DYK Naga Chaitanya was not the first choice for cameo role in Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha

Laal Singh Chaddha was a 2022 headlined by Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The movie was an official adaptation of the Tom Hanks starrer Forrest Gump. The film had a special cameo appearance of Naga Chaitanya. In a new interview, Vijay Sethupathi revealed he was supposed to play the part instead. 

Vijay Sethupathi recalls his conversation with Aamir Khan

In an interview with Mashable, Vijay Sethupathi recalled his conversation with Aamir Khan. He remembered being offered to play the part of Laal Singh Chaddha. Vijay Sethupathi made his Bollywood debut with the Atlee-directed Jawan (2023). 

Vijay Sethupathi said, “I was supposed to do Laal Singh Chaddha. So I met the director in the afternoon and when I was leaving, Aamir sir called me and said, ‘Can we meet?’ I went to his home. So the first time when I came to Mumbai, I went to a star’s home and I had coffee and a cigarette with him. And after that, Aamir sir came and dropped me to the airport.” 

Vijay Sethupathi shines in Merry Christmas trailer 

The Merry Christmas trailer was unveiled on December 21. The trailer begins with the premise of two people in Mumbai meeting on the eve of Christmas Eve, instantly hitting it off. However, just when things begin to feel too rosy and hunky-dory, the trailer introduces a new character who seems to have some connection with the female protagonist’s past.

From that point onwards, the trailer takes on a grandiose, overwhelming shape, underlined by a spooky-sound version of the otherwise cheery ‘Wish you a Merry Christmas’ song. The trailer doesn’t give much way and yet builds enough tension and intrigue around the identity of its past.