Kiran Rao opens up on debacle of Laal Singh Chaddha and over Aamir Khan’s disappointment
Kiran Rao opens up on debacle of Laal Singh Chaddha and over Aamir Khan’s disappointment
Kiran Rao recently opened up on Aamir Khan’s disappointment over the debacle of his dream project “Laal Singh Chaddha’.
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2022 directorial also featured Kareena Kapoor.
Reportedly, Kiran Rao has been quite occupied with the promotions of her upcoming film, “Laapataa Ladies”, which releases in March 2024.
In a new interview with a channel, Kiran opened up on why Aamir Khan is not in Laapataa Ladies and also recalled how the actor, who is her ex-husband, was badly impacted following the debacle of his last film, Laal Singh Chaddha at the box office.
Aamir Khan essayed the lead role in Laal Singh Chaddha, which released in theatres on August 11, 2022.
As per Kiran Rao it’s really disheartening, when after putting in all the effort, it doesn’t work. This was precisely what happened Laal Singh Chaddha.
It definitely impacted Aamir because the project had seen so many stages, it had done the Covid-19 rollercoaster. It (Laal Singh Chaddha) had been a dream project for Aamir. He had been working on getting the rights for the script for a decade before we made it.
She added, she was really happy that people are responding well on social media (after Laal Singh Chaddha’s OTT release) because she does feel the film did not get as much of a chance. But it did not work and we do have to accept the fact that the audiences did not like it or did not want to see it.
Laal Singh Chaddha featured Aamir in the titular role with Kareena Kapoor playing his childhood love Rupa.
Laal Singh Chaddha is a comedy-drama and an Hindi remake of the 1994 Hollywood film Forrest Gump. Film also featured Naga Chaitanya and Mona Singh. In 2022, Laal Singh Chaddha landed on Netflix without any fanfare, just some weeks after its theatrical release in August.
It was a backlash for Laal Singh coz, when a film lands on OTT, stars do another round of promotions or interviews and send out social media promos to generate a buzz around the release. However, things were silent for Laal Singh Chaddha’s OTT release with neither Aamir Khan nor Kareena Kapoor mentioning anything about it.
Laal Singh Chaddha faced widespread boycott calls and did not fare well at the box office. The boycott trend against Laal Singh Chaddha began after Aamir Khan’s 2015 interview, where he said that his then-wife Kiran Rao had suggested they move out of India because of ‘growing intolerance’ which resurfaced and caught attention on social media.
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