A throwback from Lagaan units. (courtesy: aamirkhanproductions)
New Delhi:
It’s been 22 years since Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan hit the theatres on June 15 and went on to say a number of accolades. The movie, which stars Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Yashpal Sharma and British actress Rachel Shelley within the lead roles, not solely received eight National Awards at dwelling but in addition earned an Oscar nomination in 2002. Its story which is predicated within the pre-independence period continues to be beloved and appreciated by movie buffs. So, when the official Instagram deal with of Aamir’s manufacturing home shared some BTS (behind the scene) pictures from the units of the 2001 movie, it was certain to go viral. On Thursday, Aamir Khan Productions dropped some “nostalgic throwback” footage of the forged and crew making Lagaan “an iconic a part of Indian cinema.” The caption learn: “A nostalgic throwback to Lagaan as we have a good time its 22-year milestone, reliving the moments that made it an iconic a part of the Indian cinema. (purple coronary heart icon).”
The album begins with a photograph of Aamir Khan posing with director Ashutosh Gowariker, in addition to co-stars Aditya Lakhia, Yashpal, Rajendranath Zutshi and Daya Shankar Pandey, amongst others. They are all seen dressed of their costumes. The following snaps present Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Suhasini Mulay, Pradeep Rawat and Akhilendra Mishra chilling in between the pictures. The spectacular forged of Lagaan additionally had thespians corresponding to Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rajendra Gupta, Raghubir Yadav and Rajesh Vivek.
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Lagaan, which was shot in Gujarat, exhibits the story of a small village burdened not simply by drought but in addition by the heavy taxes imposed on them by the British Crown. When given a possibility to get out of the tax spiral, the villagers comply with play a sport of cricket with British military officers as a wager.
Aamir Khan featured, within the movie, as a devoted and enthusiastic Bhuvan, who motivates his fellow villagers to take part within the sport and eliminate the taxes. Gracy Singh performed his love curiosity Gauri whereas Rachel Shelley featured as Captain Russell’s sister Elizabeth, who had an unrequited love story with Bhuvan.
Lagaan was one of many greatest hits of Bollywood in 2001 and continues to be thought of as probably the most iconic movies within the historical past of Indian cinema. At the forty ninth National Film Awards, Lagaan received within the following classes: Best Music Direction (AR Rahman), Playback Singer (Udit Narayan for Mitwa O Mitwa), Lyrics (Javed Akhtar), Choreography (Raju Khan), Art Direction (Chandrakant Desai), Audiography (H Sridhar and Nakul Kamte), Costume Designer (Bhanu Athaiya), and Most Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
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