Bollywood actor-turned-director Aamir Khan, whose directorial debut ‘Taare Zameen Par’ has become a box-office hit, says that he is extremely tired and badly needs to unwind himself.

“My God! The past few months have been quite a ride. And the last month the most exciting, nerve racking, exhausting, rejuvenating, draining, enriching. Am I ever going to recover?” Aamir noted in his blog this week.

“I feel like I’ve been stuffed into a washing machine, which doesn’t have an off button. After this I really need to be put out to dry in the sun and left alone. But no such luck. I start shooting for ‘Ghajini’ on Jan 22,” he penned.

Hence, the multifaceted actor would take “baby steps” towards recovery.

“First things first… I have just smoked my last cigarette before sending this post. Yes, I have finally kicked the bad habit! I know I know I can already hear all of you all scream and shout. I was supposed to give up on Dec 31. But I didn’t (which is one of the reasons I was avoiding posting).

“I tried my best… but I am sorry I couldn’t then… but I have now… so please don’t give me grief… instead support me now.

“Second step: get back to sleeping early. Third: work out religiously.

Fourth: get back on my healthy diet. Fifth: just stick to the above four for a while before taking the fifth step,” he explained.

And while the actor shoots for ‘Ghajini’ his to-do list includes: Work on the DVD of ‘Taare…’, work on the release plan of ‘Jaane Tu…’, Aamir Khan Production’s next release, supervise preparations on ‘Delhi Belly,’ which starts shoot in March.

[indianpad.com]