Punjabi actor Sargun Mehta has reacted to Aamir Khan’s Punjabi accent in his upcoming film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. While praising him for his versatility in films, she added that he “could’ve done better” with the accent.
Adapted by Atul Kulkarni and directed by Advait Chandan, ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ is an official Hindi remake of Robert Zemeckis` Oscar Award-winning 1994 film ‘Forrest Gump’, which featured Hollywood star Tom Hanks in the titular role. ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ will reportedly unfold some of India’s historic events as seen through the eyes of a man.
During a recent interview, when Sargun was asked about Aamir's accent in the movie, she said, "If Aamir Khan would have said in pure Punjabi, nobody could have understood. If the superstar next does a Bengali film and use too much of Bengali words, then we’ll be not able to understand it.”
Sargun added, “Aamir sir is not Punjabi and he has taken up a role. Actors are supposed to take versatile roles. I can say that he could have done a bit better but jitna bhi unhone kia hain bahot kaam and mehnat lagti hain sirf utna karne mein bhi (Whatever he has done in the film, it takes a lot to get the results. He has worked really hard).”
On the work front, Sargun has commenced the shooting of ‘Mission Cinderella’ in the UK. Apart from her, the film will also star Akshay Kumar, Rakul Preet Singh and Chandrachur Singh. ‘Mission Cinderella’ is an official remake of the critically-acclaimed Tamil movie ‘Ratsasan’.
