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Actor dropped idea after Rustom and Love Affair were announced
Harshada Rege (DNA; August 22, 2016)

Now it can be told. Aamir Khan was secretly working on his own film based on the infamous KM Nanavati case, which serves as the basis of this month’s blockbuster Rustom. Sources say, Aamir had conducted extensive research into the case, and had even got Sylvia, Nanavati’s widow, on board. But then, the project fell apart when two other films based on the same case, were announced.

A reliable source informs, “Aamir was very eager to do a film on the case. He was collaborating with director Ram Madhvani on the same. After the director helmed the true-life account in Neerja effectively, Aamir felt Madhvani was the best filmmaker to piece together the intricate jigsaw pieces of the real-life Nanavati case.”

Apparently, Aamir and Ram even met Sylvia, who now resides in London. “Yes, they met Mrs Nanavati. And she was enthusiastic about the project. After all, Aamir, who is known to be a superstar with a conscience, was doing it,” says the source. But then it all fell apart when producer Neeraj Pandey in collaboration with Akshay Kumar announced Rustom based on the Nanavati case. Pooja Bhatt and Soni Razdan also announced Love Affair, based on the same project.

Adds the insider, “Some of us, who were researching for the project, are disheartened after seeing Rustom. It has very little to do with the case. The tone of our film was going to be totally different. It’s one of the most important cases of our times and deserved to be brought to celluloid with some responsibility.”

The project has now been put on ice. That’s unfortunate because it would have been interesting to see Aamir’s take on this complex saga of love, betrayal and honour.