Aamir leaves Amole and Anusha out of guest list

Added by harini on Jun 16, 2011

Yesterday night Aamir Khan held a bash to celebrate the completion of 10 years of his production house Aamir Khan Productions and also his 1st produced movie Lagaan.

The guest list included the cast and crew of the movies produced by Aamir Khan’s production house.

“We have not invited the entire industry. It's a special day for us on an emotional level. We have invited people who have worked with Aamir Khan Productions.  The key cast and crew of all our ventures, Lagaan, Taare Zameen Par, Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na, Dhobi Ghat, Peepli Live and Delhi Belly have been invited. I have not even invited my close friends Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Raju Hirani.  It is an evening to go down the memory lane. It's for the people who have contributed to my company and been a part of its growth," said Aamir Khan at the event.

In all the celebrities present at the event, the absence of Amole Gupte and Anusha Rizvi was noticeable.

“I feel I mustn't keep negativity in my life," said Aamir explaining his decision to keep the two people off the guest list. "If some people are unhappy with me, why should I add to it? I don't want to bring up the ugly past and have decided to avoid”.

Aamir worked with Amole Gupte in the movie Taare Zameen Par. Even though the movie went on to become a huge hit, Aamir and Amole had a fall out. It is said that Amole Gupte wasn’t happy that Aamir Khan had taken over a movie that was supposed to be his directorial debut. Anusha Rizvi, the director and writer of Peepli Live along with her husband Mehmood Faroogui, blamed Aamir for over shadowing them.

When asked about this Aamir said, “As far as Amole and Anusha are concerned, they are free to have their own opinion. Sometimes, there can be disagreements in life. If Amole feels that TZP was not a good film, that's his decision. What can I say? As a director, I had done my best. I appreciate his writing and he had a very good script. Similarly, if Anusha feels that I am not a good producer, it's her opinion. Though, I do not agree with her. I know how to shoulder my responsibilities as a producer. I tried my best to give a good platform to the creative talent in Peepli Live, be it Anusha, Mehmood, Omkar or anybody else”.

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