The film, which features Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, is scheduled to hit the screens on August 11…writes K R Manigandan
Aamir Khan on Sunday said Atul Kulkarni’s brilliant adaptation of the classic Hollywood film “Forrest Gump” was what had inspired him to make “Laal Singh Chaddha”.
Aamir told : “Around 14 years ago, Atul Kulkarni, who is the writer of the adaptation, and I were talking one night. He asked me, ‘What is your favourite film?’, and I said ‘Forrest Gump’ is one of them. I named a few more also. But somehow, we got talking about this film and then the night got over. He went home and I forgot about it.
“Two weeks later, he called me up and said, I have written a screenplay for you. So, I said, ‘But you don’t write’. He replied, ‘Yeah. But I have tried to write and I have written it.’ I asked: ‘In two weeks?’ And he said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘I have written an adaptation of ‘Forest Gump’.’
“At first, I started laughing. ‘Forrest Gump’ is such a classic you don’t want to even attempt a remake. Plus he’s done it in only two weeks. And this is the first script he has written.
“So, I didn’t take it very seriously. It was my folly actually that I didn’t take it seriously. I didn’t hear it until two years (had passed). The day I heard Atul’s narration, I just fell in love with it.”
“I found it so beautifully done. How can something like ‘Forrest Gump’, which is so deeply rooted in American culture be made in any other culture?, I could not understand. But Atul showed me how. It was Atul’s adaptation that made me do it,” Aamir added.
The film, which features Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles, is scheduled to hit the screens on August 11.
‘A film which stirs you from deep within’
Calling director Advait Chandan’s upcoming film, ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, featuring Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor in the lead, as a breath of fresh air, actor Nagarjuna on Sunday said that it was wonderful to watch his son Naga Chaitanya grow as an actor.
Taking to Twitter, Nagarjuna said: “Had the privilege of watching Aamir Khan’s ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. A breath of fresh air!
“A film which goes more than surface deep. A film which stirs you from deep within!! Makes you smile, cry, laugh and ponder!! It comes with a simple message saying love and innocence conquers all!!
“Was wonderful to watch Naga Chaitanya grow as an actor. Director Advait Chandan, writer Atul Kulkarni and team, you just lift our spirits up!!”
The film, which is the remake of the Hollywood classic ‘Forrest Gump’, marks the Bollywood debut of Naga Chaitanya. Adapted by actor Atul Kulkarni, the film is scheduled to hit screens on August 11.
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