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
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