Aamir Khan REACTS to ‘Boycott Laal Singh Chaddha’ trend: People believe I don’t like India and it’s untrue

Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha is all set to release on August 11 in theatres. Aamir and his co-star Kareena Kapoor Khan are currently on a promotional spree of their upcoming movie. In a recent interview, Aamir has opened up about ‘Boycott Laal Singh Chaddha’, ‘Boycott Bollywood’, ‘Boycott Aamir Khan’ trends on Twitter. He said that he feels sad about it and asked his fans and audience not to boycott his films and watch them.

As per a report in Indian Express, Aamir said, “That Boycott Bollywood… Boycott Aamir Khan… Boycott Laal Singh Chaddha… I feel sad also because a lot of people who are saying this in their hearts believe I am someone who doesn’t like India… In their hearts they believe that… And that’s quite untrue.”

Khan who is also known as Mr. Perfectionist added, “I really love the country… That’s how I am. It is rather unfortunate if some people feel that way.” While urging everyone to watch his films, Aamir said, “I want to assure everyone that it’s not the case so please don’t boycott my films, please watch my films.”

For the unversed, the boycott trend started after a section of netizens started digging out Aamir Khan’s 2015 interview at the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards where he had spoken about the growing “intolerance” in India and his then wife Kiran Rao had suggested they leave the country.

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Laal Singh Chaddha is a remake of acclaimed Hollywood film Forrest Gump which starred Tom Hanks and Robin Wright. It is directed by Advait Chandan and also stars Naga Chaitanya and Mona Singh.

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