JD Majethia wanted to make a film with Aamir: The producer said – it was difficult to write a character that touched his dignity
Well-known television producer JD Majethia once wanted to make a film with Aamir Khan. Aamir is a very good friend of his. However, despite this, his plan was never successful. JD Majethia is known for shows like ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’, ‘Baa Bahu Aur Baby’ and ‘Khichdi’. Recently, his show ‘Wagle Ki Duniya’ has also completed one thousand episodes. During an exclusive conversation with Dainik Bhaskar, the producer openly talked about topics like the success of ‘Wagle Ki Duniya’, the failure of the film ‘Khichdi 2’, ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ season 3. Read some important excerpts from the conversation: Aamir was keen to do a comedy film Aamir is a very good friend of mine. A few years ago we also thought of working together. We wanted to make a film together. At that time Aamir was keen to do a comedy film. For a long time, we also worked on an idea. However, that plan was not successful. Actually, I could not narrate any script to him. It was difficult to write a character that touched his dignity. See, my style of storytelling is not larger than life like Aamir Khan’s films. The kind of action-drama seen in his films is very different from my style of storytelling. Making a film with him was a big challenge. ‘Khichdi 2’ was made with a lot of expectations. However, it did not prove to be successful at the box office. There is no doubt that we had made a quality film. But we knew that this film would not run in theaters. The mentality of most people is that they will watch the film only on their mobile. Also, Salman Khan’s ‘Tiger 3’ was also released at the same time. Two weeks after the release of our film, Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Animal’ was released. Now how could we stand in front of these big films? By the way, we have not suffered any kind of loss. I want to make ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai 3’, but all the actors are busy A few days ago I tried to bring back ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’. But all the actors are very busy. Everyone is busy with their work. Rupali Ganguly is busy with ‘Anupama’ and Sumit Raghavan is busy with ‘Wagle Ki Duniya’. Satish Shah says that he has retired. Ratna Pathak and Rajesh Kumar are also busy with their work. If all the actors give me even one month of their time, then the next season of ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ will be made easily. The next season of ‘Sarabhai vs Sarabhai’ depends on these actors only. Completion of 1000 episodes of ‘Wagle Ki Duniya’ is a big deal. These days no one knows when which show will end on television. This is a very challenging period. Some time ago, one of our shows also had to be closed midway. People have many options for entertainment. However, in the meantime, completing 1000 episodes of ‘Wagle Ki Duniya’ is a big thing. The kind of love people have given us is really commendable.