Actor Aamir Khan on Saturday denied rumours that his upcoming film Thugs of Hindostan is inspired by Hollywood flick Pirates of Caribbean.
“The film is not inspired from any other film. It is an action adventure film but the story is not similar,” he said at a media event.
Khan was answering questions after participating in chat show Dangal Dangal Baat Chali Hai with the cast of his movie Dangal.
“There are some hundreds of action adventure films. There is Pirates of Caribbean, there is Indiana Jones and many others. All these are action adventure films. So the genre of our film is action adventure but the story is different. Even my character in the film is not similar to any other character,” he added.
Thugs of Hindostan is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and stars Amitabh Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh in lead roles.
Khan feels that Shaikh, who played his daughter in Dangal, is the right choice for this film as well.
“We are starting the shoot for Thugs of Hindostan in June. Fatima is the heroine of the film. I am very happy as she is a very good artist, she suits the role,” Khan said.
With Dangal doing well in China, the actor said he feels that films such as the wrestling drama are relatable to many people.
“These kind of films do not have any language or culture barriers. These are human stories which connect to everybody, irrespective of their language or region. So this is the beauty of creative things... that they do not have any national or political boundaries,” the actor said.
“I am getting many messages from China, the way they are reacting on social media as well is making me very happy.”
