Bollywood’s ‘Mr. Perfectionist’ Aamir Khan is in the headlines these days for his back-to-back interesting films. His film ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’, released last year, proved to be a hit at the box office, after which he was also seen in a fun cameo role in ‘Happy Patel: Dangerous Jasoos’. Now another big good news is coming for the fans of Aamir Khan. Aamir will soon be seen playing the lead role in the biopic of great Indian cricketer Lala Amarnath ‘Lala Amarnath’. The special thing about this project is that for this, Aamir Khan has also postponed the most-awaited sequel of his cult classic film ‘3 Idiots’.
The iconic pair of ‘Lagaan’ is going to return
The film ‘Lala Amarnath’ is being directed by none other than veteran director Ashutosh Gowarikar. In the history of Bollywood, the pair of Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowarikar have given Oscar nominated and blockbuster films like ‘Lagaan’. Now seeing this hit actor-director duo together again after years will be no less than a treat for cinema lovers.
The script is ready: According to reports, the script of the film is completely ready and its shooting is going to start soon. The story of this film has been written by Piyush Gupta and Neeraj Singh.
Farhan Akhtar’s entryAccording to IMDb, versatile actor Farhan Akhtar can also be seen in a very powerful role along with Aamir Khan in this film, although its official confirmation is yet to be done.
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Why was the sequel of ‘3 Idiots’ postponed?
According to the report of Variety India, Aamir Khan and director Rajkumar Hirani are very serious about working on the sequel of ‘3 Idiots’. But there are two main reasons behind the postponement of this film:
The script of ‘Lala Amarnath’ being completely ready and Aamir’s decision to shoot it first.
Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani’s current busyness with his upcoming OTT series.
For this reason, the makers have given priority to ‘Lala Amarnath’ and have put the sequel of ‘3 Idiots’ on hold.
Who was Lala Amarnath? (whose character will be played by Aamir)
This film is based on a real-life hero of Indian cricket history, who gave India recognition in the cricket world.
First Test century: Lala Amarnath is the first Indian cricketer who scored the first century for India in Test cricket.
Great all-rounder: He was an excellent all-rounder of his era, who was known for his aggressive batting as well as sharp bowling.
Awarded with Padma Bhushan: In view of his historical contribution to the sports world and the country, the Government of India also honored him with the prestigious ‘Padma Bhushan’ award.
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Aamir Khan has already given blockbuster sports drama films like ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Dangal’. In such a situation, it is going to be very interesting to see the story of a legendary player like Lala Amarnath on the big screen under the direction of Ashutosh Gowarikar. Ever since this news came out, the enthusiasm of fans on social media has been sky high.
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