Aamir Khan: True Stardom is Measured by How Many Seats You Fill

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan in a video had defined what real stardom is and shared that it is how many seats in a theater a star can fill.

In a video, which is currently doing the rounds on social media, Aamir was in conversation with Hollywood Reporter and spoke about what stardom means today and how social media affects or impacts star quality.

In the clip, Aamir was seen saying: "The real stardom is how many seats do you fill? If you are able to fill cinemas, then you are a star. Otherwise, I may love you but I may not come and see your film. He is also a star, I am not saying he is not a star. People who cannot perhaps fill seats are also stars."

"But in my understanding, like as a producer, if I am signing a star, then I expect him to fill seats.".

Otherwise, why am I taking him? As a star, as an actor, I might need a person who has a certain personality. But if I am looking for a star for a film, I am making a big budget film, I need a star. I need someone who can fill seats.

Aamir had to beg to differ and could not take all the accolades for the 2009 blockbuster "3 Idiots," a coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Rajkumar Hirani. The film is loosely adapted from Chetan Bhagat's novel *Five Point Someone*. The film stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Kareena Kapoor, Boman Irani and Omi Vaidya appear in pivotal roles.

"It doesn't matter to me how popular the person is otherwise. You have to be able to fill, for instance, a film like *3 Idiots*. As a star, I don't think I can take credit for the overall success of the film.

That is, the director, the producer, the writer, the whole crew has made a film that is connected with people."

He said a star can be defined by the opening he is able to pull.

"I can take credit only for the first 3 days of bringing people in. So, it's the opening that a star, a star can be defined by the opening he is able to pull. Otherwise, the film works. See, there are so many films which don't open well but they do great business.". It's worked, this film. And the actor in it may or may not have filled the seats. But notwithstanding that, the film has worked.