The first critiques of Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha are out and as per a couple of worldwide film critics, the movie appears to be a promising affair. It is an Indian adaptation of Robert Zemeckis’ six Academy Awards winner Forrest Gump. Released in 1994, the movie was led by actor Tom Hanks and likewise featured actors Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field amongst others.
Indie Wire’s Proma Khosla felt that the Advait Chandan directorial “stands on its own” regardless of being a remake of a Hollywood traditional. In her assessment, she wrote, “Instead of a box of chocolates or the obvious Indian equivalent, the film takes things a step further, adding strong depth and resonance to what could otherwise have been an unremarkable adaptation.” She added, “Laal Singh Chaddha measures its emotional beats tactically, deploying poignant punches sporadically throughout.”
Fred Topel of United Press International can be impressed with the variation as he talked about in his assessment, “Laal Singh Chaddha is faithful to Forrest Gump from the floating feather to the plot structure. Since the history is less vital to the narrative, it gives the story itself more weight, with some new thematic context.”
However, Carlos Aguilar of The Wrap did not discover Aamir’s efficiency up to speed as he wrote in his assessment, “Not that Tom Hanks’ performance as Forrest could ever be hailed as a paragon of subtle acting, but Khan’s interpretation of the character borders on parody. The exaggerated facial expressions and laughter read as disparagingly theatrical, even if that’s not their intent.”
He added in his assessment, “What remains troubling about the essence of the premise, regardless of its language and cultural context, is that it insinuates the protagonist’s disposition for good and kindness derives from his cognitive disability, assuming that neurotypical people would never behave with such human decency and placing a halo of inherent sainthood on Laal.”
The script of Laal Singh Chaddha has been written by Atul Kulkarni, The movie will hit the Indian theaters on August 11.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
