Overview
- This month screenwriter Kumar Dave told PTI that Lagaan would likely not have been made without Aamir Khan’s choice to attach himself as lead actor and to produce the film.
- The screenplay was developed in an intensive month in Karjat where Ashutosh Gowariker, Kumar Dave and Sanjay Damya produced about a dozen drafts before moving to location shoots.
- Producers initially balked at the project’s scale and period setting, and the shoot in Bhuj required sync sound, long location work and management of extreme weather conditions.
- To mark the 25th anniversary the film has been re-released in cinemas and Aamir Khan is scheduled to speak at the London Indian Film Festival while some outlets note the title is currently unavailable on Indian streaming services.
- Lagaan was nominated for an Academy Award in 2001 and drew strong international reviews on release, a legacy critics say helped raise the global profile of Indian cinema.