Indian actor Aamir Khan’s ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ is ‘Forrest Gump’ with an Indian makeover
“I just remember seeing it a couple of times in a short span, and it had a deep impact on me, Khan says “I loved the character of Forrest. I loved the way Tom played the part as well. And it’s a film that stayed with me.”Laal Singh ChaddhaLaal does not think life is like a box of chocolates, he instead likes to quote his mother talking about Golgappas - small circles of filled, deep-fried flatbread enjoyed with spiced water, which has a slightly different meaning than the original motto.
He says writer Atul Kulkarni was adapting what was “essentially American” into something “quintessentially Indian and very relevant to us culturally.”also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Mona Singh and Naga Chaitanya. “She’s such a huge star and she’s never auditioned for a part in her life. But for me, doing an audition for the part is perfectly natural because even I want to see how close I am to the character. So we’re not really testing to see that a person can act or not, but really how suitable the person is for the part. But that’s something which is very unusual in India.”
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