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Is Aamir Khan playing Nadeem Saifi in Secret Superstar?

15 Sep 2017

It is more about the swagger than the swag.AamirKhan has gone on-record toconfesshe was reluctant to play the music directorShaktiKumar in Secret Superstar.Well, it can now be told that the character is based on the 1990s superstar-composerNadeem Saifiwho together with his partnerShravanRathodchanged the profile of film soundtracks all through the 1990s. A source in the know says, When the role of the on-the-roll music directorShaktiKumar in Secret Superstar was written it was definitely NadeemSaifiwho was the role model. Its the role of a super-successful music director who is a big flirt.Aamirwas in fact shy of playing someone so flamboyant and slightly cheesy. But once he agreed to do so,Aamirwent the whole hog with theNadeeminspired get-up including the goatee. It remains to be seen howNadeemwill react to one of Indias most accomplished superstars playing him on screen.