Aamir gets praise for performance in 'The Rising' 14th Aug 2005
17.11 IST
By Aparajita Ghosh
‘Mangal Pandey The Rising ’ may have met with a mixed response from the audience, but actor Aamir Khan ’s performance in the film has been praised by all.
A good number of Bollywood celebrities were present at the movie’s premiere on Thursday night at Mumbai’s Inox theatre.
Aamir, dressed in a denim jeans with a white kurta and black sherwani, was present with ladylove Kiran Rao.
There was a thunderous applause after the screening of the movie. People were particularly generous in lavishing praises upon Aamir for his “superb portrayal of Mangal Pandey”.
Kunal Kohli, the director of last year’s hit Hum Tum , is quoted as saying: “I have always known Aamir to be a great performer but in ‘The Rising’, he has excelled and set a new bar in acting. It's a 're-rising' of a star after four long years.”
Incidentally, Aamir is acting in Kohli’s next movie along with Kajol and Rishi Kapoor.
Others to shower praise on Aamir were Anil Kapoor and John Abraham. Anil said Aamir never ceases to surprise him. John said Aamir’s performance was exemplary for youngsters like him.
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Aamir gets praise for performance in 'The Rising'
