Aamir Khan’s ambitious adaptation of the Mahabharata to the big screen has been mired with trolls and unnecessary backlash. Aamir’s magnum opus which is supposed to be made in several parts is in the planning stage and has a whopping Rs 1000 crore budget and will be co-produced by Reliance Industries Chief Mukesh Ambani. It was reported that Aamir was going to play either Krishna or Karna in the film series, which did not go too well with a lot of Twitterati. After a lot of chaos wherein noted lyricist Javed Akhtar also plunged in, the actor has decided to shut the chaos. Now, the PK actor wants Salman Khan to play Lord Krishna in the film series.

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Salman was also keen to adapt the Mahabharata to the silver screen and was toying with the idea for years. But when he heard that Aamir has taken the plunge he decided to step in. A filmmaker who is close to both the actors said, “Salman has been keen to do his own version of the Mahabharata. When he heard Aamir is doing it, he offered to pitch in. Aamir has spoken to Salman to play Krishna.”

As per the grapevine, Aamir has also roped in his Thugs of Hindostan co-star Amitabh Bachchan to play Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana’s father and the blind king of Hastinapur). If Salman does play Lord Krishna in the film then the Khan duo will be seen together on screen after 24 years. They last shared screen space in the cult comedy classic Andaz Apna Apna which also starred Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor and Paresh Rawal and was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and released in 1994. The film did not fare too well on the box office at the time of its release but has over the years gained cult status as one of the best comedy films ever made and is favourite film in popular culture.