India, March 12 -- Actor Aamir Khan has opened up on the early phase of his career after his successful debut with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak in 1988. In a recent conversation with writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar at the launch of Aamir Khan: Cinema Ka Jadugar, a special film festival by PVR INOX, Aamir spoke about the mistakes he made early in his career. (Also read: Aamir Khan says Hindi films are struggling as 'they've forgotten their roots': South films are mass, very hard-hitting)

After Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak made him an overnight star, Aamir revealed that he 'got about 300-400 film offers'. Not realising the responsibility of signing films, he signed several at one time. "Back then, actors worked on 30 to 50 films simultaneously. Interesti...