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Is my age inappropriate to play the role, asks Aamir Khan on 17-year age gap with Mona Singh in Laal Singh Chaddha

Is my age inappropriate to play the role, asks Aamir Khan on 17-year age gap with Mona Singh in Laal Singh Chaddha

Singh, 40, will be seen as 57-year-old Khan's mother in the upcoming film starring Kareena Kapoor as his love interest.
02 Aug, 2022

Age gaps are not uncommon in movies, but having a woman 17 years your junior play your on-screen mother is a bit much. That’s why Bollywood’s Aamir Khan has been receiving backlash for his next film Laal Singh Chaddha alongside Kareena Kapoor and Mona Singh, who plays his mother.

On Monday, Pinkvilla reported that Khan was asked about the 17-year age difference between him and his on-screen mom. In his defence, the Dangal actor said, “I want to ask you a question that as an actor, as a creative person, if I’m looking 103, which I’m supposed to, why is my age inappropriate to play the role? Just because I am 57. What is the logic? What is age-specific for an actor? An actor can play characters who are not their age and that is the beauty of it.” He also appreciated Singh for her ability to portray an older character.

Khan, 57, felt that it’s due to the brilliance of Singh’s craft that she is able to play the role of a mother despite being 40 years old. According to the news portal, the actor also said that anyone questioning the age difference between her and her on-screen character is disrespecting Singh as an artist.

“What are you saying? This is Mona Singh’s brilliance. When you will see her in the film, you will think that she is looking very young. You will also feel that she is looking old as well. It is her brilliance. You are snatching away her good work. This is wrong. Had I been in her place, I would have been very disturbed,” the PK actor said.

Laal Singh Chaddha is an official remake of Tom Hanks’ 1994 classic Forrest Gump and will hit the theatres on August 11. The film will see Kapoor, Khan and Singh unite for the second time on screen — they also acted in 3 Idiots together 13 years ago.

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Aug 02, 2022 05:46pm
No doubt, age is a big factor, whether we like it or not.
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Leo Aug 02, 2022 05:51pm
no original ideas..100 plus years of Bollywood!
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Ashraf P Aug 02, 2022 06:00pm
Simple answer. Yes!
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Tanvir Khan Aug 02, 2022 07:06pm
A yard-long beard makes a son's face appear three times more antique.
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Bunny Aug 02, 2022 07:06pm
Role is a role . job is a job. she should feel flattered that shes playing this older role beautifully and convincingly .
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Imran khan (Mardan) KPK Aug 02, 2022 08:36pm
Who the heck on earth actually cares here in Pakistan ?
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Citizen Aug 02, 2022 09:30pm
Sir keep it up. Character shall speak.
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Chacha Jee Aug 02, 2022 09:40pm
But Aamir will no objection to marry an 18 years old girl preferably a Hindu upper caste.
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SecondPilot Aug 02, 2022 09:58pm
@Leo And yet your country watches more pirated Bollywood movies than any other in the world.
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Altaf Aug 02, 2022 10:09pm
I dont think this movie will run even for one week.
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Saad Aug 02, 2022 10:20pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad I think you meant to say ‘who cares’
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Nadeem Tabani Aug 02, 2022 11:02pm
Why is he making a ditto copy of Forest Gump to begin with?
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Sheheryaar Afridi Aug 02, 2022 11:15pm
Bollywood is "Control C" and then "Control V" Industry ... Copycats ... Plaigarists ..... Chors !!
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trace Aug 02, 2022 11:40pm
@Imran khan (Mardan) KPK .... agree, let us first earn to eat, before we can buy bollowood tickets
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dan Aug 03, 2022 12:11am
@Leo , you have no ideas at all. be it original or copied.
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dan Aug 03, 2022 12:12am
@Imran khan (Mardan) KPK you do , you definately do
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Enlightened One Aug 03, 2022 12:28am
No one will watch this garbage movie in India.
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Pak Khan Aug 03, 2022 01:04am
@Imran khan (Mardan) KPK DAWN
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Traveler Aug 03, 2022 01:05am
It does not matter. No one is going to watch Amir Khan's movies anymore in India. He better move to a country where is really feels safe.
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riz12 Aug 03, 2022 01:55am
@Imran khan (Mardan) KPK Yes, let's just stop all Bollywood movies and Bollywood culture in Pakistan, shall we? Possible?
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Nadeem Shah Aug 03, 2022 02:44am
It's a movie, not real life, they are actors, take it easy. Makeup can make anyone look older.
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Skeptic2 Aug 03, 2022 03:14am
@Imran khan (Mardan) KPK The answer is everyone in Pakistan. If you have not watched any of the Bollywood movies, then you are indeed a rare Pakistani.
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mlk Aug 03, 2022 05:10am
I think Amir Khan is the only one who will fit in Forest Gump's ( Tom Hank ) role in Laal Singh Chadha
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Zeeshan11 Aug 03, 2022 06:02am
Boycott LSC !!
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Masood Aug 03, 2022 06:06am
Aamir Khan is just a brilliant creative actor .
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Raja Parekh Aug 03, 2022 06:18am
@Imran khan (Mardan) KPK , I think you all. No doubt you also that is why you are here!
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TPA Aug 03, 2022 06:20am
Flop movie
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Imran Aug 03, 2022 08:15am
M 39 n u luck 15 yrs younger than me
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Imran Aug 03, 2022 08:16am
You look 15yrs younger than i, 39yrs
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AinOther Aug 03, 2022 08:45am
Age difference is fine if aamir or any male actor has played the role of father to an actress older than them.
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time_travel Aug 03, 2022 08:57am
Copy of Forest Gump movie.
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Piyush Aug 03, 2022 09:17am
@Imran khan (Mardan) KPK guys you only care that's why you are reading the article and commenting on it.
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Pops Aug 03, 2022 10:28am
@AinOther Acting is ab art. Playing an older actor requires a lot of skill. Ben Kingsley starved himself to look skinny, so he could look like Gandhi. Also the actor that played Milkha Singh in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. I forget his name, I’m not into Bollywood movies. He had to look really fit and he did.
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Junego Aug 03, 2022 11:14am
Total boycott
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HumaN Aug 03, 2022 11:28am
@Imran khan (Mardan) KPK starting from you a lot of them do, that's why you are here ...
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Vijay B. Aug 03, 2022 01:40pm
Just ;like Aamir Khan's recent previous film Prithviraj Chauhan this film will also flop at the box office mainly because the Indian audiences have decided to boycott hid films because of his unpatriotic statements and actions. This boycott will further permeate to Shah Rukh Khan's and Salman Khan's films as well.
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Surya Kant Agrawal Aug 03, 2022 01:47pm
This man spending eyes in an idiotic manner thinks himself to be a great actor, be it PK or this. Give movie a miss.
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M Emad Aug 03, 2022 02:51pm
Aamir Khan (57) now should retire from film industry.
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