The Unknown Story of Laal Singh Chaddha
Image Source: Aamir Khan Productions
A Remake is Born
Aamir Khan admired Director Robert Zemeckis’ Tom Hanks starrer classic “Forrest Gump” and wished to remake it in India. However, the remake rights were owned by Zemeckis who refused to meet Khan.
Meeting the Legends
Khan had a meeting arranged with acclaimed Director Steven Spielberg in Germany in 2014 around the time he was shooting “Bridge Of Spies” with Tom Hanks.
James Cameron Of India
Aamir met both of them on the sets & Spielberg introduced him to Tom as the “James Cameron of India” as he broke his own Box Office Record with each film. Tom Hanks was quick to point out that he knows Aamir & has watched “3 Idiots” 3 Times!
Laal Singh Chaddha
Aamir wanted Spielberg to convince Zemeckis. Spielberg shared that Robert doesn’t want to meet Aamir because he didn’t want to say no to his face. After a lot of persuading & convincing, Zemeckis finally agreed to let Aamir have the remake rights titled “Laal Singh Chaddha” for Indian Audiences.
