Hyderabad: Naga Chaitanya made his Bollywood debut in Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha last year. Chaitanya played Benjamin Buford Blue, or Bubba, in the Indian rendition of Tom Hanks' Forrest Gump. In a recent interview, he discussed the film unimpressive box office run, saying he has no regrets and enjoyed working with Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan.
In an interview while promoting his upcoming film Custody, he discussed the failure of Laal Singh Chaddha. He also discussed whether he had any regrets being associated with the project. Chaitanya is presently promoting his upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual film Custody.
In a recent media interaction, Chaitanya stated, "The main reason I did that project was to travel with Aamir sir. As an actor, I wanted to spend just two days with him to learn from him. With this perspective in mind, I said yes to the film. But I had the opportunity to work with him for 5-6 months."
He also stated that it was the script that he personally bonded with the first time he read it. "There was a lot of honesty in the way Aamir sir worked. I simply followed him on this journey and have no regrets. It's disheartening the film didn't work out, but I learnt a lot becoming a more mature person, both professionally and emotionally. It's all he taught me," the actor added.
Chaitanya saw his labour at Laal Singh Chaddha as an "investment for the future." Chaitanya was cast as a replacement for actor Vijay Sethupathi, who was originally offered the role of Bubba. In the film, he played Aamir Khan's best friend.
The film, directed by Advait Chandan, couldn't fetch the desired box office numbers. Despite being made on a budget of 200 crore, the film only managed to gross roughly Rs 55 crore during its theatrical run.
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