‘Life of legend to the spectacle’: Aamir Khan likely to star in Anurag Basu's biopic on Kishore Kumar

According to a report, actor Aamir Khan has been offered a role in Kishore Kumar’s biopic which will be directed by filmmaker Anurag Basu. According to a source as cited by Pinkvilla, Khan and Basu “have been discussing the Kishore Kumar biopic for producer Bhushan Kumar.” The two have met at least four to five times concerning this project. 

Kishore Kumar biopic 

As per the media outlet, the source stated, “The Kishore Kumar biopic is a subject close to the heart of Anurag Basu and Bhushan Kumar, and they are looking to bring it to the spectacle in the best possible way. Aamir Khan is also a big admirer of Kishore Kumar and loved the vision that Basu has to bring the life of legend to the spectacle. The filmmaker has treated it very differently, and that’s what has fascinated Aamir the most." 

Six films in the making for Aamir Khan 

“Aamir has taken as many as 6 films in consideration, and every film is in different stages of development. While the script of Kishore Kumar Biopic, Ujjwal Nikam Biopic, and Rajkumar Santoshi’s comedy is locked, Ghajini 2, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s next, and Zoya Akhtar’s next are in the development stage. Aamir has liked all the films, and will take a call on his immediate next by the end of this year. Of the 6 films, he will do three for sure in different timelines and might let go of the other three,” added the source. 

Legendary Kishore Kumar 

Kishore Kumar was a renowned playback singer, musician and actor. Apart from Hindi, he sang in Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia and Urdu. His most famous songs include Ye Raatein Ye Mausam, Hum Toh Mohabbat Karega, Ae Haseeno Nazneeno, Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai, Khoobsurat Haseena, and Gaata Rahe Mera Dil. 

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Aamir Khan’s upcoming films 

Khan is preparing for his upcoming film, Sitaare Zameen Par. In this film, he will star alongside Genelia D'Souza. It will also be produced under his banner, Aamir Khan Productions. The film is expected to be released in the coming months.  

More in the role of a producer, he is also working on Lahore 1947, which will star Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Karan Deol and Ali Fazal. This film will be directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.