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Aamir Khan flies off to Turkey to promote Secret Superstar!

Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan is leaving no stone unturned to take his upcoming home production, Secret Superstar, to as many people as possible. After wrapping up a round of promotional activities in India, the superstar has now flown off to Turkey to promote the hotly anticipated film.

Aamir had flown down from Singapore to shoot for a Diwali special chat show with Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli. The moment the shoot got over, the actor rushed to the airport to catch his flight to Turkey.


Aamir Khan, who was last seen in the blockbuster film Dangal, is juggling schedules as a producer-actor with films like Secret Superstar and Thugs Of Hindostan. He has even taken a break from filming for the Yash Raj Films’ Thugs Of Hindostan so that he could focus solely on Secret Superstar.

Secret Superstar is based on a teenage girl named Insia (Zaira Wasim), who sets out to follow her dream of being a singing superstar under the confinement of anonymity. The film also showcases Aamir Khan is a quirky character of Shakti Kumarr as a music composer.

Produced by Aamir Khan Productions, Zee Studios, and Akash Chawla, Secret Superstar is written and directed by Advait Chandan. The film is scheduled to arrive in cinemas on 19th October 2017.

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Yash, who plays the demon king Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana, says his portrayal was shaped by one clear goal: making the character relatable beyond Indian audiences.
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"I have tried to internalise the whole essence of Ravana and tried to make him as human as possible at times," Yash told Reuters.

"It is important for people to relate to him, and since we have global ambitions, we need to make it familiar to a Western audience as well."

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