{"id":662823,"date":"2026-10-23T05:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/662823\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T05:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:22:12","slug":"aamir-khan-gets-emotional-at-singapore-film-festival-recalls-missing-family-moments-during-his-career-i-felt-a-deep-sense-of-loss-hindi-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/662823\/","title":{"rendered":"Aamir Khan gets emotional at Singapore Film Festival; recalls missing family moments during his career, ‘I felt a deep sense of loss’ | Hindi Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Aamir Aamir Khan<\/a> became emotional while discussing the personal sacrifices he made during his decades-long film career at the Singapore International Film Festival on Thursday. The actor recalled how the COVID-19 lockdown made him realize that years of prioritizing work had cost him valuable time with his family. He also shared updates on the potential sequels to ‘3 Idiots’ and ‘Andaz Apna Apna’.Aamir Khan received the festival\u2019s Screen Icon Award from Hong Kong filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun. Singaporean comedian Rishi Budhrani moderated the session, which explored the actor\u2019s professional journey, personal regrets and approach to filmmaking.<\/p>\n

Aamir Khan breaks down while discussing family<\/p>\n

The actor described himself as a workaholic who had spent much of his life immersed in cinema. Although his family had supported his demanding schedule, the pandemic prompted him to reconsider how his priorities had affected his relationships.As quoted by Variety, Aamir Khan said, \u201cWhen I was sitting in COVID and I was thinking, I said, you know, about 30 years have passed of my life. And it\u2019s okay to work like a madman, completely obsessed with what you\u2019re doing for one year, two years, five years. But if it goes on for 30 years, I mean, you\u2019ve lost your relationships. Your kids have grown up, they\u2019re adults now. So I felt a deep sense of loss,\u201dThe actor became tearful and paused before continuing, drawing applause from the audience. He said the realization encouraged him to devote more time to family and close friends over the past four years.\u201cI\u2019m so glad that this thought occurred to me when I was 56 and not when I was 86, when it would be really too late to do anything about it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

‘3 Idiots 2’: Rajkumar Hirani working on script<\/p>\n

Aamir Khan confirmed that director Rajkumar Hirani was developing a script for a sequel to the 2009 comedy ‘3 Idiots’. He said he expected to hear the latest version after returning in the coming weeks.\u201cWell, I\u2019m not allowed to say a lot,\u201d Aamir Khan said. \u201cI think I can say this much, that yes, Raju is working on the script. In fact, hopefully once I\u2019m back in the next couple of weeks, he\u2019s going to narrate the final version to me. So, fingers crossed.\u201dThe discussion also touched on ‘Andaz Apna Apna’, Rajkumar Santoshi\u2019s 1994 cult comedy. Asked about a possible sequel, Khan indicated that the filmmaker was working on something but offered no further details.\u201cWell, I know that Raj Santoshi is working on something,\u201d he said. \u201cSo let\u2019s see what happens.\u201d When pressed for more information, Aamir Khan added, \u201cYeah, that\u2019s all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Early career struggles shaped his choices<\/p>\n

Aamir Khan recalled signing nine films within six months after his 1988 debut, ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’, became a hit. The workload overwhelmed him, and he remembered crying at home to his then-wife Reena as several projects failed.\u201cAt that time, mentally and emotionally, I felt like I\u2019m in quicksand. I\u2019m sinking slowly, and the more I\u2019m struggling to get out, the deeper I\u2019m going,\u201d Khan said.He also recalled rejecting a film offered by Mahesh Bhatt because he did not like the script. Reflecting on that decision, he said, \u201cIf I had compromised with that and I had been practical, and I had, you know, said, \u2018Yes, sir, I\u2019m doing the film,\u2019 I think my entire career would have been a series of compromises,\u201dAamir Khan later worked with Mahesh Bhatt on ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin’ and ‘Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke’.Aamir Khan credited the popularity of ‘3 Idiots’ with introducing his work to audiences in China. He acknowledged piracy\u2019s role in spreading the film but said he did not support the practice. He also discussed conducting 50 to 60 test screenings for his films, with 25 people at each session, and recalled that the first screening of ‘Taare Zameen Par’ had gone poorly.On smaller productions, Aamir Khan said he sometimes waives his usual fee and takes a share of the earnings instead, helping protect producers from financial risk.Discussing artificial intelligence, he compared it to visual effects as another filmmaking tool but warned about its effect on employment. \u201cMy common sense is telling me that in the short term, for sure, people are going to lose jobs,\u201d he said.On the other hand, Aamir Khan\u2019s previous film ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ was released in June 2025 and received good reviews.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aamir Khan became emotional while discussing the personal sacrifices he made during his decades-long film career at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[4194,280710,83612,93,61,60,270,76096,280709],"class_list":["post-662823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-aamir-khan","tag-andaz-apna-apna-sequel","tag-emotional-moment","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-rajkumar-hirani","tag-singapore-international-film-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}