Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who is in Turkey to shoot his upcoming film Laal Singh Chaddha, met First Lady of Turkey Emine Erdogan.

According to the official website of Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, the first lady received the actor at the presidential residence at the Huber Mansion in Istanbul on Saturday, India’s 74th Independence Day.

First Lady Erdogan also tweeted about the meeting on her verified Twitter account.

“I had the great pleasure of meeting @aamir_khan, the world-renowned Indian actor, filmmaker, and director, in Istanbul. I was happy to learn that Aamir decided to wrap up the shooting of his latest movie Laal Singh Chaddha in different parts of Turkey. I look forward to it!” she wrote.

https://twitter.com/EmineErdogan/status/1294684499075366913

Aamir Khan, 55, briefed Emine Erdogan about the social responsibility projects he is associated with during the meeting and the first lady congratulated him for addressing social issues in his films, as per the statement on the website.

“Mr Khan stated that he would complete the shooting of his latest film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, which couldn’t be completed in India due to COVID-19, in Turkey, and invited First Lady Erdogan to the film set,” the press release further read.

The release of Laal Singh Chaddha was recently postponed to Christmas 2021. The film also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Mona Singh and Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi.

The movie, which is an official remake of Tom Hanks’ 1994 feature Forrest Gump, was previously scheduled to hit theaters on December 25 this year. The production on the film is yet to be finished.