As Aamir Khan’s wedding to Gauri Spratt grabs headlines, we’re revisiting a little-known story from the shooting of his iconic film Rangeela. Many years after the film was released, Urmila Matondkar revealed that she was so fascinated by Aamir’s performance that she felt the need to write him a personal letter before audiences and critics started heaping praises on him.Urmila recalled the incident when she was starring in ‘Dewandance 3’ in 2021 and said that this admiration came when she was dubbing for the film. “Not many people know that when I was dubbing for Rangeela, I watched Aamir’s performance and I was stunned. I wrote him a letter and I wrote in the letter, ‘You will receive many letters after this performance and you will also win awards. But this will be the first fan letter you will receive.‘”
About “Ranjila”
Directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starring Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar and Jackie Shroff, Rangeela went on to become one of the iconic films of the 1990s. The romantic drama is set in the Hindi film industry and is known for its storytelling, memorable performances and blockbuster music.The film also marks AR Rahman’s debut as composer of an original Hindi film score, while Urmila’s stunning make-up and powerful performance established her as one of Bollywood’s biggest stars.
About Aamir Khan’s family
Aamir Khan belongs to one of the famous film families of Bollywood. His father is producer Tahir Hussain and his mother is Zeenat Hussain, nephew of legendary film producer Nasir Hussain and brother of actor Faisal Khan. His cousin Mansoor Khan directed iconic films like “Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak” and “Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar”. Aamir has three children: Junaid Khan and Ira Khan from his first marriage to Reena Dutta, and Azad Rao Khan from his second marriage to filmmaker Kiran Rao, with whom he still shares custody. The actor is now getting married to Gauri Spratt.
