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'AS AN ACTOR, IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PLAY MY CHARACTER TO PERFECTION. FOR THAT, SOMETIMES I WILL HAVE TO GET PHYSICAL CHANGES. WHEN IT IS REQUIRED, I DO IT. I WILL DO IT EVEN IN
FUTURE IF IT IS REQUIRED.' 'I KNOW THAT CAN AFFECT MY HEALTH BUT I DON'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THAT. WHEN I TRY TO PORTRAY A CHARACTER, I GO WITH THE FLOW. I THINK ABOUT ONLY THAT
AND NOT MY HEALTH.' AAMIR KHAN GETS CANDID ON HIS BIRTHDAY. The long beard is gone. But the moustache game is still going strong. AAMIR KHAN looks leaner, fitter and younger on his 52nd
birthday on March 14. In fact, he seems to be aging backwards like the _Curious Case Of Benjamin Button_! "What is important is how you feel in your head. I think if you feel happy
about yourself and life, it doesn't matter what your age is," Aamir explains. A cake from the Taj Lands End hotel waits for the superstar, as he invites the media over on his
birthday. Everyone assembles in the parking lot of his posh building in Bandra, a western suburb of Mumbai. So what did Aamir do when the clock struck 12 on his birthday? "At around
10:30 or 11:00 pm, I was reading a book. After 15-20 minutes, I slept. I didn't do anything special at midnight," Aamir says. Aamir hasn't received any gifts as yet but there
is one gift he's sure of getting: his mother's signature dish. "I love the _seekh kababs_ she makes," Aamir says. "She makes it every year for me, including this
year." The actor will celebrate his birthday with his family. "This year, the family has become a little bigger. I am happy that Geeta, Babita and Mahavir_ji_ (_Phogat_) will also
be there to share the happiness. My friends and family will be there," he says. _Dangal_ has broken records and is one of the best loved movies in recent times. "I am happy that a
film made by the entire_ Dangal_ team has got so much love from the audience," he gushes. _Dangal_ marked the debut of four girls -- Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Zaira Wasim and
Suhani Bhatnagar. Will Aamir counsel them on their careers? "I hope not," he replies. "All four of them are very talented, bright and intelligent girls. I don't think
they need my advice. If they do, I am always there for them." Zaira has already been roped in Aamir's next production called _Secret Superstar_. "I don't think of (_box
office_) numbers when I sign a film," Aamir says, "When the script excites me, I want to do that. I am more interested in what I am going to be doing. That journey is more
important." AAMIR CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY! VIDEO: AFSAR DAYATAR/_REDIFF.COM_ Aamir had undergone drastic physically transformation for his character in _Dangal_. "As an actor, it
is my responsibility to play my character to perfection. For that, sometimes I will have to get physical changes. When it is required, I do it. I will do it even in future if it is
required," he says, adding, "I know that can affect my health but I don't think much about that. When I try to portray a character, I go with the flow. I think about only that
and not my health." Aamir will start shooting for his next film _Thugs of Hindostan_ in June. That's the only film on his plate right now. "I am going to harass Victor
(_Vijay Krishna Acharya, director of _Thugs of Hindostan) a lot," he says with a laugh. "I have been a huge fan of Amit_ji_ (Amitabh Bachchan) all my life. _Thugs of Hindostan_
will be the first time I will be working with him," Aamir says. "I am excited because of the kind of artist he is. I will get to learn a lot." Recently, Aamir had visited Shah
Rukh Khan and their pictures together were circulated on the social media. Do we see them working together? "I have met Shah Rukh twice in the past one or two months -- once at Ajay
Bijli's birthday and recently, he had called me to his place for a get-together. We meet just as friends. We haven't discussed work," he says. With the Kangana Ranaut-Karan
Johar controversy taking centrestage in Bollywood discussions, Aamir gives us his take on nepotism: "It is a very normal human tendency to help people whom you love and care for. It
doesn't necessarily have to be someone from your family. I try to make sure that it does not interfere in my work. My responsibility, as a creative person, is towards the audience and
that is what I consider the most important. I try not to bring in emotions in my work." Aamir explains why his television show _Satyamev Jayate_ hasn't come up with its fourth
season yet after 2014: "My _Satyamev Jayate_ team is working on the drought problem in Maharashtra and that's why it's delayed. The Round 2 of the Satyamev Jayate Water Cup is
on. This year, we have trained 10,000 for the work and we are working in 30 _talukas_." See pictures of the _Toofan Aala_ launch HERE PHOTOGRAPHS: HITESH HARISINGHANI/_REDIFF.COM_