Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Hirani Reunite for Dadasaheb Phalke Biopic

Actor Aamir Khan and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani are set to reunite for their third collaboration after 11 years, making a biopic on Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema. The biopic, which will be set against the backdrop of India's independence struggle, will cover Phalke's journey from scratch to birth the largest indigenous film industry in the world. The shooting is scheduled to begin in October 2025, with Aamir Khan starting prep after his upcoming film Sitaare Zameen Par's release on June 20.

Key Takeaways:

• Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Hirani are set to reunite for their third collaboration after 11 years, making a biopic on Dadasaheb Phalke.
• The biopic, titled "yet-to-be-titled," will be set against the backdrop of India's independence struggle.
• The shooting is scheduled to begin in October 2025, with Aamir Khan starting prep after his upcoming film Sitaare Zameen Par's release on June 20.
• The script has been under development for four years, with Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi, along with two other writers, working on the script.
• Dadasaheb Phalke's grandson, Chandrashekhar Srikrishna Pusalkar, has been supportive of the project and has provided major anecdotes from Phalke's life.
• Aamir Khan's upcoming film Sitaare Zameen Par is a spiritual sequel to his hit film Taare Zameen Par and is a sports comedy drama.

Statistics:

• Dadasaheb Phalke went on to make a reported 27 short films and over 90 full-length movies in his career as a filmmaker of nearly two decades.
• Phalke established Phalke Films Company in 1912 and made India's first silent movie, Raja Harshchandra.
• The Dadasaheb Phalke award is the highest film honor conferred by the government of India.

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