Bollywood actor Aamir Khan to complete remaining part of his latest film in Turkey.

Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry said that Turkey will be set for the remake of US film Forrest Gump by India’s international actor Aamir Khan.

Aamir Khan will complete the remaining half of his film Laal Singh Chaddh, a remake of 1994 US comedy-drama stared by Tom Hanks in Turkey as shooting in India has been mired down due to the coronavirus outbreak, the ministry said in a statement.

As the 55-year-old star had the opportunity to see over the potential of Turkey on the film industry with its technical infrastructure, advanced facilities on cinema and its workforce capacity during his recent visits. Khan decided to move to his new film to Turkey, the statement read.

In August, the star actor and his crew will be in Turkey with the support of the Turkish ministry for preparatory works to shoot the movie in the country.

Turkey will host prominent figures of Indian cinema for the filming which is scheduled to begin in October and last for about 40 days.