However, Cameron was candid enough to admit that while making the 3 D extravaganza, he was apprehensive about the response of theatres, as not many of them were equipped to screen such type of movies before ‘Avatar’
The ace director revealed that only way out left for him was to make the film so beautiful and compelling that theatres did not have any option left but to go for upgrading their equipments to come to terms with ‘3D’ phenomenon, if they wanted to remain in business.
And surprisingly, Cameron’s gamble paid and theaters renovated themselves to screen the flick and earned profit. So much so that the ‘Avatar’ not only became the highest grosser at the box office but also changed the experience and feel of cinema for ever.
In fact, James Cameron had to handle the refrigerator- sized 3 D cameras with difficulty while shooting for the film, but passion was such that the ace filmmaker was not prepared to compromise on anything less than that. He had already waited for almost ten years after writing the script for the film and so was not prepared to do the same again.
Even the making of ‘Avatar’ took almost four and half years of James Cameron’s time, who had earlier directed super duper mega hit flick ‘Titanic’ with De Caprio and Kate Winslet.
Besides Aamir Khan and James Cameron, the gathering also included the likes of gorgeous beauty Asin (of ‘Ghajini’ fame), Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Koel Puri and others.
Aamir Khan, the perfectionist Khan of bollywood who has made the promotion of films one of the finest arts through his innovative techniques, emphasized the need to have the theme of the flick close to one’s heart. He also admitted that there was success formula for selecting films and he goes by what appeals him or strikes a chord with him before deciding to act in them.
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