Aamir Khan has often spoken about his 2022 film Laal Singh Chadha, the official remake of the Hollywood hit Forrest Gump. It was his passion project, but the movie failed to impress audiences in India. In a recent chat, Khan revealed that he initially wanted his son Junaid to play the titular role. He said they even shot several scenes with Junaid as part of his test.

Aamir Khan made Junaid test his acting with Laal Singh Chaddha

In a conversation on JioHotstar, Aamir said he was curious to see what his son had learned during his acting course in Los Angeles. “I loved the script of Forrest Gump, we were very excited about it. At that time, Junaid had just completed his acting course in LA. He came back quite experienced and I thought, let me see what he has learned."