Laal Singh Chaddha

Laal Singh Chaddha
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdvait Chandan
Screenplay byAtul Kulkarni
Based on
Forrest Gump
by
Produced by
StarringAamir Khan
Kareena Kapoor Khan
Naga Chaitanya
Mona Singh
Manav Vij
CinematographySatyajit Pande (Setu)
Edited byHemanti Sarkar
Music byScore:
Tanuj Tiku
Songs:
Pritam
Production
companies
Distributed byViacom18 Studios (North India)
Red Giant Movies (Tamil Nadu)
Geetha Arts (Telangana)
Paramount Pictures (International)
Release date
  • 11 August 2022 (2022-08-11)
Running time
159 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹180 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹130 crore[3]

Laal Singh Chaddha is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Advait Chandan and written by Atul Kulkarni. The film is jointly produced by Paramount Pictures, Aamir Khan Productions and Viacom18 Studios. It is a remake of the 1994 American film Forrest Gump,[4] which itself is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Winston Groom.[5] The film stars Aamir Khan as the title character alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan, Naga Chaitanya and Mona Singh.[6]

The adaptation of Forrest Gump underwent a series of changes over a period of two decades, with Kulkarni spending the first ten years adapting the script, and another ten years purchasing the remake rights.[7] Aamir Khan bought the rights to 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.[8] The film's score is by Tanuj Tiku, while its original songs are composed by Pritam and their lyrics are written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.[9]

Laal Singh Chaddha has been filmed in more than 100 Indian locations.[10] Principal photography began in October 2019 and concluded in September 2021, after multiple delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] The film was initially scheduled for cinema release on multiple dates in 2020–2022, but kept getting delayed due to the production halt caused by the pandemic. It was theatrically released worldwide on 11 August 2022, coinciding with Raksha Bandhan and Independence Day.[12] It opened to mixed reviews from critics and audience, with praise for its adaptation to the new setting, faithfulness to the source material, depth, soundtrack, background score and emotion, but received criticism for Khan's performance. Against its ₹1.8 billion budget, the film generated a total revenue of ₹1.29 billion at the worldwide box office. It was declared a box office flop in India, though it was successful overseas.

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