Aamir Khan may be considered a perfectionist today but his life was not always so easy. The story of his life is no less than a superhit Bollywood drama. A drama that hides the true pictures of poverty struggle and courage. In a new podcast the actor and filmmaker revealed that despite being from a film family he did not get the benefit of nepotism. Aamir recalled that when he was young his family had to face financial difficulties. Aamir Khan is in the news these days for his film Sitare Zameen Par which he is vigorously promoting. Recently he appeared on Raj Shamanis podcast where he recalled his old days. He said Generally people think that a film producer has a lot of money. There is no truth in this. There were a lot of financial problems in his house. Aamir mentioned those difficult 8 years when not even a single penny of earnings came into his house. The actor said that it was the 1970s. He was a teenager when his father and producer Tahir Hussains film Locket changed the fortunes of the family. This change was not positive but brought a terrible crisis. The film which was to be made in a year remained incomplete for 8 years. The actor further said there was no income in our house for 8 years. Abbajaan had taken a loan at a huge interest of 36%. Creditors used to come to the door every day. This was the period when Aamirs family had to struggle even for two meals a day. Creditors kept calling to recover the money while no one else would lend them more money to complete the pending shooting. The actor further said there was no income in our house for 8 years. Abbajaan had taken a loan at a huge interest of 36%. Creditors used to come to the door every day. This was the period when Aamirs family had to struggle even for two meals a day. Creditors kept calling to recover the money while no one else would lend them more money to complete the pending shooting. Aamirs father Tahir Hussain made films like the 1971 crime thriller Karwaan Raghunath Jhalanis 1973 romantic thriller Anamika and Mahesh Bhatts 1993 romantic comedy Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke in which Aamir acted. He made his directorial debut in 1990 with the fantasy revenge drama Tum Mere Ho with Aamir. He died of a heart attack in 2010.