Overview

• Tahir Hussain’s film 'Locket' suffered an eight-year stretch due to actors’ scheduling conflicts, leaving the family without income
• A 36% high-interest loan deepened their financial crisis during the prolonged production
• As a competitive tennis player, Aamir handed his prize money to his mother to cover his basic needs
• He praised his father’s commitment to honor payment promises to cast members despite relentless debt pressures
• He said lessons from his family’s struggles taught him to distill a film’s premise into a single compelling line