Mumbai, July 30 -- The biopic on former Indian air force pilot Rakesh Sharma who is also the first Indian man to travel into space, has been in the doldrums for a while now. While the difficulty in finding a lead might have made it seem like the film was done, but the makers have bounced back with the project securing Farhan Akhtar to play Rakesh Sharma.
The film has been titled Saare Jahaan Se Acchha and before this was in news for being turned down by Aamir Khan who reportedly recommended Shah Rukh Khan for the film. The latter then walked out on the project after his film Zero tanked at the box office. There were then reports of Vicky Kaushal being finalized for the part while Salman Khan also having being approached for the part. View ...