Chiranjeevi introduces Naga Chaitanya's character from 'Laal Singh Chaddha'
Ahead of the release of 'Laal Singh Chaddha', megastar Chiranjeevi, on Wednesday, introduced the character of Naga Chaitanya from the film.
Taking to social media, Chiranjeevi dropped a poster of Naga Chaitanya's look.
"Introducing 'Lal Singh Chadha', Cheddy Buddy 'Balaraj'. Mana is the grandson of the 'boy king' of those days. This boy king is Akkineni Naga Chaitanya. @chay_akkineni," he captioned the post.
‘లాల్ సింగ్ చడ్డా’, చెడ్డీ బడ్డీ ‘బాలరాజు’ ని మీకు పరిచయం చేస్తున్నాను.
— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) July 20, 2022
అలనాటి ‘బాలరాజు’ మనవడు మన
అక్కినేని నాగ చైతన్యే ఈ బాలరాజు. @chay_akkineni
Introducing #Balaraju
from #LaalSinghChaddha #AamirKhan @AKPPL_Official @Viacom18Studios #LaalSinghChaddhaOnAUG11th pic.twitter.com/1cVgbURrZx
Sharing the same, Aamir Khan Production wrote " Introducing Balaraju from Bodipalem... played by Chaitanya Akkineni! Thank you Chaitanya for being so supportive, passionate, loving and delivering such a memorable performance and bringing Bala to life!"
A few days ago, the film's lead actor Aamir Khan organised a special screening for Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna, Sukumar, and SS Rajamouli in Hyderabad.
In a video from the preview posted by Chiranjeevi on social media on Saturday, the actor is seen praising the film and hugging an emotional Aamir.
Fascinating how a chance meeting & a little chat with my dear friend #AamirKhan @Kyoto airport - Japan, few years ago led to me becoming a part of his dream project #LaalSinghChaddha
— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) July 16, 2022
Thank You #AamirKhan for the exclusive preview at my home.Heartened by your warm warm gesture! pic.twitter.com/hQYVZ1UQ5m
Taking to Twitter, Chiranjeevi posted a minute-long video showing all of them watching the screening and then discussing it afterwards. He captioned it, "Fascinating how a chance meeting & a little chat with my dear friend #AamirKhan @Kyoto airport - Japan, few years ago led to me becoming a part of his dream project #LaalSinghChaddha. Thank You #AamirKhan for the exclusive preview at my home. Heartened by your warm gesture!" In a response to the original tweet, the veteran actor wrote, "Most of all, what a gem of a film you have made!! Such a wonderful emotional journey!!"
In the clip, Chiranjeevi walked up to Aamir shaking his head and shook Aamir's hand, before giving him a warm hug. At this, Aamir wiped a tear off his eyes.
Helmed by Advait Chandan, 'Laal Singh Chaddha' is an official Hindi adaptation of the Academy Award-winning 1994 film Forrest Gump, which had Tom Hanks in the lead role. It is scheduled to release on August 11 this year.
Kareena Kapoor and Mona Singh are also a part of the film.
(ANI)
First published: 20 July 2022, 23:29 IST