Archive · 12 Nov 2025
Dadasaheb Phalke Biopic Starring Aamir Khan Shelved by Rajkumar Hirani
A famous director named Rajkumar Hirani and a big movie star named Aamir Khan were planning to make a movie about an important historical figure, Dadasaheb Phalke.
They have worked together before and made hit movies.
However, they decided to stop making this movie for now.
Aamir Khan felt that the story, or script, wasn't exciting enough for people to watch in theaters today.
He thought it was missing the funny and emotional parts that their previous movies had.
Even after trying to rewrite the script many times, they weren't happy.
They want to make sure the movie is really good and special, so they are waiting to make it better before they start filming.
They still plan to work together on a different movie in the future.
Rajkumar Hirani's Dadasaheb Phalke biopic starring Aamir Khan has been shelved.
Aamir Khan reportedly felt the script was too dry and lacked the expected humor.
Despite multiple rewrite sessions, the director and actor couldn't finalize a script they were satisfied with.
They aim to create a script that is emotionally stirring and universally engaging for an iconic figure like Phalke.
Hirani and Khan plan to collaborate on a different project in the future.
- Who
- Director Rajkumar Hirani and actor Aamir Khan
- What
- Have decided to put their Dadasaheb Phalke biopic project on hold.
- When
- Recently (implied)
- Where
- Implied to be in India, likely Bollywood.
- Why
- Aamir Khan felt the script was too dry, lacked humor, and didn't have enough elements for a theatrical watch, despite multiple rewrite sessions.
- Director
- Rajkumar Hirani
- Star
- Aamir Khan
- Project Status
- On hold/Shelved
- Reason
- Script deemed too dry, lacking expected humor and theatrical elements
- Previous Collaborations
- 3 Idiots, PK