Aamir Khan compares Thugs of Hindostan with Sholay, explains its box office failure: ‘You haven’t seen original script’
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan recently reflected on the box office failure of his 2018 film, Thugs of Hindostan. Speaking at a recent event, Aamir compared the film to the classic Sholay and revealed that repeated script changes caused the story to lose its essence. Aamir Khan says Thugs Of Hindostan was like Sholay. Aamir Khan on Thugs of Hindostan failure Aamir shared at the SCREEN Academy Masterclass at Whistling Woods International in Mumbai that while choosing films, he usually prioritises the story above everything else, including the role he is offered. However, he admitted that the only time he placed his character above the story was in Thugs of Hindostan, which “bounced back badly”. He said, “Thugs of Hindostan has a very normal story. It’s Sholay. In Sholay, you have Sanjeev Kumar’s Thakur, who needs to take revenge for his family being wiped out. And two people come in and help him – Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru (Dharmendra). Over here, it’s Zafira (Fatima Sana Shaikh) whose family gets wiped out. She needs help, and …
