Kangana Ranaut has claimed that Aamir Khan himself has arranged the trend around boycotting his forthcoming movie Laal Singh Chaddha. The movie is an official Hindi remake of 1994 Hollywood movie Forrest Gump that featured Tom Hanks in the lead role. It is presently facing calls for a boycott on social media.
Sharing a note on her Instagram Stories, Kangana penned, “I think all the negativity around the upcoming release Laal Singh Chadda is skillfully curated by mastermind Aamir Khan Ji himself. This year, no Hindi films have worked (barring one exception of a comedy sequel) only south films deeply rooted in Indian culture or with local flavour have worked. A Hollywood remake would have not worked anyway.” Not many Hindi movies have worked wonders at the box office this year, including Bhool Bhulaiyya 2, a spinoff to Akshay Kumar-starrer Bhool Bhulaiyya. Other box office successes from Bollywood this year include The Kashmir Files and Gangubai Kathiawadi.
The actress added, “But now they will call India intolerant, Hindi films need to understand the pulse of audiences it’s not about being a Hindu or Muslim. Even after Aamir Khan ji made Hinduphobic PK or called India intolerant, he gave the biggest hits of his life. Please stop making it about religion or ideology. It takes away from their bad acting and bad films.”
The movie reunites Aamir with Kareena Kapoor Khan for their 3rd movie together – they prior featured in Talaash Talaash and 3 Idiots. Laal Singh Chaddha is helmed by Advait Chauhan and likewise stars Mona Singh and Naga Chaitanya in significant roles.
