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Aamir Khan’s son, Junaid Khan is basking in the success of his debut movie Maharaj. Junaid received praise for his performance in the movie. But Aamir recently shared that he had doubts about his son’s decision to pursue an acting career. He said that he was worried about Junaid’s decision because he was very shy. The superstar also felt that he could never produce a film for his son. Aamir asserted that after Junaid’s debut, he feels that his son has shown a lot of promise. 

During a chat with Rhea Chakraborty on her YouTube channel, Aamir revealed that he warned Junaid before his debut movie in Bollywood and said “Main actor hoon aur jab aapki pehli film aayegi to aapko mujhse compare kiya jayega aur yeh jo tag hai ‘Aamir Khan ka beta’ yeh aapse kabhi chootega nahin to aap khamkha iss bojh ko utha ke chaloge (I’m an actor and when your first film will come you will be compared to me. You can’t get rid of ‘Aamir Khan’s son’ tag. You will unreasonably be pressurized by it).” 

Aamir also shared that he was not confident if Junaid was a good actor and he further added, “kyunki voh bohot shy tha (because he was too shy). I was worried as a father.” 

The superstar also shared that he warned Junaid that he would not be able to help him if he did not turn out to be a good actor. He said, “As a son you might feel ke arey aap mere liye film produce kar do, voh mujhse hoga nahi. Agar aapko kaam nahin aata to main aapke saath film produce nahi kar paunga. Main apni audience ko dhokha nahi de sakta hoon (As a son you might feel that I should produce a film for you, but I won’t be able to do that. I can’t fool my audience).” But he now feels that ‘Junaid has shown a lot of promise.’

Junaid Khan’s Maharaj delves into the story of a Journalist during the pre-independence era who exposed the misdeeds of a spiritual leader. It is based on the story of the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862. The movie stars Sharvari Wagh, Junaid Khan, Shalini Pandey, Jaideep Ahlawat, Reshham Sahaani, Sameer Paranjape and Priyal Gor in key roles. It is currently streaming on Netflix.