Word: aamir
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Amidst the chaos of set construction in Agassiz Theatre, Rohini Rau-Murthy ’08 and Mayuri Shah ’08 appear serene. They laugh at the mention of Bollywood and sigh over Aamir Khan, hunky star of such blockbusters as the Oscar-nominated “Lagaan.” The two, who met through dance and mutual involvement with the South Asian Association (SAA), are the dance directors of Ghungroo, an annual celebration of the many art forms of the Subcontinent. They have been practicing different forms of Indian dance since childhood. Rohini...
...this is solid material for a movie, and The Rising has been keenly anticipated, not least because it stars Aamir Khan, widely considered Bollywood's best actor. An aggressive marketing campaign saw images of Khan, looking livid but dashing in his red British uniform, plastered on billboards across India. Theaters were sold out on opening day. Then the protests began...
...once the relay started, a look at the torchbearers revealed a surprise. Aside from a handful of lesser Olympians, India had chosen Bollywood stars and cricketers as the guardians of sports' supreme icon. The crowds were huge, and understandably so: the incongruous sight of India's finest actor, Aamir Khan, outfitted for his latest role as a 19th century anti-British mutineer with shoulder-length hair and a handlebar moustache, jogging with the futuristic metallic torch, was undeniably arresting. The newspapers went front page with pictures of an equally unlikely torchbearer?actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, kitted...
...Rahman's future projects include the film 1857: The Rising, a big-budget historical epic based on the Sepoy Mutiny and starring Aamir Khan and British actor Toby Stephens. Ratnam has also booked the composer for his latest production Yuva, which is set to be released later this year. Hollywood, too, has beckoned. Rahman won't reveal who has made offers, but says he turned them down, mainly out of trepidation. "Things work in a different way there," he says. "Even big composers get changed. I don't want to be in that mess...
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