Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has officially announced his collaboration with acclaimed Tamil filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj for a big-scale superhero action film. Speaking to PTI during a group interaction, the actor revealed that the project will begin in the second half of 2025. “Lokesh and I are working on a film. It is a superhero film. It is a big-scale action film and it will start next year, second half,” said Aamir. Lokesh, known for his high-octane blockbusters like Vikram, Leo, Master, and Kaithi, is expected to bring his signature cinematic style to the Hindi film industry with this venture.
Addressing rumors about a sequel to his 2014 satirical hit PK, Aamir clarified that there are no plans for PK 2. Instead, he confirmed a biopic on Dadasaheb Phalke, the Father of Indian Cinema, with director Rajkumar Hirani. “PK 2 is a rumour. I’m doing the Dadasaheb Phalke biopic. Raju and I are working on it,” he said.
Aamir also spoke about his most cherished and ambitious project, a cinematic adaptation of the Mahabharata, which he has dreamt of for over 25 years. “Mahabharata has been my dream for the last 25 years. It is not a film. When you are making Mahabharata, you are not making a film — you’re surrendering,” he explained. However, he cautioned that the project is still in its infancy, with no concrete foundation yet in place. “Till the time I don’t make a basic foundation for it, I won’t be able to answer any questions. All I know is I’m going to start work on it.”
When asked which films from his past could have sequels, Aamir pointed to Dil Chahta Hai (2001), 3 Idiots (2009), and Sarfarosh (1999). He envisioned a sequel to 3 Idiots that would revisit the characters played by him, R Madhavan, and Sharman Joshi later in life. He also proposed an interesting idea for a Dil Chahta Hai sequel, exploring a mid-life crisis angle where the trio — Aamir, Akshaye Khanna, and Saif Ali Khan — are all undergoing therapy. “It would be an interesting thing, you know, for the three of them,” he added with a smile.
With a superhero film, a biopic, and a mythological epic on the cards, Aamir Khan is clearly charting an ambitious roadmap for the coming years.
