My family wanted me to be an engineer: Aamir Khan
October 23, 2016  12:53
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Superstar Aamir Khan entertained the fans as a young, curious engineer in "3 Idiots" but this wouldn't have been possible, had he listened to his parents, who wanted him to pursue engineering. 

Aamir, son of director Tahir Hussain and nephew of filmmaker Nasir Husain, has revealed that despite being a film family, his folks were against the idea of him joining Bollywood as they found it volatile.

"At that time almost everyone felt, film industry was not a good place to be. My own family, Nasir sahab (Nasir Hussain) and papa jaan were telling me, 'No. Don't go in films'. Both filmmakers were telling me not to go in films. 

"Chacha jaan (Nasir), abba and ammi felt it was such a volatile profession," the 51-year-old said during a panel discussion at the 18th Jio MAMI Mumbai International Film Festival. 

Aamir said his family wanted him to do something, which was more "stable". 

"One minute you are up there, one minute you are not. There is no certainty or security. They wanted us to be more stable in life, to go into a profession which is more stable. Engineer, doctor, charted accountant.
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