It
looks
like
the
Shahrukh
Khan
starrer
Rakesh
Sharma
biopic
Salute
might
be
delayed
by
a
month
as
SRK
would
be
busy
completing
Aanand
L
Rai's
Zero.
Yes,
Salute
was
first
scheduled
to
go
on
floors
in
September
2018
and
now
the
film-makers
have
postponed
it
to
October
2018
as
they
want
Shahrukh
Khan
to
be
completely
free
while
shooting
for
Salute
as
the
storyline
revolves
around
space
and
astronomy
and
they
don't
want
to
risk
anything.
DNA
quoted
a
source
as
saying,
"SRK's
dates
for
Salute
are
yet
to
be
locked.
After
the
dates
are
finalised
and
the
cast
has
been
signed
on,
the
film's
makers
will
make
an
official
announcement.
Though
the
movie
was
initially
planned
to
go
on
floors
this
September,
it
is
now
being
deferred
by
a
month
and
will
begin
only
in
October."
Salute
Was
First
Offered
To
Aamir
Khan
&
Then
SRK
The
film-makers
approached
Aamir
Khan
for
Salute
at
the
beginning
and
when
he
backed
off,
Shahrukh
Khan
grabbed
it
with
open
arms.
What
Is
Salute
All
About?
Salute
is
a
biopic
on
the
life
of
astronaut
Rakesh
Sharma,
who
orbited
the
Earth
in
a
space
mission
Salyut
7
-
with
Russian
astronauts,
Yury
Malyshev
and
Gennadi
Strekalov.
How
Long
Did
His
Space
Programme
Last?
Rakesh
Sharma
and
the
Russian
astronauts
orbited
the
Earth
for
27
days,
21
hours
and
40
minutes.
The
trio
conducted
around
43
experiments
in
space.
The
Best
Reply
Ever!
After
Rakesh
Sharma
returned
to
Earth
from
space,
Prime
Minister
Indira
Gandhi
asked
him
how
does
India
look
from
space
and
he
replied,
"Saare
jahan
se
achcha." The
rest
is
history,
folks!
Very
Much
Exciting!
For
the
first
time
we'll
get
to
see
Shahrukh
Khan
playing
the
role
of
an
astronaut
and
everyone
are
pretty
excited
and
pumped
up
about
the
movie.
We'll
also
get
to
know
more
about
Rakesh
Sharma
in
the
biopic.