Why is India hating on Aamir Khan and his new movie? Bollywood fans are boycotting Laal Singh Chaddha, the remake of Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump, which has sparked massive social media backlash
- Nothing could’ve prepared Aamir Khan for the public’s reaction to his new film Laal Singh Chaddha, released on August 11 starring Kareena Kapoor and Mona Singh
- Hashtags like #BoycottLaalSinghChaddha trended on Twitter due its alleged disrespect of Hindu culture – but Khan’s niece, Zayn Marie Khan, has urged fans to watch it and decide for themselves
Laal Singh Chaddha has been one of the most anticipated movie releases in India this year. Directed by Advait Chandan and written by Atul Kulkarni, it also stars Kareena Kapoor and Mona Singh, and marks Naga Chaitanya’s Bollywood debut. It was produced by Aamir Khan Productions and stars Khan as the main character.
The film is the Hindi remake of Tom Hanks’s 1994 classic, Forrest Gump. But not only has it failed to attract the audience everyone expected, an orchestrated campaign against the film and Khan has been peddled on social media.
Here’s what you need to know.
Hard work
Khan told the Financial Times in an interview before the film’s release that he had been working for 36-hour periods. He said he would take breaks to sleep for a few hours and then begin again. At the time, he was putting the finishing touches on the movie, telling FT that he was “very nervous” ahead of its release.
He said he was most excited to see how far the entire process had come, from when they just had a script in their hands to a finished product being released.