Focus on the extraordinary life of Aamir Khan

Pritish Nandy and Prahlad Kakkar at the launch event.Pritish Nandy, poet, painter, journalist and film producer released Aamir: Actor, Activist, Achiever, a coffee table book published by Niyogi Books. Leading Indian ad film director, Prahlad Kakkar, best known for his work on the famous Pepsi TV commercial with Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar was the Guest of Honour on the occasion.

The book Aamir: Actor, Activist, Achiever describes the life and times of the acclaimed actor who became the thinking man’s superstar and contains some rare and personal photographs of the actor. It throws light on Aamir Khan’s efforts to highlight complex social issues and spread awareness and presents him as an accomplished achiever who reinvented the entire concept of a movie star. It is the author’s tribute to the superstar and the man behind it. It emphasizes that Aamir Khan— actor, producer, director—has so many colours in his life that it is almost impossible to compile them in a single book.