Bollywood heavyweight Aamir Khan Productions is officially developing a feature-length documentary chronicling the historic political ascent of India’s President, Droupadi Murmu. The project is actively tracing her journey from a modest tribal village in Odisha to Rashtrapati Bhavan, exploring the sociological significance of her election as the first tribal President and the second woman to hold the country’s highest constitutional office.
The studio has tapped filmmaker and writer Svati Chakravarty Bhatkal to direct the biographical feature, according to an initial report by India Today. This move marks a significant professional reunion for Bhatkal, who previously collaborated with Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao on the critically acclaimed 2019 documentary anthology Rubaru Roshni.
Cameras are already rolling on the project. Film crews recently began shooting on location in Murmu’s native village in Odisha to capture the authentic roots of her early life. To bring these developmental years to the screen, the production has cast local actors and is actively blending dramatized recreations with real-world geographical locations and archival materials, as detailed by The Times of India.
The production studio’s founder has a documented relationship with the President. In June 2025, Aamir Khan hosted a special screening of his feature film Sitaare Zameen Par exclusively for Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This pivot toward high-profile, politically significant non-fiction comes shortly after Aamir Khan Productions faced commercial headwinds with their latest theatrical release, Ek Din, starring Junaid Khan and Sai Pallavi.