'Saare Jahan Se Aacha' is not shelved: Siddharth Roy Kapur
Film producer Siddharth Roy Kapur has said that his dream project "Saare Jahan Se Aacha", based on the life of astronaut Rakesh Sharma, is not shelved.
Superstar Aamir Khan was the first actor to be cast in the the biopic. Shah Rukh Khan was also close to lock the deal but things didn't materialise.
Names of Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal have cropped up but there has been no official confirmation on it.
The film will be directed by Mahesh Mathai.
"We are waiting for it to happen like bated breath. There is nothing to say on it right now (in terms of casting) as and when we will have an announcement to make, we will. It is not shelved. We definitely want to make it.
"It is a wonderful script. Mahesh and Anjum Rajabali (writer) have been working on it for the last few years. Ronnie Screwala (producer) and I are committed to make it," Siddharth told PTI during a set visit of his Netflix project "Yeh Ballet".
Directed by Sooni Taraporevala, the film premiered on the streaming platform on ..