Mumbai: Actor-producer Aamir Khan, known as Bollywood’s ‘Mr Perfectionist’, said he should not have been a star as he always broke rules.

Speaking at a session during the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), the superstar opened up about his career.

“I don’t know how I became a star. By all logic, I should not have been a star. I broke all the rules and I made everything impractical. So, I feel grateful that I received so much respect and success. Otherwise, practically speaking, none of the steps I took were from the point of view of achieving success.”

Giving examples, he added, “In fact, almost every film I used to pick, I used to be like, ‘I don’t know whether this is going to work.’ Like ‘Sarfarosh’ and ‘Lagaan’, when we were releasing the film, we had no idea if people are going to like it or not. Then ‘Lagaan’, there was even ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ which was very unusual for its time and now ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, all these films that I have picked, they were not meant to be successful… I don’t want to do the same thing again and again. It’s just out of how I am as a personality that I have picked different scripts. And I have always gone with what excites me, personally.”

On the work front, Aamir was last seen in ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, a spiritual sequel to his 2007 film ‘Taare Zameen Par.’

‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, which hit theatres on June 20, features Genelia D’Souza as the female lead.