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Trailer Talk: Heartwarming But Underwhelming

Perfectionist Aamir Khan returns to the silver screen with Laal Singh Chaddha after 4 years since the debacle of Thugs of Hindostan. On Sunday, the trailer of this much-awaited movie was unveiled during the IPL 2022 finale.

The film is an official adaptation of Tom Hanks-starrer Forrest Gump adapted by actor Atul Kulkarni for Indian cinema. The film also stars Kareena Kapoor, Naga Chaitanya, and Mona Singh.

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Laal Singh Chaddha‘s trailer is heartwarming and soul-stirring. The film speaks about the emotional bond between a mother and her disabled child, Laal’s love life with Kareena Kapoor, and his friendship with Naga Chaitanya. It covers the journey of a lifetime of the protagonist while covering the important events in India as well in the past few decades.

The music by Pritam sounds soothing, the VFX looks brilliant, and performances from everyone in the cast except Aamir Khan look good. Aamir seems to be repeating his performance from films like Dhoom 3 and PK. The film also looks frame-by-frame remake of the Hollywood classic Forrest Gump.

Naga Chaitanya gets a blink and miss footage in the trailer, but it seems his character will leave a mark.

The film is expected to revive Bollywood and start the trend of 300 crore grossers again, but the trailer looks underwhelming. The film is clashing with Akshay Kumar’s Raksha Bandhan this Independence weekend.

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