Oscar's official page honours Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha in special way

After a long wait, Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha finally released on August 11. It is the official Hindi remake of Tom Hanks' Forrest Gump. Now, the official handle of the Oscars has shown its support. The social media handles of The Academy shared a clip showing how the Indian adaptation has recreated the magic of the Oscar-winning original.

The video was captioned, "Robert Zemeckis and Eric Roth’s sweeping



story of a man who changes the world with simple kindness receives an Indian adaptation in Advait Chandan and Atul Kulkarni’s ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ starring Aamir Khan in the title role made famous by Tom Hanks (sic)." It also detailed that the 1994 film Forrest Gump was nominated for 13 Oscars. The movie went on to bag six wins for Best Actor, Best Director, Film Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture.