Ahead of the release of his upcoming movie Laal Singh Chaddha, Aamir Khan revealed a surprising fact about the movie.
He said his son Junaid Khan had ALSO AUDITIONED for the lead role in Laal Singh Chaddha!
Aamir was blown away by his son’s audition and he had even shaved off his beard since they were allegedly planning to go ahead with Junaid’s casting.
“As soon as I saw the test video, I was blown away. I knew mera chance gaya (I thought my chance has gone). That innocence of Laal that we were planning to get was out there while I would have to act it out. The innocence on his face was Laal Singh and I would have had to work incredibly hard to get there. I don’t have that innocence anymore and he did that naturally. Junaid was simply outstanding and I felt he was the right guy to play the part,“ Aamir revealed.
However, Laal Singh Chaddha writer Atul Kulkarni and producer Aditya Chopra were convinced a new actor couldn’t carry the movie. And hence, Aamir got back on track.
“According to them(Atul & Aditya), The story of Forrest Gump isn’t that solid. It’s an episodic movie which requires a star. A new actor can’t pull this off. So when the discussions came back around, I started to grow my beard again,” Aamir said.
Laal Singh Chaddha Release Date:
In theatres on 11 August 2022. Remake of Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump.
