Junaid Khan reveals he no longer shows scripts to dad Aamir Khan

After Ek Din’s box-office failure, Junaid Khan revealed he no longer discusses scripts with his father, Aamir Khan.

Recently, Junaid Khan starred in the film Ek Din, which also saw the debut of South star Sai Pallavi. The film’s box-office failure led Junaid to stop discussing scripts with his father, Aamir Khan, as he told in a recent chat.

Junaid Khan says he will no longer show scripts to his father, Aamir Khan.

The young Bollywood actor had made his debut with Maharaj on OTT and received critical acclaim for his performance. However, his subsequent films have failed to resonate with audiences. In a recent YouTube interview, Junaid Khan revealed why he has stopped showing scripts to his father, Aamir Khan. On asking if he discusses his projects with Aamir, Junaid said, “No, because I made that mistake with Ek Din.” He then revealed that filmmaker Siddharth P Malhotra had told him about acquiring the rights to the Thai film One Day, even before they began shooting Maharaj and wanted to make it with him. At that time, the script was still being developed. Later, while they were working on Maharaj, Siddharth narrated the script of Ek Din to Junaid, which he really liked.

Junaid reveals how he took a second opinion from his father for Ek Din.

Siddharth P Malhotra had informed Junaid that he would not be directing the film because he was busy with Maharaj and would instead find another director. Junaid then decided to seek a second opinion from his father. He recalled how Aamir insisted on producing the film immediately after hearing the narration. Junaid remembered Aamir’s emotional plea to Siddharth, which the filmmaker could not refuse. He said, “So he requested to let him produce it. Mere betekeliyemujheek chance mil rahahai please (So he requested them to let him produce it. ‘Please, I’m getting one chance for my son’).” Junaid added, “Papa is a fantastic producer, but what ends up happening is it takes 5 years to make it. So then I realised that if I take it to dad, he will be like I will produce it and then I will have one film in 5 years. Which is great for him, but I am just starting out. Dad is dying to make another film with me, but I am like, in a bit. He gets nervous when he’s not in charge. Even with Maharaj, he was like I don’t know why you’re doing this. Are you sure it’s the right film for you? With Loveyapa, he was a little relaxed.”