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Aamir Khan, who was an alumnus of Narsee Monjee College, finished his 12th grade and dropped out to pursue filmmaking. Back in 2009, Aamir Khan had told IANS how he would often get punished in school. He had shared, “When in school, kneeling in front of the principal’s office was a regular feature. I have also been caned a couple of times. It is strange that when you get caned, you don’t realise the pain instantly, but after two seconds it shoots so badly… It’s awful. I used to be more interested in sports and hence used to always forget doing my homework. Also, poor marks used to create problems for me. I used to get scolded very often.”

“My education has only been till 12th standard because after that, I got into films. Even while in college for my 11th and 12th, I used to hardly attend classes because I was always busy with dramatics. Because of this, I didn’t have a very rocking college life. But during the shoot of 3 Idiots, I lived the moments of a student’s life and enjoyed the way students do,” Aamir had said.

Deven Bhojani on Aamir Khan

Otherwise known to be a serious actor, Aamir has had his share of fun while filmmaking, too. During a conversation with SCREEN in April, actor Deven Bhojani recalled, “I had joined Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar as an actor. Aamir Khan has been my very good friend since college. Aamir told me that, ‘You are such a good actor, you should also assist someone and get technical knowledge. It will help you as an actor to understand position and light.’ So I started assisting Mansoor Khan on the same film; parts of Jo Jeeta had to be re-shot from scratch, so I joined him then. Working with Aamir Khan on Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar was fun, since we are college friends, and we used to bond very well. As an assistant director, my job was to keep the continuity in check. So he would on purpose ask me what color socks he was wearing, then he would call his makeup man to cross-check when I would say he was not wearing socks. Then he would ask me if his sleeves were folded or open, and how many folds they had. So he would keep pulling my leg a lot.”

On the work front, Aamir Khan was last seen in Sitaare Zameen Par. As per reports, he will be next seen in a superhero project directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. Other than this, Aamir will also be producing Batwaara 1947 and Ati Sundar. On the personal front, Aamir will be taking the plunge for the third time on 5th July. He will marry Gauri Spratt in a private ceremony in Mumbai.