Aamir Khan%u2019s son Junaid is gearing up for his big Bollywood debut with %u2018Maharaja%u2019 helmed by Yash Raj Films (YRF). This is going to be the first big-budget film to go on floors after the partial unlock in Maharashtra and the second-period film after %u201CPrithviraj%u201D from Yash Raj Films.
The film is based on Jadunathji Brijratanji Maharaj, a religious leader from 1862 who had dragged reformer-journalist Karsandas Mulji to court, as he had written a libelous article. Junaid plays Mulji in the film.
After the Maharashtra government allowed film and TV shoots in Mumbai, keeping Covid-19 safety rules and precautions in place, producer Aditya Chopra immediately conducted the RT-PCR test on 100 cast and crew members and chose 25 people among the junior artistes who tested negative, stated multiple reports.
They will shoot for the film with the main cast to keep the on-set presence to a minimum. The unit will shoot in a bio-bubble for eight hours a day, as per stipulation.
Junaid will be the latest new face to be launched by YRF in a long line. Farha, Sonam, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, and Vaani Kapoor are among the successful names launched by the banner in the last 50 years.
