Getting to know Amir Khan started from "Three Stupid". This movie, translated as Shao Gen Jin (Three Stupies Raising in Bollywood), unexpectedly changed my perception of Indian movies.
The protagonist Rancher's wind-like freedom, inexhaustible enthusiasm and brain full of fantastic ideas are all fascinating. The whole movie reflects on Indian education everywhere, but everywhere seems to be slapped in the face of Chinese education.
Is it to follow the rules or to follow the heart? Is it a consolation or a challenge to authority? Is it keen to compete or grow naturally? Every question was thrown out with a smile, but it was difficult to answer with a smile.
In 2009, 44-year-old Amir Khan played the 20-year-old Rancher, with no sense of disobedience, not only the look of immortality, but also the heart of immortality.
What people did not expect was that by 2016, Amir Khan was even more against the sky. In the new film "Wrestling!" In "Dad", he plays the role of the protagonist at the age of 19, 29, and 55 in three life stages.
The 51-year-old Amir Khan still maintains a handsome and sturdy figure, playing the 19-year-old wrestler, still very convincing.
In order to play the role more realistically, after filming the 19-year-old film, he spent a month gaining weight by 55 jin, and he became a standard fat man directly.
Then, he spent another five months to lose weight and fitness, and he returned to a muscular man with a body fat rate of only 9.8%.
This amazing willpower made Amir Khan popular in China's WeChat Moments for a while, not as an actor, director, or producer, but as a fitness and inspirational internet celebrity. It’s not the film critics, but the fitness trainer who used his pictures the most.
However, what is most admirable is that he has always expressed his ideas in movies and is working hard to promote changes in the world. Just like "Three Fools" criticizes the education system and "Wrestling" reflects on gender discrimination, "The Colors of Pattaya", "Stars on Earth", "My God", etc., are all the same. He thinks, he expresses, and then allows all viewers to reflect from his film.
He said:
"I believe that film has the potential to promote reform."
He said:
"Who I am, what I mean, these I never compromise."
He also said:
"Even if my career and business interests are damaged, I still stick to my point of view."
In the fully commercialized Bollywood, his maverick can be seen in general.
However, if you think you know him thoroughly after watching these films, then he will surprise you even more.
In 2012, Amir Khan hosted and produced a TV show-"The Truth Interview". In the program, he talked about various problems in Indian society: female infanticide, child sexual assault, huge dowry, domestic violence, caste system, and so on. Each episode of the show is to pierce the ugliest and most painful scars of Indian society. He put the truth plainly before every Indian.
In the opening of the show, he eloquently stated the reason for making this show: Although he has a successful career, a happy life, and the suffering of others, it seems that he is not related to him, but no one is an island. A series of events connects everyone in the society. No one can escape. Everyone is responsible. Everyone has a choice.
He invited guests to tell their stories and share their thoughts. These guests walked into the TV studio and brought not only courage but also extraordinary wisdom.
In the show about female infanticide, he invited a woman who was brutally beaten by her husband for giving birth to girls continuously. The tragic situation of her injury made all the audience unable to bear to look directly at her.
But as strong as her, she said a very wise word in a gentle and calm manner:
"If I was strong from the start, I might have divorced him long ago. To a certain extent I also blame myself, because if violence is a crime, it is also a crime to endure crime."
In order to let the audience have a deeper and more intuitive understanding of the issues discussed, Amir Khan and his team went to various parts of India to conduct interviews, surveys, and obtain data, photos and video materials.
In the episode about child sexual assault, the statistics collected by him and his team made the audience's eyes wide open: 53% of the interviewees said that they had suffered various degrees of sexual assault during their childhood.
In the program, he not only discussed with the guests the policies and measures to eliminate social ills, organized charity activities, and autograph activities, but also reminded every ordinary person: What can "I" do.
For example, a program about the caste system reminds all viewers that the key is not how to treat people with lower castes, but to keep a distance from the caste culture itself, and do not ask others what caste they are or mention their own caste.
What's more commendable is that in the face of various serious social problems and fierce conflicts of views, Amir Khan has always maintained a restrained attitude. In the show, he often wipes away his tears and uses hugs to comfort the injured, but he is not angry, does not complain, and does not incite emotions.
like he said:
"I want to discuss some topics related to the people's livelihood in India. I don't blame anyone, I don't slander anyone, and I don't restrict anyone. Everyone says that the people who hurt us are close at hand, and maybe we are all responsible. Now, with me Let’s embark on this journey together. Let’s find, discover, learn, share, and uncover the mysteries of these problems together. I have no intention of intensifying contradictions, just to change this era. No matter who’s in his heart, as long as there is A single spark will surely become a prairie fire."
After the "Truth Interview" was broadcast, it caused a huge response in Indian society. Some of the problems mentioned in the program have been resolved or improved with the promotion of Amir Khan and the participation of more people.
In 2013, the American "Time" magazine named Amir Khan as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World", and named "India's Conscience: Can an Actor Change a Country?" "A special article was reported on the topic.
After watching his movies and shows, I would be puzzled: how free and open minded this person is and how gentle and broad-minded is this person? It's amazing.
He is Amir Khan, the immortal male god, the conscience of India.
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