Aamir signs another film

Defying his one-film-every-three-years policy Aamir has signed his third film post The Rising & Rang De Basanti.

Surprise, surprise! Aamir Khan, who is known to choose his films after much deliberation, has just signed another film.

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Departing from his one-film-every-three-years unofficial policy Aamir will be doing director Kunal Kohli's film, his third after The Rising by Ketan Mehta and Rang De Basanti by Rakesh Mehra.

While the other two films have the potential to take Aamir to an international audience, Kohli's film is apparently a straightforward love story, just like his two previous films - the flop Mujhse Dosti Karogi and Hum Tum, released this year which surprised everyone by turning into a success.

For better or for worse, Aamir has acquired the label of Mr Exclusive. So much so that he reportedly kept John Matthew Mathan on hold for almost a year before he finally said no to the director's second venture.

After

Lagaan

, Aamir claimed the first film he'd sign would be the project he was committed to do for AB Corp Ltd. But he signed Ketan Mehta's

The Rising

for a staggering Rs.70 million.

Then suddenly there was Rakesh Mehra, last visible in the cinemas with his much-hyped but finally unsuccessful Aks, who signed Aamir for Rang De Basanti in English and Hindi.

For an actor like Aamir what could be the reason to pick a film by Kohli, and that too as his third project in a year?

That fact that Kohli's film is being produced by the prestigious Yash Chopra banner could have influenced Aamir's unexpected decision.

Many years ago, Chopra had offered Aamir Darr. It was the role that Shah Rukh Khan finally did and which carried him to a new level in his career. Aamir had said no because apparently Chopra had refused to give him a joint narration of the script along with the film's other leading man Sunny Deol.