20 years of Lagaan: Aamir Khan's movie vs India's first-ever Test
Lagaan, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, and starring the likes of Aamir Khan, Gracey Singh and Paul Blackthorne was a fictional period-drama set in 1893, during the late Victorian period of India's colonial British Raj. The story revolves around a small village in Central India, whose inhabitants, burdened by high taxes, and several years of drought, find themselves in an extraordinary situation as an arrogant British army officer challenges them to a game of cricket, as a wager to avoid paying the taxes they owe. Indian cricket team, though, played ther first official match much later -- against England on June 28, 1932. It was not a fairytale result as India lost to a full-strength England side by 158 runs at Lord's. Here we compare the characters from the movie Lagaan to the members of the Indian playing XI in their first-ever match.
Jun 15, 2021, 14:08 PM IST
Sunny Deol’s Gadar was a tsunami and at least 3 times bigger than Lagaan says Aamir Khan
Sunny Deol’s ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ and Aamir Khan’s ‘Lagaan’ clashed at the box office 20 years ago. While, both the movies have become iconic, Gadar was a much bigger hit at the box office, while Lagaan was nominated for the prestigious Oscars Award.
Jun 15, 2021, 13:22 PM IST
Aamir Khan would love to see Lagaan’s remake as his iconic film completes 20 years
Aamir Khan, also known as ‘Mr Perfectionist’ in Bollywood, reminisces about Lagaan (2001) - a film that managed to win audience love and also heap good reviews from the critics. The movie was in fact nominated for Oscars but did not bag the trophy.
Jun 15, 2021, 08:17 AM IST
