Aamir Khan playing 'Suspense Drama'

Aamir Khan playing 'Suspense Drama': Aamir Khan will end his over a year long acting sabbatical with a lead role in a suspense drama to be directed by Reema Kagti.

The film will be co-produced by Aamir Khan Productions and Excel Entertainment owned by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. Farhan, who last worked with Aamir as director and co-producer of Dil Chahta Hai (2001), is excited about the new film.

"It feels great to be collaborating with Aamir a decade after Dil Chahta Hai. We had been hoping to do a film together since then. And I'm thrilled that it is finally happening with this script," he said. [via TOI]

The announcement of Aamir Khan's next film ends speculation that he may feature in a negative role in Dhoom-3, or work with Yash Chopra's directorial comeback opposite his Veer Zara co-star Preity Zinta.

Besides Aamir Khan, the new film will feature two leading ladies.

Reema, who earlier directed Excel Entertainment's Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2006), is scripting the new film with Zoya Akhtar. Production is scheduled to start in February 2011.

According to TOI, Aamir is looking at two more scripts as follow up projects.

Aamir Khan was last seen in 3-Idots (2009), Bollywood's highest grosser to date.