Every cinema lover knows about the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He is the father of Indian cinema. He is the one who laid the foundation for Indian cinema to grow to this extent. In 1913, Dadasaheb Phalke’s ‘Raja Harishchandra’ was India’s first silent film. This cinematic journey, which was made for 15 thousand rupees at that time, has reached hundreds of crores today. That credit should go to him.
Now, superstars are competing to make a film based on his life story. This is a sudden change in the Indian film industry. One is Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan. On the other hand, South Indian superstar Junior NTR. Both of them are appearing in the Dada Saheb Phalke biopic. Already, two teams are working separately on this film.
It’s not just a rivalry between Aamir Khan and Jr. NTR. This is a star directorial rivalry that Indian cinema has seen. While Rajkumar Hirani is directing the action-packed Dadasaheb Phalke biopic starring Aamir Khan, SS Rajamouli is mentoring the biopic starring Jr. NTR. So, have two biopics being made on the same person become a rivalry? Who will win between Aamir Khan and Jr. NTR? Here’s an analysis.
Jr. NTR in Dadasaheb Phalke biopic
In 2023, SS Rajamouli shared a post about the Dada Saheb Phalke film. Varun Gupta of Max Studio had said that Rajamouli’s son, SS Karthikeya, was producing this film. He had named it ‘Made in India’. From there, the script of this film was being worked on. Now it is finished, and the story has been narrated to Jr. NTR. News is doing the rounds that Young Tiger is getting excited about the concept of the film. Meanwhile, fans have released a fan-made poster. Another biopic on the same Dada Saheb Phalke award will also be set soon.
Aamir Khan in Dadasaheb Phalke biopic
After Jr. NTR, Aamir Khan has come forward to do the Dadasaheb Phalke biopic. Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Hirani are making this movie. It is said that two superstars are competing for the Dadasaheb Phalke biopic. Rajkumar Hirani’s team has also completed the script work. Also, the team claims that the Los Angeles VFX team has created an era in which Dadasaheb lived through AI. Now the question arises. Who is the best among these two? Will Rajkumar Hirani win? Rajamouli?