Laal Singh Chaddha: Trolls can't stop a movie from becoming a massive success, says Milind Soman

Laal Singh Chaddha, starring Aamir Khan, which was released in theatres on Thursday, received mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike. Even before its release, the film received a lot of hate from netizens, with the hashtag 'Boycott Laal Singh Chaddha' trending on social media. Several Bollywood stars have come out in support of Aamir, and the actor himself requested that people watch the film before making any decisions. Milind Soman became the latest to support Laal Singh Chaddha. He said, "trolls can't stop a good film". He further asked the filmmakers to work more on scripts so that people get attracted to them despite negative comments on social media.

The fitness icon, further, spoke about his August 15 'Unity Run' programme.

Excerpts from an interview:

Why is there a lot of hatred towards Bollywood and what needs to be done to stop it?

Everybody can't agree with everything. You like some movies, but somebody else might not like them... People have their voice today and they will say whatever they want. When there is a good story, people are going to watch it. You're not going to say 'Oh, this is an amazing movie, but we're not going to watch it because we don't like the actor'. It never happened that way. I believe the audience is made up of three kinds of people. Some people like the film, some people don't like the film, and some trolls don't watch the film at all. I mean, how much importance can you give to them? Laal Singh Chaddha or Raksha Bandhan or any other movie that's coming up, if the film is good, people are going to watch.

Is there any new project or movie you are working on?

I'm doing a film and a web series, but I'm not allowed to talk about them. Those are the only ones that I felt were interesting.

How do you see your journey thus far?

I've always been a sportsperson. At the age of nine, I started swimming and represented Maharashtra at the national level. I was the national champion till the age of 23. I started modelling after that, and by chance, because somebody just offered me an interesting job and the money was good too. So I said yes. I was aware of what I could do. You know, I can enjoy whatever life has to offer without thinking twice about it. I think by early 2000, all actors had to have good physiques. Being fit was something that was expected of actors, which was not the case earlier. I mean, learning created a big impact. When I was 50, I became Ironman.

On August 15, you will cover a distance of 420 km from Jhansi to Delhi in eight days. Tell us something about this.

I started these special runs for Independence Day. Several other athletes and runners joined me as well, so I decided that we should do it every year. I ran 70 km on the 70th Independence day, 71 km on the 71st, and so on. Last year on the 74th Independence Day, while the country was grappling with the deadly virus, I decided to celebrate the theme of unity by aiming to complete a run in eight days. I always celebrate Independence Day, but last year I wanted to do something a bit more commemorative. There was a lot of conflict going on, which is why I decided to take the theme of unity.