How Bollywood star Aamir Khan brought his Hindi adaptation of Forrest Gump to life

In a new Hindi-language adaptation of Forrest Gump, life isn’t like a box of chocolates — it’s like a box of golgappas, an Indian street food delicacy composed of flatbread, filling and spiced water.

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan — one of the biggest movie stars in the world — delivers a similar but distinct line about the popular snack as the main character in Laal Singh Chaddha, a faithful remake of the 1994 classic starring Tom Hanks.

Khan, who counts the original among his favourite movies, said the new production happened “quite by accident” after a conversation with fellow actor Atul Kulkarni.

“We were discussing Forrest Gump