Telugu movie actor Naga Chaitanya is set to make his Bollywood debut with Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha. The actor had shared a picture with Aamir and his ex-wife Kiran Rao from their shoot in Ladakh.

Chaitanya has now opened up about how he bagged the role. Laal Singh Chaddha is the Hindi adaptation of the Hollywood film Forrest Gump.

In an interview with Deccan Chronicle, Naga Chaitanya revealed that he got a call from Aamir himself. He said, “I got a call from Aamir Khan. After discussing the initial modalities of the script, I went to Mumbai for final discussions and was quickly on board. It was like magic! Aamir said he’d watched some of my performances and trailers of my film and was very impressed and that he felt I’d be apt for the role.”

Chaitanya said, “I was amazed by Aamir's excitement and energy levels on the sets, Aamir sir was up-to-date with the developments taking place in the Telugu film industry. He’s a music lover and wanted me to play my ANR and NTR’s old classics, apart from current film songs.” 

It was previously said that Chaitanya would play the role of Aamir's best friend in the film. Laal Singh Chaddha had roped in Vijay Sethupathi as well. However, that couldn’t work out.  

Talking to News Minute, Vijay said, “Covid happened. It ransacked all our plans. After the lockdown, I had five Telugu projects in various stages of production to complete. I just couldn’t accommodate Laal Singh Chaddha in my schedule.”

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