Anurag Basu on Kishore Kumar biopic: Keeping my fingers crossed that it happens

Updated On: 08 July, 2025 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma

Amid rumours that Aamir Khan will headline the Kishore Kumar biopic, filmmaker Anurag Basu says he hopes to roll his decade-in-the-making film soon without jinxing it

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Kishore Kumar and Aamir Khan

A biopic of Kishore Kumar has long fascinated filmmaker Anurag Basu, and for good reason. The late singer and actor greatly influenced Hindi cinema’s music landscape. While Ranbir Kapoor was initially attached to lead the biopic, recent rumours suggested that Aamir Khan would step into the shoes of the maverick artiste. So, as we caught up with the filmmaker, we asked if he was indeed set to direct Khan on his passion project. “No comment,” he chuckled, before adding, “Until everything is finalised and the contract is signed, I don’t think I should speak on it.”

Basu’s long-cherished project has gone through an eventful journey, with the makers earlier struggling to get the approval of Kumar’s kin for the story. “This project went through a lot of ups and downs. So, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it happens this time and I go on set with the story, which I’ve been trying to tell for the last decade. So, I won’t jinx it by speaking about it.”

Ranbir Kapoor; (right) Anurag Basu. Pics/Yogen Shah, mid-day archives, AFP, Instagram