As was the case for the other two Khans, 2018 was also a disastrous year for Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan. His much-hyped mega action-adventure fantasy movie ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ tanked at the box office and was mauled by critics as well as audiences. The film featured superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Katrina Kaif, but still was not able to capture enough eyeballs.
‘Thugs of Hindostan’ was released in China within a few weeks of its release in India. But the movie failed to find any viewers in China as well and flopped at the Chinese box office as well. As of Jan 2019, the movie has been released over the web on Amazon Prime in India.
Aamir Khan took full responsibility for the failure of the movie, but the failure has only made his resolve to offer better movies, all the more stronger! He has quickly moved on and is currently training hard to get fit for his next movie. He has however refused to divulge any details about his new film.
Aamir had previously accepted to play the role of astronaut Rakesh Sharma in the biopic film ‘Salute’. He however opted out of the movie as he became busy with the mega series ‘Mahabharata.’ Shahrukh Khan was subsequently roped in for the movie which has now been re-titled as Saare Jaha Se Achcha.
Aamir Khan- Upcoming Movies for 2019 and 2020
The perfectionist is going to have a special appearance in ‘Total Dhamaal’, that releases February 22, 2019, directed by Indra Kumar, the man who gave him hits like Dil and Ishq.
Aamir Khan had stated in his New Year resolution for 2019, that he will be working on his best film and focus on building a leaner body. Though the title and subject matter of the movie is kept under wraps, our source says that is the Indianized version of Tom Hanks blockbuster ‘Forrest Gump’. His company ‘Aamir Khan Productions’ have reportedly bought the rights of the film.
Aamir is also doing prep work for the 7-part Mahabharata web series. The budget of the series is rumored to be around INR 1000 crores. Shah Rukh has disclosed that Aamir will play the role of Lord Krishna in the series. It is believed that Aamir Khan will give at least 5 years of his life in the Mahabharata project.
There is no information currently available about the release dates of either the Mahabharata series or the new mystery film. We can be rest assured that Aamir is sure to bounce back big time in the future, and entertain us, and even surprise us!
