Amir to start shooting next February

Mumbai, Nov 5 (IANS) Aamir Khan, who took a long sabbatical from acting after '3 Idiots', says he will start shooting for director Reema Katgi's suspense drama in February next year.

'I have recently signed Reema Katgi's film. Reema and Zoya (Akhtar) have written this film. It's a suspense drama. We will start shooting end of February. After '3 Idiots', this is the first film I have signed. The casting of the film has not been finished yet,' Aamir told reporters at the DVD launch of 'Peepli Live' here Thursday.

Aamir is excited and said: 'It's been a long time I have done shooting for any film so I am quite excited to start again.'

Produced by actor-director Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, it's Kagti's second film after her critically acclaimed movie 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd'.