Anjum Rajabali was looking forward to work with Aamir Khan for his next Salute but the writer says the superstar was so "consumed" by his mammoth project Mahabharata that he could not do the film anymore.
Salute, which is reportedly now titled Saare Jaha Se Achcha, was earlier offered to Aamir. The film, a biopic on astronaut Rakesh Sharma, will now feature Shah Rukh Khan. "I have been very excited about the project. Like Aamir, I have been a big fan of Rakesh and now he is a good friend also. Frankly speaking, I was very keen that Aamir do it and he, at that moment, had liked it," Anjum told reporters.
"We had discussed it a lot. We had a lot of hopes for it but unfortunately (there was) the larger project of Mahabharata, which he was consumed by," he added.
Aamir, who was sitting right next to the writer exclaimed, "Oh my god!" as the actor had previously remained mum about his exit from the project. The 53-year-old actor said the film's script is wonderful and he was really looking forward to work in the film.
