Movies made on inspiring true-life events and personalities have been a success Mantra in Bollywood. Another biopic project in talks right now is based on former Indian Air Force pilot Rakesh Sharma who flew aboard Soyuz T-11, launched on 2nd April 1984.

Surprisingly, Rakesh Sharma the only Indian citizen to travel in space. The film will showcase the incredible true story of the first Indian astronaut to go to space and yes the casting of the lead character is finalised. The makers of the film Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur had already approached the 'Raees' actor for the biopic.

Well, Shah Rukh Khan has given his nod to this project and a source close informs, "SRK wants to start shooting in September and continue for two months before he starts promoting Zero, which releases on Christmas. After that, he will resume Salute’s shoot from January 2019. The film is expected to release next year." 

From the past, whether it is MS Dhoni the untold story, Neerja, Dangal or Akshay Kumar's Padman, these movies were loved by the audiences at its core as its inspiring tale invites us all. The trend has been set now and we are witnessing many films based on this genre. A few upcoming biopics we are laying our eyes on is Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju based on real-life of Sanjay Dutt, Soorma based on the life of Indian hockey player Sandeep Singh, Kangana Ranaut's next period film on the life of Queen Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi and 83' based on former Indian Cricket team captain Kapil Dev. A whole lot of biopics in line isn't it?

So how excited are you to see King Khan in Bollywood?