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Laal Singh Chaddha

Laal Singh Chaddha

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Laal Singh Chaddha

"Who knows, are we part of a story, or does a story lie within each of us?"

2022

2h 44m

6.3(97 votes)

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Overview

Events in India's history — from the Emergency and the famous Cricket World Cup win to the Punjab riots , unfold from the perspective of an innocent Sikh man Laal Singh Chaddha, a person with a low IQ but high optimism. Laal is able to achieve everything under the sun but his childhood love continues to elude him.

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Netflix

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Social & External

Production Companies

Aamir Khan Productions

Viacom18 Studios

Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan

Laal Singh Chaddha

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Rupa D'Souza

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni

Balaraju Bodi

Mona Singh

Mona Singh

Gurpreet Kaur (Laal's mother)

Manav Vij

Manav Vij

Mohammad bhai

Kamini Kaushal

Kamini Kaushal

Old lady on train

Ahmad Ibn Umar

Young Laal

Hafsa Ashraf

Young Rupa

Gitikka Ganju Dhar

Manjeet maasi

Rohaan Singh

Rohaan Singh

Aman Chaddha

Creative team

Directed by: Advait Chandan
Written by: Atul Kulkarni
Produced by: Ajit Andhare
Aamir Khan

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