One glance at Rupa's face in the opening strands of Tere Hawaale, and it emerges that Kapoor Khan is playing a woman who starts dying the day she is born. It's not so much a performance as a subdued symphony of wounds.

| Sep 27, 2024

Like a box of “Gol Gappe” Laal Singh Chaddha adds a depth of flavour to what might otherwise have been an uninspired adaptation.

| Nov 2, 2023

It's quite the gender role reversal from what usually plays out in most Indian households every day. To watch this man be soft and vulnerable -- far removed from the ideas of toxic masculinity -- is a thing of beauty.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 5, 2023

There's a lot wrong with the numbingly mid Laal Singh Chaddha, but Aamir Khan's central performance isn't at the top of the list.

| Oct 9, 2022

Like Forrest Gump, Khan’s film lives or dies on your tolerance for its cloying, somewhat patronising central performance, which remains here just as polarising as ever.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 31, 2022

It's hard to justify the purpose of a remake that doesn't seem interested in rethinking a source material in a way that is attuned to present times and is invested in only recreating it.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 20, 2022

A simple tale about a simple man. But those tunes are dynamite.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 18, 2022

It helps that Singh and Kapoor deliver terrific performances, while the young Laal (Ahmad Ibn Umar) and Rupa (Hafsa Ashraf) are quite brilliant and Maniv Vij is a scene-stealer as this film’s equivalent of Lieutenant Dan.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 17, 2022

Director Advait Chandan and writer Atul Kulkarni cleverly keep events grounded, while actor-producer Aamir Khan is magnetic in the title role.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 17, 2022

If you're going to attempt to adapt one of the most famous films of all time, this is how to do it.

| Aug 16, 2022

If you have a passing knowledge of Gump, Laal Singh Chaddha is often a strange experience, in places a Gus Van Sant-esque facsimile rather than a remake. But it is not without its charms.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 16, 2022

'Laal Singh Chaddha' is a pale imitation of 'Forrest Gump'. Despite individual brilliance at times, it is more 'Dull Singh Chaddha'.

| Aug 13, 2022

Laal Singh Chaddha, the Indian version of Forrest Gump, is an underwhelming remake that has no real surprises, doesn’t take any creative risks, and drags on for far too long ... Worst of all: Aamir Khan’s constant mugging for the camera is too blatant.

| Aug 13, 2022

The film can feel rather lackluster as it goes through the motions rather than carve out its own path. The performances and production are fine, but it’s difficult to leave a lasting impression when you live in the shadow of the original Forrest Gump.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 12, 2022

LAAL SINGH CHADDHA is good enough to watch once. But overall, it’s quite uninspired and unfortunately Aamir Khan doesn’t do the film any favors with his always somewhat exaggerated and almost caricature-like portrayal.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 12, 2022

Despite how corny it is, Laal Singh Chaddha it unexpectedly disarming.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 12, 2022

Aamir Khan's Forrest Gump adaptation does not even try to introduce elements that would make it look somewhat different from the original.

| Aug 12, 2022

A de-aged Aamir Khan throws all that he has into the role and comes up with a simpleton who is wondrously loveable.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 12, 2022

You will particularly remember a crackling Shah Rukh Khan cameo and heartwarming special appearance by Kamini Kaushal.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 12, 2022

It’s not just the pace of the film which is the trouble. It is also, centrally and crucially, Sardar Laal Singh Chaddha himself, as played by Aamir Khan.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 12, 2022