Actor Mona Singh has spoken in regards to the 17-year age-gap between her and Aamir Khan, which has brought on a little bit of a stir as a result of she’s enjoying his character’s mom within the lately launched movie Laal Singh Chaddha. A remake of the Hollywood hit Forrest Gump, Laal Singh Chaddha stars Aamir within the titular function, with Mona enjoying his mother. Many of her scenes are with a younger Laal.
In an interview with India Today, the actor addressed the criticisms, and stated, “There was the whole thing going on. I didn’t want to talk about it before because I wanted people to see the movie. And I am an actor. I am not playing Aamir Khan’s mother, I am playing Laal’s mother. As Laal ages, I age in the movie.” She added, “It is not an Aamir Khan biopic where he is 57 and I am 40 and playing a mother. That would be wrong. Honestly, it did not once cross my mind that I might be doing the wrong thing. I was so confident and sure that most people would not question the age gap once they watched the film.”
Mona additionally spoke in regards to the boycott campaigns surrounding the movie’s launch, which could have impacted its field workplace efficiency and its IMDb score, She stated, “I used to be very unhappy. I imply, what has Aamir Khan executed to deserve this? He is a man who has at all times entertained us for the final 30 years. But I used to be very assured that the boycotters would come round as soon as they began seeing that the movie is resonating with each Indian.”
Previously, Aamir had additionally spoken about Mona’s casting within the movie. Pinkvilla quoted him as saying, “I need to ask you a query that as an actor, as a inventive individual, if I’m trying 103, which I’m speculated to, why is my age inappropriate to play the function? Just as a result of I’m 57. What is the logic? Age particular kya hota hai actor ke liye? Actor ka toh yeh kamaal hota hai ke woh kuch bhi age ka ho aur kuch bhi age lage. (What is age-specific for an actor? An actor can play characters who are usually not their age and that’s the great thing about it).”
Laal Singh Chaddha has had a disappointing opening on the field workplace. In two days of launch, the movie has did not crack the Rs 20 crore mark.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
