Laal Singh Chaddha
Laal Singh Chaddha is an upcoming 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Advait Chandan from a screenplay by Eric Roth and Atul Kulkarni. Produced by Aamir Khan
it is a remake of the 1994 American film Forrest Gump which itself is based on Winston Groom's 1986 novel of the same name.[3] The film stars Aamir Khan as the titular character alongside Kareena Kapoor, Naga Chaitanya (in his Hindi film debut) and Mona Singh.[4]
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| Directed by | Advait Chandan |
| Screenplay by | Eric Roth (original) Atul Kulkarni (adaptation) |
| Based on | Forrest Gump by Winston Groom |
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| Starring | Aamir Khan Kareena Kapoor Naga Chaitanya Mona Singh |
| Cinematography | Satyajit Pande (Setu) |
| Edited by | Hemanti Sarkar |
| Music by | Score: Tanuj Tiku Songs: Pritam |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Running time | 164 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹180 crore[2] |
The adaptation of Forrest Gump, underwent a series of changes over a period of two decades, with Atul Kulkarni spending the first ten years adapting the script, and another ten years purchasing the remake rights.[5] Aamir Khan bought the rights of 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.[6]
Laal Singh Chaddha has been filmed in more than 100 Indian locations.[7] Principal photography began in October 2019 and concluded in September 2021, after multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The film was initially scheduled for cinema release during multiple dates in 2020–2022, but kept getting delayed due to the production halt caused by the pandemic, and will now be theatrically released on 11 August 2022, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan and the Indian Independence Day.[9]
The film score is composed by Tanuj Tiku while the original songs featured in the film are composed by Pritam and lyrics for the songs are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.
