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After a not-so-great year at the box office, superstar Shah Rukh Khan is now ready to bounce back in the new year as he has an interesting film up his sleeve. 

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Working now on a biopic based on astronaut Rakesh Sharma, Shah Rukh seems to have forwarded his plans of starting work on the film. He was initially scheduled to start work on the film by May but it seems he is more interested in starting this much before. 

In a report published by Mid-Day, a source explained that the decision of starting work on it before May was because of heavy costumes during the summer months. “The project is expensive. In a bid to ensure that the film doesn’t exceed the budget, Kapur (producer Siddharth Roy Kapur) and Khan (Shah Rukh) find it imperative to start shooting by February. Doing so will help them wrap up the main schedule before summer. Given that certain crucial scenes must be filmed outdoors, the duo felt shooting in the bulky costumes would be impossible during those months,” the source said. 

The report also suggests that Shah Rukh wants to come back at the box office after delivering a dud with ‘Zero’ in 2018.  

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On an earlier occasion, Shah Rukh thanked Aamir Khan for the role and said, “I thank Aamir [Khan] who was to do the film for calling me and telling me about the role as it would suit me. Whenever I get the time, I will try and spend time with him (Rakesh Sharma).”

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Rakesh Sharma is a former Indian Air Force pilot and the first Indian citizen to travel to outer space. 

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The biopic’s script has been penned by Anjum Rajabali and will be directed by Mahesh Mathai. It will be produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Ronnie Screwvala under their banners. Only Shah Rukh has been confirmed in the film as Ronnie told PTI that an official announcement on casting will be made soon.