Aamir Khan throws party for Lal Singh Chaddha cast and crew after film failure, keeps saying ‘it’s my fault’: Mukesh Chhabra Bollywood News
Aamir Khan, feeling guilty about the commercial underperformance of Laal Singh Chaddha, decided that the cast and crew would not only come together to mourn the failure of the film together, but also take pride in their work. He insisted on celebrating.
Casting director and actor Mukesh Chhabra said the entire team of Lal Singh Chaddha was surprised when the film did poorly at the box office last year. Half-hearted review When it debuted in theaters. The reception has become much warmer. When it came to streaming, however, by then it had already been declared one of the most expensive bombs of the year. In an interview with Rallantop, Mukesh said that after the film’s failure, Aamir threw a party for his staff as he felt guilty. In the same interview, the casting director also revealed that Aamir personally helped him with the audition process for the blockbuster Dangal.
He said the special thing about working with Aamir is that after five minutes you forget he’s a superstar and start thinking of him as an exceptionally hard-working rookie. “We auditioned a total of 13,000 girls for the four core roles, and after a while we narrowed it down to 400, then 200, then 100, and finally seven. , he said he wanted to audition with each girl personally,” Mukesh said, adding that Aamir only plays a “supporting role” in the film.
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Mukesh said that although he is involved in only a small part of the projects, people like Aamir are the real “geniuses” behind them.When I asked him what kind of atmosphere he was in, After the Lal Singh Chaddha bombing incidenthe said, “Professionally it doesn’t affect my agency, but personally I feel bad. After the film failed, I spoke to Aamir and Advait Chandan (director). I We couldn’t believe the movie had been rejected. It’s one thing for a movie to fail, but it’s quite another for it to be a disaster.”
He continued, “Not many people know about this, but Aamir hosted a party for all of us in honor of the crew. I’m sorry I don’t have one, but let’s all meet up.” Who would do this? We all wondered why they were having a party, but they wanted all departments to come together. Advait, Pritam, Kareena, they were all there and Amitabh Bhattacharya was singing the songs for the film. Aamir kept saying it was his fault. ”
Released in 2022, the year was considered unlucky for Hindi films as a whole, whereas Laal Singh Chaddha’s worldwide box office collection was reported to be Rs 180 crore. , which amounted to less than 130 million rupees. The film was an official remake of the Hollywood classic Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks.
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Date first published: February 12, 2023 17:14 IST
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