Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has revealed that it took 14 years to make Laal Singh Chaddha, the Hindi remake of Tom Hanks starrer Forrest Gump.
In his first-ever podcast titled Laal Singh Chaddha Ki Kahaniyaan, Aamir Khan revealed many unknown facts about the film and its first song, Kahani, India Today reported.
Directed by Advait Chauhan, Laal Singh Chaddha stars Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan. He said, “In June-July, the film will complete 14 years, since we started it. It has been quite a journey. First few years, we were running behind the rights of the film.”
Talking about why he released a lyrical video of the song, Aamir Khan said, “I wanted people to just listen to the song created by Pritam and Amitabh Bhattacharya. We have confidence in the singers that whatever they’ve created doesn’t need the film’s visuals. I wanted that everyone should listen to the song and experience it.”
The podcast also revealed that Kahani was influenced by Raj Kapoor’s Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai song.
A film journalist, June Paul from India, taunted Khan over his remarks, saying, “Why did it take 14 years to copy Forrest Gump?”
Why did it take 14 years to copy Forrest Gump? pic.twitter.com/FnauHdadB4
— June Paul (@journojuno) May 6, 2022
The film is slated to release on August 11, 2022.
The film is helmed by Advait Chandan and co-produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures. Aamir Khan will be sharing screen space alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan, Mona Singh, and Naga Chaitanya.