Aamir Khan whose last release 'Dangal' broke all the records and went onto pocket a huge box-office collection is all geared up for his next biopic based on the life of astronaut Rakesh Sharma. The first Indian to fly in space. The film will be co-produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur and Siddharth has approached Aamir himself.

A leading daily quoted, "Sid had approached Aamir with the script of his last film and this time too he went straight to him. The 2018 film will be made under his newly-launched banner RK Films (Roy Kapur Films). It will be directed by Mahesh Mathai."

The title of the film is yet to be finalised and tentatively titled as 'Salute.'