Earlier in 2023, Pinkvilla was the first to report that Aamir Khan has signed a two-film deal with Rajkumar Santoshi. The first of these is Lahore: 1947 starring Sunny Deol in the lead role. The film went on floors in the summer of 2024 and is now all set to hit the big screens in the first quarter of 2025. And now, we have exclusively learned that Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Santoshi are working together on their second collaboration in which the former will be in the lead role.
According to sources close to the matter, Aamir is in talks to work with Rajkumar Santoshi again as an actor after 30 years of Andaz Apna Apna.Aamir and Rajkumar Santoshi have been in talks to come together again for quite some time now, and the subject that has caught their attention is an out-and-out comic caper set against the backdrop of a time-loop. The film also has a working title and is currently titled as Chaar Din Ki Zindagi,” a source close to the development revealed.
Aamir is considering multiple subjects for his next, including a film with Zoya Akhtar, a film with Dinesh Vijan directed by Avinash Arun, and two more pan India projects with top filmmakers from the South. “Though Rajkumar Santoshi's film is the frontrunner at the moment, with Aamir, you can never predict his next move,” the source added. According to the source, the title Chaar Din Ki Zindagi goes in sync with the hilarious concept of the film, in which the protagonist's life gets caught in a time loop.
“After the final edit of both Sitare Zameen Par and Aamir Khan, he will decide on his next film.” Lahore: 1947 The source concluded, “Working with Aamir will be a great experience. But Rajkumar Santoshi is excited about this collaboration and is working on the script of Chaar Din Ki Zindagi with new writers. He is sure that the comic space with Aamir will be a refreshing change for the cinema-going audience.”
Aamir is currently working on the editing of Sitare Samne Par with RS Prasanna and is also overseeing the post-production of Lahore: 1947. Both the films are expected to hit the big screens in the next 6 months. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates.
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