Aamir turns host for 'Dhobis'

The first print of Kiran Rao’s Dhobi Ghat was brought out two days ago. And guess who got to watch it first? Not B-Town biggies but a lot of dhobis who actually work at the dhobi ghat in this city.
Aamir Khan held a special screening of the film for the people, whose lives are the core of the film. 55 dhobis including the President and Vice President of Dhobi association watched the film at the Ketnav preview theatre last weekend.
Says a source close to Aamir, “The dhobi association was very helpful during the shoot of the film.Pratik, who plays a dhobi in the film, was made to interact with dhobis to understand his character well.
During the shoot, some dhobis had requested Kiran to show them the film and Aamir fulfilled their wish. Aamir was present at the screening and he met each one of them and had lunch with them.”
Meanwhile...
Most film theatres, especially the posh ones in mutiplexes, depend on revenue earned through snacks sold during movie intervals. But it seems, they made an exception for Aamir Khan.
After advertising Dhobi Ghat as a 95-minute film with no intervals, Aamir personally visited the owners and managers of various multiplex chains, who have now agreed to screen it without intervals.
And this includes theatres across India. Says a source, “Aamir insisted that the narrative of Dhobi Ghat should not be interrupted.” Apparently the implementation of the no-intermission clause for Dhobi Ghat will be closely monitored across the country. Errant theatres sneaking in snacks during the screening will be guilty of a breach of contract.
Siddharth Roy Kapur of UTV, the co-producers of Dhobi Ghat says, “Aamir spoke to all the multiplexes and they agreed to no interval.”
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