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'Aamir Khan Villain Lag Raha Tha': Daya Shankar Pandey Reveals Superstar Fired Him From Film

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Last Updated:May 18, 2025, 16:21 IST

Daya Shankar Pandey revealed that Aamir Khan erstwhile removed him from Akele Hum Akele Tum arsenic helium believed the histrion was overqualified for the role.

Daya Shankar Pandey and Aamir Khan person  worked unneurotic  successful  Lagaan and Ghulam

Daya Shankar Pandey and Aamir Khan person worked unneurotic successful Lagaan and Ghulam

Actor Daya Shankar Pandey, known for his roles successful Lagaan, Swades, Raajneeti and others, precocious opened up connected moving with Aamir Khan. They person worked unneurotic infilms specified arsenic Lagaan and Ghulam. Daya Shankar Pandey recalled an anecdote from his aboriginal days successful the movie industry, revealing that Aamir erstwhile removed him from his 1995 movie ‘Akele Hum Akele Tum’ directed by Mansoor Khan. According to Pandey, Aamir believed helium was overqualified for the role. At the time, Pandey was going done a fiscal situation and admitted that helium viewed Aamir arsenic a villain for the decision.

While speaking with Friday Talkies, Daya Shankar Pandey said, “I didn’t person work. I was facing fiscal crisis. My household had refused to enactment maine and I besides thought I would gain my ain money. I had asked the adjunct manager (AD) of the movie Akele Hum Akele Tum to springiness maine immoderate relation imaginable and truthful helium got maine 12 time enactment successful that movie and I was getting Rs 2000 per day." He added that Aamir already knew him arsenic they had worked unneurotic successful ‘Baazi,’ and was alert that helium is simply a bully actor. He explained that helium would often effort to debar Aamir connected set, hoping not to beryllium noticed. However, 1 day, Aamir spotted him and called out, asking what helium was doing there. When Panday told him helium was moving arsenic a inferior artist, Aamir instantly told Mansoor Khan and the AD not to ‘waste him,’ insisting that helium was a ‘very bully actor.’

Pandey said that helium did not privation this appreciation astatine the time, due to the fact that helium simply wanted to gain his per-day magnitude and leave. “Andar se na mujhe Aamir Khan villain lag raha tha (I thought of Aamir Khan arsenic a villain astatine that time). Maine kaha okay. Mujhe battalion up kar diya," helium said.

While Aamir did not fto Daya proceed playing the inferior artist’s relation successful Akele Hum Akele Tum, Pandey said that the superstar aboriginal made up for it by casting him successful Lagaan, and besides recommending him for an important relation successful Ghulam.

Daya Shankar Pandey has been a portion of respective films and tv shows implicit the years. He worked successful films specified arsenic Lagaan, Welcome To Sajjanpur, Makdee, Kaal, Gangaajal, Swades, Maqbool and galore others. He essays the relation of Inspector Chalu Pandey successful the tv amusement Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.

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