Laal Singh Chaddha (2022)

Original title

लाल सिंह चड्ढा

Directed by

Advait Chandan

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 96 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A simple man with a kind heart travels through decades of Indian history. He meets people who shape his life and he stays true to himself.

lightheartednostalgicsweetbittersweetslow-pacedsinceresentimentalwhimsical

What happens

Laal Singh Chaddha is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Advait Chandan and written by Atul Kulkarni. The film is jointly produced by Paramount Pictures, Aamir Khan Productions and Viacom18 Studios. It is a remake of the 1994 American film Forrest Gump, which itself is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film stars Aamir Khan as the title character alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan, Naga Chaitanya and Mona Singh. The adaptation of Forrest Gump underwent a series of changes over a period of two decades, with Kulkarni spending the first ten years adapting the script, and another ten years purchasing the remake rights. Aamir Khan bought the rights to the film in early 2018 with the help of Los Angeles-based producer and director Radhika Chaudhari and announced the film officially on 14 March 2019, with its title. The film's score is composed by Tanuj Tiku, while its original soundtrack is composed by Pritam with their lyrics written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Laal Singh Chaddha has been filmed in more than 100 Indian locations. Principal photography began in October 2019 and concluded in September 2021, after multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was initially scheduled for cinema release on multiple dates in 2020–2022, but kept getting delayed due to the production halt caused by the pandemic. It was theatrically released worldwide on 11 August 2022, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan and Indian Independence Day. It opened to mixed reviews from critics and audiences, with praise for its adaptation to the new setting, faithfulness to the source material, depth, soundtrack, background score and emotion, but received criticism for Khan's performance and failure to conceive some sequences. Against its budget of ₹1.8 billion, the film generated a total revenue of ₹1.29 billion at the worldwide box office. It was declared as a box office flop in India. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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