With a body of work as varied and vast as playing the formidable Magneto (X-Men) to the iconic Gandalf (Lord of the Rings), British actor and thespian Ian McKellen is also credited with bringing visibility to the life and works of Shakespeare. On his maiden visit to India, cinema and theatre lovers were treated to a conversation between him and Bollywood’s Mr Perfectionist, Aamir Khan, on Shakespeare and world cinema at large.

Aamir Khan and Sir Ian McKellen at the NCPA yesterday. Pic/Sameer Markande