Aamir Khan financed by Mukesh Ambani ?

It is no secret that Aamir Khan is a huge fan of the Mahabharata, and it is his dream to bring the story of the epic alive on celluloid. In fact, it is being said that after Thugs Of Hindostan, the actor will dedicate the next few years of his life to the Mahabharata series.

If a report in Mid-Day is to be believed, it will be Aamir's grandest and most ambitious endeavour, with a lavish budget of over Rs 1,000 crore. Apparently, Mukesh Ambani is all set to co-produce Aamir's dream project, and an insider revealed that it would be a "one-off" engagement.

The franchise, expected to be along the lines of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, is likely to have three to five parts, helmed by different filmmakers. Buzz is that international writers will be flown in to give their storyline a global appeal.

According to the grapevine, Aamir had to bow out of the Rakesh Sharma biopic titled Salute, as the Mahabharata series will take up the next decade or so of his life. The franchise is currently in the ideation and pre-production stage.

"My favourite character is Karna, but I don't know if I will be able to play him due to my physique. I may just have to play Krishna. I also liked the character of Arjun. He was the only person who asked Krishna why he had to kill his own people," Aamir had earlier told PTI.