The biopic on Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian man to land on the moon has been getting delayed from the last two years. Now according to Mumbai Mirror, the makers of the movie have finalized Farhan Akhtar for the lead role.
The film has been titled Saare Jahaan Se Achcha. The film was before offered to Aamir Khan but then the actor turned it down. Later Shah Rukh Khan was finalized for the film. The latter then walked out of the project after his film Zero got flopped at the box office. There were reports of Vicky Kaushal being finalized for the part while Salman Khan was also approached for the part.
A Mumbai Mirror source says, “After a lot of brainstorming, the team zeroed in on Farhan as he played athlete Milkha Singh to perfection in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Talks are on and after finishing his current commitments, he is expected to jump into the prep, which includes body transformation, physical training and understanding the nuances of an astronaut.”
The script for the film has been finalized and the makers will now move on to assemble the cast and soon work out a schedule to begin shooting according to the report.
The film is being produced by Siddarth Roy Kapur and will be directed by Mahesh Mathai.
