Aamir Khan to work in the Hindi remake of ‘Forrest Gump’

Monitoring Desk

MUMBAI: After walking out of the much-anticipated biopic of astronaut Rakesh Sharma, Aamir Khan, we now hear will star in the official Hindi remake of Hollywood classic, Forrest Gump.

Reports of Aamir acquiring rights of Forrest Gump from Paramount Pictures have been doing rounds on the internet and now a source suggests that the actor is confirmed to play the lead in this Hindi remake.

A source close to the actor informed Filmfare that Aamir is officially on board for the project. The rights for the same have reportedly been acquired and the actor may soon make an official announcement regarding the same. Forrest Gump (1994) starred Tom Hanks in the lead. The film is based on Winston Groom’s 1986 novel of the same name.

Courtesy: (Filmfare)