Around the release of Dangal in 2016, Aamir Khan revealed that he plans to make one or more films based on the Mahabharata. The epic and its varied characters have interested him for decades.
Aamir Khan has finally firmed up his plans. The franchise project will kick off its writing process by the end of this year. The writing is going to take a couple of years.
While the scripting will be a long process, the production journey will be fast-tracked. Aamir Khan plans to rope in multiple directors so that the first film gets shot simultaneously across units. This way, the shoot can potentially be completed within six months.
If Aamir Khan achieves what he is setting out for, it will be a trend-setter in the era of pan-Indian films, most of which take at least two years to complete their production journeys.
Aamir Khan will be producing the Mahabharata franchise movie series. He hasn't confirmed whether he plans to act in any of the movies.
