{"id":58798,"date":"2018-12-06T19:44:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T03:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=58798"},"modified":"2018-12-06T19:44:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T03:44:14","slug":"aamir-out-srk-takes-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/aamir-out-srk-takes-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Aamir Out, SRK Takes Over"},"content":{"rendered":"

File photo of Aamir Khan (r) welcoming Shah Rukh Khan at the wedding reception of Imran Khan and Avantika Malik in Mumbai, Feb. 5, 2011. (AFP\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n

Anjum Rajabali was looking forward to working with Aamir Khan for his next “Salute” but the writer says the superstar was so “consumed” by his mammoth project “Mahabharata” that he could not do the film anymore.<\/p>\n

\u201cSalute,\u201d which is reportedly now titled \u201cSaare Jahan Se Achcha,\u201d was earlier offered to Aamir. The film, a biopic on astronaut Rakesh Sharma, will now feature Shah Rukh Khan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been very excited about the project. Like Aamir, I have been a big fan of Rakesh and now he is a good friend also. Frankly speaking, I was very keen that Aamir do it and he, at that moment, had liked it,\u201d Anjum told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had discussed it a lot. We had a lot of hopes for it but unfortunately (there was) the larger project of \u2018Mahabharata,\u2019 which he was consumed by,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Aamir, who was sitting right next to the writer exclaimed, \u201cOh My God!\u201d as the actor had previously remained mum about his exit from the project.<\/p>\n

The 53-year-old actor said the film\u2019s script is wonderful and he was really looking forward to working in the film.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a great script. \u2018Salute\u2019 is a wonderful script and I am a big fan of Rakesh (Sharma). It\u2019s a wonderful story and I feel sad that I was not able to do it, which is why I called up Shah Rukh and told him it was a wonderful story and he should hear it. I am glad he liked it. All my best wishes for the project,\u201d the actor said.<\/p>\n

They were speaking at the award ceremony of Cinestaan India\u2019s Storytellers Contest.<\/p>\n

According to reports, Aamir will soon begin work on \u201cMahabharata,\u201d being developed as a seven-part long web series. The actor will be flying to the U.S. to work on the script and other technicalities of the big budget epic.<\/p>\n

\u201cSalute,\u201d being directed by Mahesh Mathai, is jointly produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Ronnie Screwvala under the production banners of Roy Kapur Films and RSVP Films respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

File photo of Aamir Khan (r) welcoming Shah Rukh Khan at the wedding reception of Imran Khan and Avantika Malik in Mumbai, Feb. 5, 2011. (AFP\/Getty Images) Anjum Rajabali was looking forward to working with Aamir Khan for his next “Salute” but the writer says the superstar was so “consumed” by his mammoth project “Mahabharata”…<\/p>\n

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