Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who has always surprised his fans and the audience with his different looks and characters in hit films, is starring as a simple Sikh man who has an uncanny ability to be present at history-changing events. Khan stars in this wide scope film with Kareena Kapoor Khan. Pictures of both stars dressed in Punjabi Sikh attires were released online recently.

CHANDIGARH – Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan will play a jovial, happy-go lucky Sikh savant in Laal Singh Chaddha, which is a Bollywood remake of Hollywood block buster Forrest Gump starring the uber talented Tom Hanks.

Khan, who has always surprised his fans and the audience with his different looks and characters in hit films, is starring in this wide scope film with Kareena Kapoor Khan. Pictures of both stars dressed in Punjabi Sikh attires were released online.

In the pictures, Aamir is seen sporting a long beard and a turban, wearing a shirt and high-waist trousers. The actor looks unrecognizable in the Sikh look.

 

In another still, Kareena can be seen in a plain pale pink salwar kameez paired with a purple dupatta. She can be seen strolling around with security in place. In a non-film look, Aamir too was spotted, sitting with his team and supervising some details. The Laal Singh Chaddha production team was shooting in Chandigarh last week.

The official Hindi language remake of the Tom Hanks-starring Oscar-winning classic is co-produced by Viacom18 Studios and Aamir Khan Productions. The project is currently filming and is set for a Christmas 2020 release.

The first look shows Khan in the titular role as a simple Sikh man who has an uncanny ability to be present at history-changing events. The film is directed by Advait Chandan (Secret Superstar).

Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Paramount Pictures’ Forrest Gump was a critical and commercial hit when it was released in 1994, winning six Oscars, including for best picture, best director and best actor for Hanks. The film was based on Winston Groom’s 1986 novel of the same name, reported Hollywood Reporter.

When the remake was first announced earlier this year, Paramount COO Andrew Gumpert had stated, “We’re thrilled to be in business with Aamir Khan Productions and Viacom18 Studios, and to see them bringing this timeless story to a whole new generation of audiences.”

“Knowing Aamir’s burning passion for this subject for many years, he is the perfect partner to bring to life this dream,” added Viacom18 Studios COO Ajit Andhare.

In a career spanning over three decades, Khan has starred in some of Bollywood’s biggest hits, including such titles as wrestling drama Dangal, which also set records in China.

Official Bollywood remakes of Hollywood titles have been gathering steam in recent years. Upcoming remakes include Dil Bechara, Fox Star Studios India’s take on The Fault in Our Stars, which has just wrapped filming, and a planned version of the Keira Knightley-Mark Ruffalo 2014 musical drama Begin Again, co-produced by Indian banners Abundantia Entertainment and T-Series, reported Hollywood Reporter.