Aamir Khan in Shakun Batra’s Osho project?

There were rumours that Karan Johar will be making a movie on the life of spiritual guru, Bhagwan Rajneesh, who is also known as Osho. However, it has now come to light that the filmmaker was never planning to take this project on. But this isn’t the end of the story.

According to sources, Shakun Batra has apparently penned a script on the life of Osho that may be made for an international streaming channel as a web series. And none other than Aamir Khan is said to have shown interest in the project. An insider says, “Everyone knows what a great sense of script Aamir has. When he got to know about this one, it immediately piqued his interest. In fact, he is said to have visited Los Angeles, USA, to meet the officials of the streaming channel. This is definitely an important development.”

ON THE CARDS

Aamir also has his ambitious project Mahabharat on the cards. “This project may happen before Mahabharat,” feels the source. Biopics are the order of the day in Bollywood, and looks like this one will be an interesting addition to the list.

ALIA BHATT GIVES A THUMBS-UP, TOO

Alia Bhatt, who has worked with Shakun in Kapoor & Sons and is a close friend of the director, has apparently heard the script. The source adds, “She, too, has loved it. It’s not known whether she will be a part of the project, but she believes it’s a great script.”

B-TOWN’S TALKING ABOUT OSHO

The Netflix documentary series Wild Wild Country, which is based on Osho and the international community, Rajneeshpuram, in Oregon, USA, was released on March 16. The show is a huge hit with viewers and has caught the fancy of B-Towners, too. Actors like Emraan Hashmi and Riteish Deshmukh have even been tweeting about it. With the sudden focus on the spiritual guru’s life, one wonders if this might lead to more projects on the same topic cropping up.