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Laal Singh Chaddha

2022 · 164 min

A sweeping, sentimental journey through decades of history, seen through innocent eyes, blending heartbreak and hope.

Directed by
Advait Chandan
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Tagline
Who knows, are we part of a story, or does a story lie within each of us?
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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Directed by
Advait Chandan
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • fate
  • family
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance, comedy
Directed by
Advait Chandan
Written by
Atul Kulkarni
Starring
Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Naga Chaitanya Akkineni, Mona Singh, Manav Vij, Kamini Kaushal, Ahmad Ibn Umar, Hafsa Ashraf
Music
Pritam Chakraborty
Cinematography
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Runtime
164 min
Country
India, United States of America
Languages
Hindi

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