In a candid revelation that has sent ripples through the film industry, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has finally opened up about the creative struggles behind his 2014 blockbuster PK. Despite the film being one of the highest-grossing Indian movies of all time, Khan recently shared that both he and director Rajkumar Hirani were never fully satisfied with the final cut—primarily because they had to scrap their original vision to avoid appearing like a copy of another film.
During a recent media interaction, Khan revealed that the script for PK underwent massive changes after the release of the Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal starrer OMG – Oh My God! in 2012.
A Tale of Two Scripts
According to Khan, the initial draft of PK followed a very different narrative path. However, as they were developing the story, OMG hit theaters and tackled the exact same themes of religious commercialization and blind faith.
“We were shocked when OMG released because it was so similar to what we were planning,” Khan admitted. “Raju [Rajkumar Hirani] was very clear that we couldn’t go ahead with the same beats. Even though our protagonist was an alien and theirs was an atheist, the core message felt too identical. He was adamant that we change the second half entirely.”
This wasn’t the first time the team had to pivot. Khan also noted that an even earlier version of the story had an uncanny resemblance to Christopher Nolan’s Inception. In that draft, the protagonist had the ability to enter people’s minds and change their past experiences to remove their cynicism. When Inception released in 2010, the team felt forced to abandon that concept as well, fearing they would be accused of plagiarism.
“We Weren’t Fully Happy”
The constant rewriting led to a sense of creative compromise. Khan confessed that the version of PK the world eventually saw—featuring the “wrong number” theory and the iconic courtroom-style climax—was actually their third or fourth attempt at the story.
“Raju and I often discussed how we weren’t totally happy with the film,” Khan shared. “We felt we had gone in circles. But eventually, we reached a point where we said, ‘This is the best we can do under the circumstances.’ Luckily, the audience connected with it, and it became a massive success.”
The Legacy of PK
While the makers might have harbored secret regrets, the film went on to become a cultural phenomenon. PK was praised for its satirical take on godmen and its innocent, outsider perspective on human behavior.
Industry experts suggest that these revelations highlight the “curse of the original idea,” where multiple creative minds often tap into the same cultural zeitgeist at once. For Hirani and Khan, the challenge was to keep the film fresh in a market where OMG had already set a high benchmark for religious satires.
Despite the behind-the-scenes turmoil, PK remains a definitive chapter in Aamir Khan’s career, proving that even a “compromised” vision from the duo can result in a cinematic masterpiece. To know such latest updates tuned tellyboosters.com Thank you!
