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Why 2022 was the year of #BoycottBollywood

On December 14, the home minister of Madhya Pradesh objected to a song in an upcoming Bollywood film due to the colour of an actor’s bikini. Hours later, effigies of the two actors – one of whom is Muslim, the other Hindu – were burned in Indore for “hurting religious…

Newslaundry

Less Bollywood, more Tollywood: how Indian cinema’s hit machine flopped

Big releases with usually bankable male stars criticised for formulaic storylines as audience taste evolves

The Guardian - UK

‘Anti-Muslim in its soul’: A boycott hurts Bollywood’s Aamir Khan

Laal Singh Chaddha, the latest Khan film, has flopped at the box office amid a boycott campaign by right-wing groups.

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Laal Singh Chaddha is less a Forrest Gump remake, more an Aamir Khan vanity project

Bollywood filmmakers have to shed their insincerity in filmmaking if they want us to believe that they care about their art form. But I will come to my grouse with filmmaking later.

Newslaundry

Laal Singh Chaddha: Critics divided as India releases Hindi-language remake of Forrest Gump

‘The film shows we should only exist as cured of our disability,’ says disability advocate

The Independent UK

Run, Laal, Run: Aamir Khan Stars in Indian ‘Forrest Gump’

Indian actor Aamir Khan enjoyed “Forrest Gump” so much that he’s starring in a Hindi remake. Released in 1994, the original film went on to sweep the Oscars, taking six trophies including best picture and best actor for Tom Hanks. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth based…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Run, Laal, run: Aamir Khan stars in Indian 'Forrest Gump'

Indian actor Aamir Khan enjoyed “Forrest Gump” so much that he’s starring in a Hindi remake of the iconic film

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Laal Singh Chaddha review – a ‘Hindi Forrest Gump’, no more, no less

Director Advait Chandan is too literal in his adaptation of the 90s classic but finds a warmth and political honesty the original lacks

The Guardian - UK

"Please don't boycott my film": Aamir Khan on 'Laal Singh Chaddha'

Ahead of the release of Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha', the film triggered controversy after "#BoycottLaalSinghChaddha" started trending on Twitter. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Entertainment: 'Laal Singh Chaddha' team celebrates Parents' Day

On the occasion of Parents' Day, the makers of 'Laal Singh Chaddha' shared a new poster from the film. In the poster, actress Mona Singh is seen posing. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Bollywood: Music video of ‘Tur Kalleyan’ from 'Laal Singh Chaddha' to be released on 25 July

The song reflects on Laal’s transformational journey to self-love and finding himself. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Aamir Khan suffers knee injury during 'Laal Singh Chaddha' shoot

Aamir Khan has given his everything to 'Laal Singh Chaddha'. Ahead of the release of the film, a source close to the actor shared that he suffered a knee injury while shooting a long-running sequence in the film. Read more on Dynamite News:

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