Aamir Khan’s blockbuster Lagaan popularly known as Mr. Perfectionist was released in the year 2001. This movie was discussed a lot not only in the country but also abroad. It was directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Aamir and Ashutosh had to face many challenges to make this multi star movie. For this, the actors had to learn how to play cricket and the biggest problem was getting Hindi from the British actors. Let us know how Aamir and Ashutosh together made such a great movie.
‘Lagaan’ represents the village of Champaner, which tells the story of rural India in 1893. This village was prepared by 3 thousand people in 6 months. 100 acres of farmland was given the shape of a village, which looks absolutely real on the big screen. Aamir Khan also grew a mustache for his role as Bhuvan in the film because the villagers have it. Ashutosh also made the villagers a part of this film and advised them not to cut their hair or shave their beards for a few days.
Ashutosh and Aamir believed that if the film was to be brought to life, then the English actors would have to be called in from Britain. As per the need, 11 British actors, three big actors and about 30 young actors should be brought from Britain to India. To call them all from London to Mumbai, the flight fare and fares skyrocketed the film’s budget. Following this, Aamir auditioned 200 actors for the 11-member cast of his character Bhuvan.
The British actors also had to work hard for this film. Paul Blackthorne, who played the role of the villainous Captain Russell from ‘Lagaan’, said during an interview: ‘At first, they asked me to learn Hindi and ride a horse for three months. I practiced my Hindi lines over and over again. All of this was so difficult for me that once I thought of leaving all of this and going back to England. It took me four months, then somewhere I could understand every word of the script.
Tell them that no producer was willing to pay more than 25 crores to make this movie. After this, Aamir himself decided to produce it. Apart from Aamir, Gracy Singh, Rajendra Gupta, Raghubir Yadav, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Pradeep Rawat, Russell Shelly and other stars worked in this film.
