The film is one of the most awaited and big budget films that will hopefully see the light of the day this year. Directed by Advait Chandan, the film stars Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan in lead roles. A remake of the 1994 American blockbuster Forrest Gump, the film underwent a series of changes over a period of two decades, with Atul Kulkarni spending the first ten years adapting the script, and another ten years purchasing the remake rights. The film has been filmed in more than 100 Indian locations including Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Punjab, Jaisalmer apart from international location including Turkey. Advait started his career with Reema Kagti’s Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. as the third assistant director and Taare Zameen Par as the assistant production manager. Advait finally made his directorial debut in 2017 with the film Secret Superstar, that went on to become highest-grossing 2017 Hindi film, and the second-highest-grossing Hindi film of all time, and the third-highest-grossing Indian film of all time, behind only Dangal and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.
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