'It¡¯s a testament to how film grows on film': Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha earns high praise from Tom Hanks

Hollywood actor Tom Hanks has reacted to the Hindi adaptation of his movie Forrest Gump that had Bollywood actor Aamir Khan in the lead role. The Hindi-language Bollywood remake Laal Singh Chaddha also had Kareena Kapoor opposite Aamir. Forrest Gump, which was a hit in Hollywood, did not do really well as Aamir's Laal Singh Chaddha. But now Tom had something amazing to say about the movie. Hollywoood's legedary actor Tom has praised the movie and said, "It is extraordinary."

In a conversation with Zoom, Tom, while expressing his views about the Bollywood adaptation of his movie, said, ¡°I think it¡¯s a testament to how film grows on film.¡±

This comes at the time when Laal Singh Chaddha still gets criticism from Bollywood movie enthusiasts.

The Hindi-language movie grossed only around Rs 130 crores globally at the box office. According to media reports, the budget of the movie was over Rs 150 crores.

All about Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump is an American comedy-drama by director Robert Zemeckis. This film was too an adaptation of a novel by Winston Groom. The movie is all about an Alabama man whose name was Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) and his experiences in the United States.

All about Laal Singh Chaddha

Laal Singh Chaddha is an Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film by director Advait Chandan. The movie was the remake of the American film Forrest Gump.

The adaptation of Forrest Gump had some changes over a period of two decades. Aamir Khan bought the rights to the movie with the help of Los Angeles-based producer and director Radhika Chaudhari and officially announced the movie in 2019, with its title.