Zahan reveals Aamir's Mela sparked his acting passion

Zahan Kapoor, grandson of legendary actor Shashi Kapoor and second cousin to Ranbir Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, and Kareena Kapoor Khan, is making a mark in the industry. After debuting with Faraaz (2022) and earning praise for his OTT show

Black Warrant

, Zahan recently shared an unexpected source of inspiration for his acting journey—Aamir Khan’s 2000 film

Mela

.
During a conversation with Fever FM, Zahan recalled his first impression of Aamir’s work, saying, "My memory is actually strangely my first impression, I was saying this earlier, the base of your work is Mela. That is the first film I have seen. And after that, I don't know the earlier works actually. I mean, I saw some later. But after that, the 2000s, and then

Lagaan

,

Dil Chahta Hai

, and then that impression."
He further revealed his admiration for directors’ visions, sharing, "I remember when I got interested in cinema, I told my mom, I want a poster signed by directors. Because I am getting influenced by their vision. I don’t want an actor’s sign. So I had Lagaan’s poster and Dil Chahta Hai’s poster amongst a few others. Two of your films were there out of 5-7 posters."

Zahan

then asked Aamir about his decision-making process in choosing projects. To this, Aamir responded, "Well, I have gone with my heart, even as a producer. So when I did Peepli Live, I just loved the story. I liked the story a lot. Even Delhi Belly, when I read the script, I just cracked up. And so my taste is also varied. A lot of people have one kind of taste, I don’t. I have a very varied taste and all kinds of genres excite me."

Aamir further emphasized his desire to keep his work fresh, stating, "I like to do mixed stuff. I also like to surprise myself. I also want to surprise my audience. So I always try to make sure that what I did in the last film or the last 2-3 films, should be a little different from that. I also find it interesting, and the audience also finds it interesting if I do something different."