Why Aamir Khan Suggested Rakesh Sharma Biopic To Shahrukh Khan?
In his recent media interaction, Aamir Khan admitted that he had suggested Shahrukh Khan's name for the biopic on astronaut Rakesh Sharma as he thought his contemporary would be an apt choice for him
In
his
recent
media
interaction,
Aamir
Khan
admitted
that
he
had
suggested
Shahrukh
Khan's
name
for
the
biopic
on
astronaut
Rakesh
Sharma
as
he
thought
his
contemporary
would
be
an
apt
choice
for
the
project.
Reportedly
titled
'Saare
Jahaan
Se
Achcha',
the
film
was
first
offered
to
Aamir
and
Priyanka
Chopra.
It
was
Priyanka
who
had
confirmed
Aamir's
name
for
the
biopic
earlier.
When
asked
the
reason
of
giving
up
the
project,
Aamir
said
he
had
his
reasons.
"It
is
a
great
script.
I
loved
the
script
and
the
story
of
Mr
Sharma
is
fascinating.
It
is
true
that
I
called
up
Shah
(Shahrukh).
I
said,
'Shah
you
should
hear
the
script,
it
is
fantastic.
It
will
be
right
for
you,
if
you
like
it'.
I
am
glad
he
liked
the
script
and
he
is
doing
it," he
said
in
an
interview.
Mahesh
Mathai
will
direct
the
film
from
Anjum
Rajabali's
script.
The
film
will
be
produced
by
Siddharth
Roy
Kapur
and
Ronnie
Screwvala
under
their
banners
Roy
Kapur
Films
and
RSVP
Films,
respectively.
There
were
reports
that
Bhumi
Pednekar
has
been
signed
opposite
Shah
Rukh
in
the
film,
but
Screwvala
recently
told
PTI
that
an
official
announcement
on
casting
will
be
made
soon.
The
makers
will
start
work
on
the
biopic
early
next
year.
Recently,
Shah
Rukh
revealed
Salman
Khan
suggested
his
name
for
Zero.
The
film
was
initially
offered
to
Salman.
And
Aamir
believes
this
is
how
things
should
work
in
the
film
industry
where
actors
suggest
each
other's
name
for
respective
projects.
"...
I
am
certainly
not
competitive
and
I
have
not
felt
that
with
Shahrukh
and
Salman,"
he
added.
Aamir's
next
is
Thugs
of
Hindostan,
in
which
he
stars
with
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Katrina
Kaif
and
Fatima
Sana
Sheikh.
The
film
is
slated
to
release
on
November
8.