The official release date of Lal Singh Chaddha, the Remake of Forrest Gump has been revealed, the movie is set to hit the theaters next year on December 25, Aamir Khan has booked the Christmas date for his fans.

The director of the movie is Advait Chandan and is written by Atul Kulkarni. The announcement was made during his birthday and did reveal a couple of details about the movie.

Aamir is set to star in the remake of Forrest Gump. The actor has bought the rights to make a Hindi remake of the movie from the Paramount Pictures.

Khan also revealed that he is a big fan of Forrest Gump.

During an interview, Aamir revealed that he will be cutting weight for his role in the movie, when asked about how many kilos he has to lose, he said it will be around 20 kilograms.

Aamir Khan added, “We have started the prep work on the film. The shoot will start from October. I will be prepping for six months. I have to lose weight. I will be losing 20 kilos. I have to be lean and slim.”

The movie is set to compete against Krissh 4, which will also be released Christmas.