Post
Vijay
Sethupathi's
exit
from
Aamir
Khan's
upcoming
film
Laal
Singh
Chaddha,
there
were
reports
about
the
makers
roping
in
Telugu
superstar
Naga
Chaitanya
popularly
known
as
Chay
Akkineni.
After
remaining
tight-lipped
about
these
reports,
the
actor
has
finally
confirmed
that
he
is
a
part
of
the
film.
Laal
Singh
Chadda
marks
his
debut
in
Bollywood.
Naga
Chaitanya
took
to
his
Instagram
page
to
break
this
news.
He
shared
a
picture
with
Aamir
Khan,
Kiran
Rao
and
a
crew
member
from
the
film's
set
in
Ladakh
and
wrote,
"Grateful...
#Bala
#laalsinghchaddha
@aamirkhanproductions."
In
the
picture,
Naga
and
Aamir
are
seen
donning
the
uniform
and
are
all
smiles
for
the
picture.
Buzz
is
that
Chay
plays
a
pivotal
role
in
the
film.
According
to
a
report
in
Filmfare
magazine,
his
character
in
Laal
Singh
Chaddha
which
is
a
Hindi
adaptation
of
Tom
Hanks'
Forrest
Gump,
is
based
on
Benjamin
Buford
Blue
aka
Bubba
who
is
the
protagonist's
best
friend
in
the
military.
The
character
was
portrayed
by
Mykelti
Williamson
in
the
original
film.
Currently,
Naga
and
Aamir
are
filming
some
important
sequences
in
Ladakh.
Earlier,
it
was
reported
that
the
makers
have
roped
in
action
director
Parvez
Shaikh
to
design
a
grand
battlefield
scene
featuring
a
massive
infantry
for
the
film
which
will
be
shot
there.
Initially,
Vijay
Sethupathi
was
supposed
to
essay
the
role
which
is
being
portrayed
by
Naga
Chaitanya
now.
However,
the
Master
actor
opted
out
of
the
film
citing
unavailability
of
dates.
Besides
Aamir
Khan
and
Naga
Chaitanya,
Laal
Singh
Chaddha
helmed
by
Advait
Chandan,
also
stars
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan.
The
film
is
slated
to
release
in
Christmas
2021.