This news wowed us the moment it trickled into our bay! Aamir Khan, one of the most fertile and creative brains from the industry, can is considering Mahabharta as his next project. One of the epic battles ever fought Mahabharta has every shade of human personality  with every emotion as indeed manipulations thrown in it. Surely, it will make for a fantastic watch. And going by how meticulously Aamir Khan prepares for getting every detail right, this movie will be mounted on an epic scale--both production wise as indeed creatively.

But who will fund this grandisose project, one wonders! According to a report in the popular daily Mid-Day, Mukesh Ambani is ready to fund the production and will shell out Rs 1000 crore budget to convert Khan's mega ambitious project into reality.  A little birdie has chirped that  Bahubali director S Rajamouli had expressed his interest of making Mahabharata with Aamir Khan, Mohanlal and Rajinikanth. But the plans are not concrete on that front. It was also cited that Aamir was to play the lord Krishna in the film.

Mahabharta is very complex and complicated to make given the different shades of the lead characters in the movie. Many have showcased their keen interest in the project in the past too. But given the fact that SS Rajamouli can craft a movie as big as Baahubali to create a new benchmark of sorts, it is possible to create Mahabharta on the never tried before scale too. It is not clear if the Ambai will kick off a new production venture or production house to craft this film or will they make this one through their existing

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