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Initially reluctant due to a superstition about his voiceover work leading to film failures, Amitabh Bachchan was eventually convinced by Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker to narrate Lagaan. Despite ...
No. Lagaan is not historical. We’ve taken certain cinematic liberties, whether it is in the costumes or music. For example, the colours and fabrics we’ve used for the costumes weren’t really ...
They are already taxed to the bone by the British and their cronies, but when Jack Russell announces that he will double the Lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they decide to oppose it. Leading the ...
"There's a context to Kachra's character in 'Lagaan', and within the larger spectrum of commercial entertainment in India, on how castes are portrayed, and how Dalits, in particular, are portrayed ...