Aamir Khan is gearing up for his big screen release, Sitaare Zameen Par. He is currently on a promotional spree. The actor recently appeared on Raj Shamani's podcast, where he revealed about his dream project, Mahabharat, and hinted that it might be his last film. Aamir is planning to start working on his upcoming project, after the release of Sitaare Zameen Par.
When Aamir Khan was asked about the theme of his last film, he said, "It’s my dream to make Mahabharat, and I will start working on it after the release of Sitaare Zameen Par on June 20. I feel like that’s one project which, once I’ve done it, might leave me with the feeling that there’s nothing more I can do after that." He called it's "layered, emotional, vast in scale, and full of grandeur" and "everything that exists in the world can be found in Mahabharat."
"Well, I hope I die with my shoes on. Like AK Hangal ji used to say, ‘I want to die while working’—that’s what all of us wish for. Lekin agar aap puch rahe hai toh main ek hi cheez jo main soch sakta hun toh voh yeh hai ki shayad Mahabharat karne ke baad mere andar voh emotion aaye ki bus iske baad mujhe kuch nahi karna hai. Shayad, I don't know" (But if you're asking, then the only thing I can think of is that maybe after doing Mahabharat, I feel an emotion that I don’t want to do anything beyond that. Maybe, I don’t know," he added.
Earlier, while talking about Mahabharat, Aamir told The Hollywood Reporter India, that developing the script would take years.
Aamir also said that he’s not sure if he will star in the film. “We’ll see who we should cast based on who’s appropriate for which part," he said.
"I don’t think you can tell the Mahabharat in one film, so it will be multiple films. I am looking at the large scale," he added.
He further said, "If we do it one after the other, it will take very long. Like they did with Lord of the Rings, where they shot all three parts together. (We'll do) something like that?"
Coming back to Sitaare Zameen Par, it is a spiritual sequel to Aamir's 2007 film Taare Zameen Par. The film also stars Genelia D'Souza and ten other debutant actors. It has been directed by R. S. Prasanna and produced by Aamir Khan and Aparna Purohit. It is all set to hit the screens on June 20, 2025.
