He explained I [didnt] want to produce or direct or act.

I just wanted to be with the family.

So get real and get a life.

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan, photographed December 2024Ernesto S. Ruscio/Getty Images

So they gently nudged me back into the films.

If it triumphs, it will be the first Indian title to win this award.

Laapataa Ladiestells the story of a young man bringing the wrong bride home.

Aamir Khan

Meanwhile, his wife ends up lost, having to fend for herself.

Khans ex-wife Kiran Rao directed the film.