Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Starrer "Laal Singh Chaddha" Receives Mixed Reviews

The 2022 comedy-drama film Laal Singh Chaddha starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor released on August 11. The remake of the 1994 film Forrest Gump is currently trending as some users call for the film’s boycott while others review the film.

Laal Singh Chaddha revolves around the history of India shown through the perspective of the kindhearted but slow-witted titular character played by Aamir Khan. The film is directed by Advait Chandan and produced by Aamir Khan Productions and Viacom18 Studios. The screenplay is written by Eric Roth and Atul Kulkarni. The trailer for the film showed glimpses of the main character’s life through the years.

The film stars actors Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Naga Chaitanya, Mona Singh, Aaryaa Sharma, and Manav Vij.

It received mixed reviews, with some describing it as slow and uninteresting while others praise the plot and acting in the film.

Laal Singh Chaddha Reviews

One user posted a review for the Laal Singh Chaddha film and rated it three stars out of five. The user wrote, “Story of the film is good but the screenplay is very dull. Aamir Khan has done good job and Kareena Kapoor Khan is decent.” The user ended the review by calling it an “emotional film” that was only for a selected audience.

Film critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to review the film. He rated it two stars and wrote that the film “disappoints”. Adarsh said, “#AamirKhan’s comeback vehicle #LSC runs out of fuel midway”. He ended the review by saying that the film had “some terrific moments, but lacks fire in totality”.

A Twitter user said the film was “Not even 10% of classic #ForrestGump, There are only few feel good moments but the overall film is not up to the mark.”

Laal Singh Chaddha was described by a Twitter user as a “phenomenal movie having stellar performances, good music and brilliant cinematography”. The user wrote, “Don’t miss this masterpiece movie”.

Another positive review of the film praised Aamir Khan. The user wrote, “#AamirKhan always pushes himself to be the best of the best. This movie has a beautiful narrative about life and values. No one else could have done it.”

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