The highly anticipated partnership between Aamir Khan and the renowned director Rajkumar Hirani for a biopic about the life of Dadasaheb Phalke, who is universally acknowledged as the father of Indian cinema, has made a firm move ahead. The project, which has been through a couple of years of development and detailed script refinement, is now under the light for principal photography by the end of March 2026. This is an important step for a film that has attracted industry interest thanks to the historical significance of its main character and the great creative talent associated with it.
Script Revisions and Creative Vision
The change in the schedule to March comes from both Khan and Hirani, who gave the screenplay priority over the shooting. It is said that the two have been consulting with a team comprising professional writers such as Abhijat Joshi, Hindukush Bharadwaj, and Avishkar Bharadwaj in order to come up with a new draft that would incorporate the main historical point, emotional impact, and narrative style that has the highest appeal in the present day. They are planning that the depiction of Phalke’s story will be relevant to the current audience and at the same time will be an unfolding of the legacy of Phalke.
Balancing History with Modernity
According to insiders, the screenplay revision guarantees the biopic to not only tell the major events in Phalke’s life but also to bring out the emotional side of his trailblazing efforts. Hirani and Khan have both mentioned that the character journey must be in accordance with Phalke’s greatness as a visionary, and it should have the mixture of humor, sincerity, and narrative depth to draw in the audience quite widely. Even though these creative concerns have delayed the starting of shooting, they still show that the filmmakers are very much dedicated to giving the subject its proper place.
Advanced Period Visuals and Production Elements
In order to genuinely reproduce and authenticate the time period in which Phalke lived and worked, the production has supposedly utilized cutting-edge visual reference technologies. Los Angeles FX studios have created AI-based visual aids to help in building settings and filming locations that are historically accurate. The use of these technologies is liable to increase the film’s period aspect, rendering the visual representation of early Indian cinema’s formative years more credible.
Phalke’s Legacy and Cinematic Importance
Dadasaheb Phalke is a major Indian film pioneer, and his 1913 film Raja Harishchandra, which he directed, is considered the first complete Indian feature film; hence, the whole saga that turned into one of the world’s most fruitful film markets was initiated. The biopic is intended to highlight both the common man’s hardships and this artist’s creative victories, thus giving the viewers a peek into the birth of Indian cinema and the continuous impact of Phalke.
Aamir’s Current Commitments and Broader Schedule
As the Phalke biopic preparations progress, Aamir Khan continues to play the leading role in the film industry through his active promotional commitments. He is now busy with the promotion of Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos, a film that shows him in an important part and is going to be released in January 2026. Meanwhile, the actor is going through several script choices for the upcoming films, and it is believed that more projects will be announced any moment now.
