Aamir Khan opens up about the time when his family was bankrupt, says 'we were almost on the road that time'

Today marks 20 years of Lagaan and that automatically means it has been 20 years since Aamir Khan turned a producer. His production house Aamir Khan Productions has produced several films under its banner and all of them have been hits. On a virtual press conference, Aamir Khan revealed that he had never wanted to turn a producer, but destiny had some other plans for him.

Aamir Khan comes from a filmy background. His father, Tahir Hussain, was also a producer. Aamir said, "I come from a film family, I've seen my uncle make movies, I've seen my father making movies. My father was a very enthusiastic producer, a good producer. But he didn't know how to do business, so he never made any money. And he only had problems. One film took eight years to make, another took three years. He was in great debt, and I've seen my father go through an enormous financial crisis. He was almost bankrupt, and we were almost on the roads. We were small at that time. I remember, the phone used to ring, and people would call and ask for their money. He used to tell them that he's put the money in the film, and this conversation would go on for three-four years."

He added that one day his mother found out his father awake late at night and searching for something in the almirah. When she asked her what he was searching for, he said he was looking for his graduation certificate. He said, "A man in his 40s is telling his wife that he's looking for his graduation certificate, that was our situation."

So why did he back Lagaan? Aamir Khan said that he really liked the script, and the film and knew that no one would trust Ashutosh Gowarikar with a big film like this. And that is why he decided to turn a producer.