Naga Chaitanya says he agreed to do 'Laal Singh Chaddha' for Aamir Khan

In the film, Naga Chaitanya plays the role of Aamir Khan's best friend in the Army. Later, they both go on to run a shrimp business together. The film is scheduled to arrive in there's on April 14. 

NEW DELHI: Telugu superstar Naga Chaitanya is all set to make his debut in Bollywood with Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor-starrer 'Laal Singh Chaddha'. The actor reveals that he agreed to make his foray in the Hindi film industry only because of Aamir Khan. 

Naga was speaking to Hyderabad Times and said, "Since I began my career, my effort has always been to entertain the audience down South. It remains my first love. But growing up, I remember watching Forrest Gump and loving the film. Never would that little kid have imagined being a part of the adaptation one day."

In the film, Naga Chaitanya plays the role of Aamir Khan's best friend in the Army. Later, he goes on to run a shrimp business with Aamir in the film. Calling the experience memorable, he said, "It's a challenging character, and I had a great time playing it. There have been minor tweaks done to the character to make it suitable for the Hindi audience, but the essence remains the same. We shot in extreme weather conditions at Kargil for 45 days. It was a truly memorable experience." He also revealed that Aamir Khan was the major reason behind saying yes to the project.