A
biopic
on
legendary
poet-lyricist
Sahir
Ludhianvi
has
been
in
the
news
since
a
very
long
time.
Reportedly,
there
was
a
buzz
that
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
has
been
toying
with
the
idea
of
making
it
with
either
Abhishek
Bachchan
or
Irrfan
Khan
as
the
main
lead.
Now,
the
latest
scoop
suggests
that
Shah
Rukh
Khan
might
play
the
role
of
the
legendary
lyricist,
stated
a
report
in
ETimes.
The
tabloid
stated
that
Jasmeet
Reen,
the
writer-director
of
the
film
on
Ludhianvi's
life,
has
struggled
a
lot
to
put
this
project
together.
Before
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali,
Ashi
Dua
(of
Ghost
Stories
and
Kaalakaandi)
was
planning
to
produce
the
film.
Names
of
actors
like
Farhan
Akhtar,
Irrfan
Khan
and
Abhishek
Bachchan
being
considered
to
play
Ludhianvi
floated
in
the
media
at
different
points
of
time.
Meanwhile,
names
of
actresses
like
Priyanka
Chopra,
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Taapsee
Pannu
did
the
rounds
when
it
came
to
playing
Amrita
Pritam,
who
had
a
strong
affection
for
Sahir
Ludhianvi.
When
Etimes
contacted
Jasmeet
to
know
whether
Shah
Rukh
Khan
has
shown
interest
in
Sahir
Ludhianvi,
she
didn't
respond
to
their
text
messages.
Sahir
Ludhianvi
is
considered
to
be
one
of
India's
most
iconic
songwriter-poets.
He
even
penned
popular
Hindi
songs
like
'Allah
Tero
Naam'
(Hum
Dono),
'Babul
Ki
Duaein
Leti
Jaa'
(Neelkamal),
'Aye
Meri
Zohra
Zabeen'
(Waqt),
'Kabhie
Kabhie'
(Kabhie
Kabhie),
'Saathi
Haath
Badhaana'
(Naya
Daur)
amongst
others.
Currently,
Shah
Rukh
Khan
is
busy
shooting
for
Siddharth
Anand's
Pathan
which
also
stars
Deepika
Padukone
and
John
Abraham.
Besides
this
espionage
thriller,
reports
state
that
King
Khan
is
also
in
talks
with
Raj
&
DK,
Rajkumar
Hirani
and
Mersal
director
Atlee
with
respect
to
his
upcoming
projects.