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Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha appreciated by the Academy, makers says ‘we’re immensely humbled’

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Box workplace stories counsel that Aamir Khan’s newest launch, Laal Singh Chaddha, the remake of Forrest Gump, has been receiving a lukewarm response from the viewers because the footfall retains dropping with each passing day. However, the movie has acquired a welcome acknowledgment from the Academy. The official social media accounts of the Academy have shared a video clip that juxtaposes frames of Tom Hank’s Forrest Gump and the Indian remake.

The submit additionally famous that Forrest Gump, which was launched manner again in 1994, was ‘nominated for 13 Oscars including six wins for Best Actor, Directing, Film Editing, Best Picture, Visual Effects, and Adapted Screenplay.’ The caption stated, “Robert Zemeckis and Eric Roth’s sweeping story of a man who changes the world with simple kindness receives an Indian adaptation in Advait Chandan and Atul Kulkarni’s ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ starring Aamir Khan in the title role made famous by Tom Hanks.”

 

In response, Aamir Khan Productions, the manufacturing home of Laal Singh Chaddha, thanked the Academy for the honour. Sharing the clip, the submit of the manufacturing home learn, “We’re immensely humbled! Thank you so much (sic).”

 

The field workplace efficiency of the movie is shockingly underwhelming for an Aamir Khan movie. On prime of that, critics have additionally not been welcoming of Laal Singh Chaddha, which has been within the making for about 4 years. The boycott campaigns towards the movie on social media are cited as a key motive for the field workplace failure of the movie.

In response to the campaigns, Aamir Khan advised the media, “If I have hurt anyone by any means, I regret it. I don’t want to hurt anyone. If someone doesn’t want to watch the film, I’d respect their sentiment,”

Also starring Kareena Kapoor, Naga Chaitanya, and Mona Singh, Laal Singh Chaddha is directed by Advait Chandan and written by Atul Kulkarni.