Aditya Chopra’s casting coup

Aditya Chopra’s casting coup

FILMMAKER ADITYA Chopra, is on the verge of pulling off a casting coup! He’s all set to bring in two self-styled perfectionists of Bollywood —Hrithik Roshan and Aamir Khan together for his next project and for the first time.
Even though there is no formal confirmation regarding the same from any of the concerned parties, sources close to the Chopra camp insist that the ‘coming together of Hrithik and Aamir is almost certain’.

Though Hrithik, who is busy shooting for Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodha Akbar could not be contacted, his secretary Ashok Vasodia gave his usual diplomatic answer: “Hrithik and Adi are good friends. They keep talking as they are friends. And they have been talking about something. If Adi makes a film, Hrithik will surely feature in it.”
However, he doesn’t fail to mention that nothing has been formalised as yet! Hrithik is totally involved with the shooting of his magnum opus Jodha Akbar, says Ashok. After which Hrithik will fly to the UK for IFFA and then take a holiday with his parents, wife and son till July 25, when he returns to Mumbai to complete the shooting and dubbing of Jodha Akbar to be released in October.

Aamir Khan at present has just started shooting for the remake of Tamil superhit Ghajini (yet untitled) and Mani Ratnam’s Lajjo. Lajjo had been mired in controversy for long, owing to alleged creative differences between Aamir and Ratnam. However, the project has finally kick-started. And according to sources close to the Khan, ‘it would take almost a couple of months for the completion of both the projects.’
So, that means both Hrithik and Aamir will be free to consider films and start talks by post September.

Aamir’s last project with the Yash Raj was Fanaa while Hrithik’s was Dhoom II. And both the projects have earned the production house rich dividends. Dhoom II and Fanna were amongst the highest grossers of last year, and the successes of both the films have been attributed to a great extent to the power-packed performances of Aamir and Hrithik respectively. Now, if Aditya —who is one of the most successful producers in the industry and who has taken the Yash Raj banner to new heights —manages to bring together these powerhouse performers together, it won’t be anything short of sheer magic!