Bollywood Actor Aamir Khan is producing a multi-movie series based on great Hindu itihasa “Mahabharata”. The magnum opus is likely to be co-produced by billionaire businessman Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chief Mukesh Ambani.

The ambitious project is estimated to cost a whopping Rs 1000 crore for the entire series.

While no official announcement has been made on the launch of the movie-series, there have been at least three confirmations that project is currently underway.

A well-known film trade analyst Ramesh Bala on his Twitter account confirmed that Aamir Khan will start working on a movie series based on Mahabharat that RIL‘s Mukesh Ambani will co-produce. He indicated the movie would be in the lines of TheLord Of The Rings, and Game of Thrones in-terms of production value. Bala also mentioned that the budget for the proposed project is pegged at over Rs 1000 Crores.