Producer
Siddharth
Roy
Kapur
says
Saare
Jahan
Se
Achha
is
not
shelved
as
it
is
a
great
story
that's
close
to
his
heart.
Roy
Kapur
is
producing
Saare
Jahan
Se
Achha,
based
on
the
life
of
astronaut
Rakesh
Sharma.
The
biopic
will
be
directed
by
Mahesh
Mathai
from
a
script
by
noted
writer
Anjum
Rajabali.
The
filmmaker,
whose
latest
production
Netflix
series
Aranyak
is
receiving
favourable
reviews,
said
he
would
not
like
to
make
any
comment
till
work
starts
on
Saare
Jahan
Se
Achha.
“The
film
will
definitely
be
made.
It
is
a
project
that
is
close
to
our
heart.
We
would
not
like
to
say
anything
till
we
go
on
floors,”
Roy
Kapur,
known
for
Dangal,
Haider,
Barfi,
and
Kai
Po
Che!,
told
PTI.
Saare
Jahan
Se
Accha
underwent
quite
a
few
changes
in
casting
since
its
announcement
in
2017.
Superstar
Aamir
Khan
was
first
approached
to
be
cast
as
Sharma.
Later,
Shah
Rukh
Khan
was
being
considered
to
play
the
lead.
He
had
come
close
to
doing
the
film
but
things
didn't
materialise.
Names
of
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Vicky
Kaushal,
and
Farhan
Akhtar
have
cropped
up
in
media
reports
but
there
has
been
no
official
confirmation.
Speaking
about
getting
the
right
cast
for
the
film,
Roy
Kapur
said
every
project
faces
difficulties,
adding
that
the
names
of
few
actors
were
speculated
by
the
media.
“Every
film
is
difficult
to
make.
One
has
to
make
sure
that
you
don’t
lose
faith
and
trust
in
the
story.
The
story
is
most
important.
You
need
resilience
and
faith
because
most
great
movies
get
made
after
going
through
many
ups
and
downs
in
the
cost
of
making
the
movie.
And
that’s
what
makes
them
even
more
special
when
they
finally
come
to
audiences,”
he
added.
Saare
Jahan
Se
Accha
will
be
produced
by
Siddharth
Roy
Kapur
and
Ronnie
Screwvala
under
their
banners
Roy
Kapur
Films
and
RSVP
Films
respectively.
Besides
this
film,
Roy
Kapur
has
slate
of
films
in
the
pipeline
such
as
Ishaan
Khatter’s
action-war
film
Pippa,
comedy-drama
Gobar
that
he
is
co-producing
with
superstar
Ajay
Devgn,
a
madcap
comedy
with
Taapsee
Pannu
and
Pratik
Gandhi
and
Rocket
Boys,
a
SonyLIV
series
based
on
the
life
of
Indian
nuclear
physicists
Homi
Bhabha
and
Vikram
Sarabhai.
The
producer
said
it
has
been
a
conscious
decision
to
back
different
projects.
“I
am
happy
to
be
doing
content
across
multiple
genres.
What
binds
them
together
is
a
great
story,”
he
added.