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| Aamir | |
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&sq=Bangladesh&lang=en&file=File:Aamir_poster.jpg) Promotional poster for Aamir | |
| Directed by | Raj Kumar Gupta |
| Written by | Raj Kumar Gupta |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala |
| Starring | Rajeev Khandelwal Gajraj Rao |
| Cinematography | Alphonse Roy |
| Edited by | Aarti Bajaj |
| Music by | Amit Trivedi, Vishal-Shekhar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Aamir is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language thriller film[2][3] written and directed by debutante Raj Kumar Gupta and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under newly spun-off UTV Spotboy, the avant-garde project arm of UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars debutante Rajeev Khandelwal as the titular Muslim doctor who upon returning to Mumbai is coerced into a terrorist conspiracy by a mysterious caller and his henchmen. Gajraj Rao voices the unknown caller.
Aamir features music composed by debutante Amit Trivedi, and marks the co-production debuts of future UTV president Siddharth Roy Kapur and filmmaker Vikas Bahl, the latter of whom also plays a brief role.[4] Although the film was initially said to be adapted from the Filipino film Cavite,[5] the makers of Aamir were given a no-objection certificate by Neill Dela Llana and Ian Gamazon, the director duo of Cavite, who were also thanked by the makers of Aamir in the film's prelude.[6][7] Gupta further claimed a decade later that the film was instead inspired by the post-9/11 era.[8]
Aamir opened theatrically on 6 June 2008. Upon release, it received favorable reviews from critics and viewers, including Sheila Dikshit, the then Chief Minister of Delhi.[9] Praised for its direction, production, script, cinematography and music, the film was a commercial success.[10]
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- ^ "Chief Minister of Delhi praises director Rajkumar Gupta's Aamir". Bollywood Hungama. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "1993 Mumbai Blasts: 5 Indian Movies Based on Terrorism". News18. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.