Director Lokesh Kanagaraj Hypes His Superhero Film With Aamir Khan; Aims To Target Global Audience With This

Mumbai, July 15 - Director Lokesh Kanagaraj has become one of the most in-demand filmmakers, not just in Tamil cinema but also in other industries. While he has directed only 7 films so far (all Tamil), the maverick filmmaker is spreading his wings and will be making his Bollywood debut with none other than superstar Aamir Khan.

The collaboration between Aamir and Lokesh has been making waves in the media, and it was Aamir who first officially confirmed the project in a recent media interaction. And now, director Lokesh has also confirmed that he is indeed teaming up with the Bollywood superstar next year.

The project in question is in the superhero genre. Hyping the film further, director Lokesh said in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India that it is a very good script. He further said that with this film, they are aiming to reach out to the global audience, and not just the Indian audience.

"It is a Hindi film, but made for a global audience. Aamir sir and I have spoken about it a lot over the last few months, especially when he was on the sets of Coolie. In fact, I found a lot of similarities between him and Kamal Sir. I love the way he approaches a subject. I know fundamentally his films are very different from mine, but our collaboration will bring about a new genre", said the director.

There is no fixed or official timeline set for the production of the movie. However, according to Aamir, his movie with the Leo director is likely to go on floors in the second half of 2026, around September or October, for a 2027 release. As confirmed by Lokesh to THR India, it will be a Hindi film that will also be released in other languages.

Lokesh has wrapped up superstar Rajinikanth's gangster action drama, Coolie, which is scheduled to hit the big screen on August 14 this year. This film features Aamir Khan in a cameo role. After Coolie, Lokesh will start Karthi's Kaithi 2, which is a part of his cinematic universe, by the end of this year.

The filmmakers' movie with Aamir will start after Kaithi 2. He also has Kamal Haasan's Vikram 2 and a film with Suriya's Rolex character from Vikram. He also plans to make Leo 2 with Thalapathy Vijay, which is not definite at the moment. Except for Coolie and Aamir's film, all the upcoming movies of Lokesh will be part of the Lokesh Cinematic Universe.

Aamir Khan, on the other hand, was seen in the recently released comedy drama Sitaare Zameen Par, which is still playing in theatres. He will next reunite with director Rajkumar Hirani for the biopic of Dadashaheb Phalke, known as the father of Indian cinema. It will start filming in October this year. After the biopic, the actor will move to Lokesh's film next year.

The Dangal star is also planning to adapt the epic Mahabharata on the big screen. He confirmed that plans of starting work on this mega project by August this year, before taking it to the floors in the next few years. He will produce it and is also likely to act for the key character.

Stay tuned...