Laal Singh Chaddha movie review: A meandering tale, Aamir is great !

Laal Singh Chaddha movie review: A meandering tale (via: IndianExpress)

Those who remember 'Forrest Gump' know, pretty much, what's in store for them in 'Laal Singh Chaddha', the official remake of the heavily-decorated 1994 Hollywood dramedy which won Tom Hanks an acting Oscar.

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When we first come upon Laal Singh Chaddha, he is in a train, holding on to a box of gol-gappa, or pani-puri, and a backpack full of memories.

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Soon Laal succeeds in drawing in the disinterested woman across him, and then the entire compartment.

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Given that it is Aamir who is known for his meticulous building of a character, and the source material which overcomes its heavy doses of schmaltz by a superb performance by Hanks, 'Laal Singh Chaddha' should have been a movie we could take home with us.

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The flashes of the life-changing events inserts Laal in the proceedings, but this contrived device which led to a mix of eye rolls and wonderment in the original, leaves little impact here.

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It's only when Laal Singh Chaddha leaves the dull shackles of his mannerisms, and hits the road that he starts to grow on you.

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