AAMIR KHAN SUPPORTS IMAGINEASIA FESTIVAL

You've seen the film, enjoyed A R Rahman's music from the film....and now you can meet the star of the film, Aamir Khan, for yourself. He will be visiting the UK from 24 to 28 October in his role as Patron of the British Film Institute's (bfi) nationwide celebration of South Asian film, ImagineAsia.

Khan, the star of Lagaan, which this March became India's first Oscar-nominated film for over 40 years, will be appearing in person at the bfi's National Film Theatre for a Guardian Interview on 27 October 2002 to discuss his career and read extracts from the forthcoming book 'The Spirit of Lagaan', by Satyajit Bhatkal, about the making of the film.

Cary Rajinder Sawhney, Director of the bfi's ImagineAsia festival says: "Aamir Khan is one of India's finest actors and many in the film industry see him as the most likely star to crossover from Bollywood to Hollywood. Like ImagineAsia, his work not only covers Bollywood but also arthouse cinema and we are delighted that he has lent his support to our festival."

ImagineAsia was launched in April 2002 by actress and writer Meera Syal, also a Patron of the festival, and has brought hundreds of film screenings, exhibitions and special events to audiences across the UK.

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