i wise all the best .
    amir is good story so rajeev performance better than now i hope so.

  39. deeya sen on November 21st, 2007 5:17 am

    RAJEEV khanelwal u are very good human and best actor.
    amir this film i hope so rock.

    RAJEEV KHANDELWAL U ARE MOST HANDSOME AND BEST PERFORMARS

  40. Bishwadeep gupta on November 21st, 2007 5:22 am

    Rajeev khandelwal is great actor.
    this young star is very talent.
    he is very good looking and nice eyes expression
    rajeev best performance also big scereen

    ALL THE BEST Rajeev khandelwal

  41. paromita shastri on November 21st, 2007 5:35 am

    my fav star one and only most handsome,most sexy star rajeev khandelwal. he is wonderful actor.
    amazing his eyes expresion i love
    anurag many many thanks u select rajeev.
    amir this film i pray and rajeev all fans pray this film succes.
    rajeev u rock always.

  42. archana roy on November 21st, 2007 5:39 am

    i love u lots rajeev

    rajeev khandelwal mult taltent actor.

    all my best wise
    amir this films like i hope everybody.

  43. archana roy on November 21st, 2007 5:41 am

    rajeev khandelwal mule taltent actor.
    u rock rajeev

    next superstar–rajeev khadelwal

  44. Dazed&Confused on November 21st, 2007 5:42 am

    Any chance that all the above few comments are from the same ip…

  45. ajay lamba on November 21st, 2007 5:47 am

    i love his acting performane
    rajeev is very good actor.
    he is better always his performances
    i love his acting
    he is best actor
    i like his bollywood entery. he rock all
    amir this films story is good.

  46. diya khan on November 21st, 2007 5:54 am

    DIYA khan from— mumbai

    i am so happy rajeev enter the bollywood. he is the best

    rajeev khandelwal best handsome and best actor also.

    anurag he is brilliant director
    anurag u right choice u are right rajeev is most taltent actor.
    rajeev is best

  47. shain on November 21st, 2007 5:58 am

    i just love anurag films amir because amir play most hansome and very good actor rajeev khandelwal.

  48. jay kapoor on November 21st, 2007 6:02 am

    all the best rajeev
    u are great i love u preformance

  49. royahin kapoor on November 21st, 2007 6:08 am

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    rajeev khandelwal mule taltent actor.
    u rock rajeev

    next superstar–rajeev khadelwal

    rajeev u are most handsome

  50. Anand Kadam on November 21st, 2007 8:10 am

    btw who is this rajeev khandelwal ..and sorry if i am ignorant …. :(

  51. sagar on November 22nd, 2007 4:29 am

    Ti will be rajee’s debut role in bollywood . u are the best rajeev.
    u are most talent actor. all the best rajeev
    amir shooting this artical very nice.

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  52. muskhan on November 22nd, 2007 4:35 am

    Rajeev is best handsome indian whole television industry. this young star multi talent. he is outstanding performers. a magical performance.
    Anurag kashyap as brilliant director.

  53. vadika on November 22nd, 2007 4:48 am

    i love u eyes i love u acting i love u good human and also u best acting rajeeev u mindblowing
    rajeev khandelwal amir shooting this pix so beautiful.
    thanks this artical.

  54. zayriymik on November 22nd, 2007 4:55 am

    amazing actor i love very much rajeev
    he is most hottest man. amir shooting very very good. raj kumar gupta’s is very good shoot

  55. karan on November 24th, 2007 3:44 am

    we all pray success this films amir.
    i hope so we alll like him
    raj kumar gupta’s u up coming film amir still hit.
    amit main lead millions of hertrob rajeev khandelwal he is brilliant actor. we all the best.

  56. sanjeev on November 24th, 2007 4:23 am

    thanks the artical thanks info and nice pic this films shoots really nice.
    amir this films shoots very good.
    raj kumar gupta’s well down.
    and outstanding performers and very dashing actor rajeev khandelwal very hard working. hi, rajeev i hope u best performances always good. so i wise u

  57. neha on November 29th, 2007 3:00 am

    i wise and i always pray rajeev debut films aamir success.

  58. uymilptyk on November 29th, 2007 4:12 am

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    .i am big fan rajeev khandelwal.
    \he is perfect man
    \ anurag, raj kumar gupta u rock. i wise aamir success.

  59. sahine on December 11th, 2007 3:01 am

    i really wait rajeev debut films AAMIR.\
    i wise .\
    rajeev u are great actor. and i hope u rock bollywood.

  60. Trupti on December 12th, 2007 10:36 am

    hiiiiiiiiiii
    thhhhhhhhaks Rajeev
    i m extremely waiting 4 ur movie…….
    All D Best

  61. Shriti on December 17th, 2007 4:05 am

    :d/Hey dat was simply brilliant! I hpe apne Raj ko abse atleast koi bhuka na rakhe!!! Anyways, keep up d gud job dude!!
    Shriti

  62. lovely on December 17th, 2007 11:07 pm

    Rajeev is the best and wish him all the best. these pics r not enough,Ye dil maange more.

  63. lovely on December 17th, 2007 11:07 pm

    Rajeev is the best and wish him all the best. these pics r not enough,Ye dil maange more.

  64. anu on January 5th, 2008 12:17 pm

    hey best of luck rajeev

  65. Uzma on February 20th, 2008 4:27 am

    hey Raj best of luck…u r the best chak de

  66. kumuda patil on March 9th, 2008 9:28 pm

    rajeev is best actor & handsome man in the world
    rajeev ki yeh film hit jaroor hogi.

    i am rajeev fan
    best of luck rajeev & all team

  67. poooja sarkar on March 12th, 2008 9:17 pm

    RAJEEV IS “BEST”, SO RAJEEV’S FILM WILL BE BEST AND SUPERHIT………….
    I WISH BEST OF LUCK TO HIM AND THE TEAM………….

  68. saheli on March 20th, 2008 12:09 am

    I really wish Rajeev Khandelwal and Rajkumar Gupta Best of luck for their flick “Aamir”.:)>-

    Hope this will turn out to be one of the best movies of bollywood:)

  69. Fatsss on March 20th, 2008 12:14 am

    :d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/
    i wish Rajeev all de verryyy best for his film…:)
    Rajeev deserves to get all de success he needs…he n the whole team of Aamir has done a lot of hardwork which will surely be paid back to them in the success of the film….
    :d
    Rajeev is a very hardworking guy…n he always gives his best watever he do…:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x:”>…

    n ya 1 day left in the promos to release….oh gosh abi yeh haal hai jab film release hogi tab kya hoga:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:d/:”>:”>:”>:”>

  70. Zee on March 23rd, 2008 12:41 pm

    I wish Aamna was in the film, Rajeev Khandelwal and Aamna Shariff’s chemistry is super big!!!!….

  71. AKASH on May 27th, 2008 7:19 am

    RAJEEV AAPKA SITARA BULAND RAHE YAHI MERI AAPKELIYE AUR AAPKI 1ST FILM KE LIYE BEST WISHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  72. sonu on September 8th, 2008 4:32 am

    rajeev sir aap next bollywood sharukh hai .u r better than sharukh

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