Laal Singh Chaddha
A gentle‑hearted Sikh with a low IQ embarks on a cross‑country train ride, determined to share his extraordinary life story as he navigates love, loss, and the sweeping upheavals of modern India.
“Who knows, are we part of a story, or does a story lie within each of us?”
Synopsis
The film follows the life of Laal Singh Chaddha, an innocent Sikh man with a low IQ but high optimism, as he experiences various pivotal events in India's history—including the Emergency, the famous Cricket World Cup win, and the Punjab riots—from his unique perspective. Despite his ability to achieve much in life, Laal continues to struggle with winning back his childhood love.
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Principal cast & crew: 38
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Edited by Hemanti SarkarShot by Singh HarmandeepScored by Pritam ChakrabortyDesigned by Mustafa Stationwala
Box Office
2022 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$16.0M
US & Canada: $3.4M — 21% of worldwide · International: $12.6M (79%)
Opening weekend: $315K — 9% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $315K — 9% of its US & Canada run.
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Cast & Crew
38 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Aamir Khan
as Laal Singh Chaddha
Ahmad Ibn Umar
as young Laal
Kareena Kapoor Khan
as Rupa D'Souza
Kareena Kapoor
as Rupa D'souza
Naga Chaitanya Akkineni
as Balaraju Bodi
Hafsa Ashraf
as young Rupa
Mona Singh
as Gurpreet Kaur (Laal's mother)
Manav Vij
as Mohammad bhai
Kamini Kaushal
as Old lady on train
Aaryaa Sharma
as the woman passenger sitting in-front of Laal in the train
Arun Bali
as Old Sikh Man in train
Gitikka Ganju Dhar
as Manjeet maasi
Supporting cast
12Rohaan Singh
as Aman Chaddha
Shah Rukh Khan
as Shah Rukh Khan
Aarya Sharma
as Lady in train
Nazneen Madan
as Lady in train
Jagat Rawat
as School Principal
Harry Parmar
as Abbas Haji
Shrikant Verma
as Sports coach
Guneet Singh Sodhi
as Harry (Rupa's boyfriend)
Shiv Panditt
as Captain Sandeep
Yuri Suri
as Commanding officer
Sowmyashree Belur
as Bala's wife
Karim Hajee
as Gurfateh Singh
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