Aamir Khan‘s ‘Lagaan‘ emerged as an acclaimed blockbuster, even landing an Oscar nomination. But did you know that Aamir had turned down the film after hearing the script?
Yes, you read it right! In an old interview with Pinkvilla, Aamir revealed that he had turned down ‘Lagaan’ after hearing the script, but his parents convinced him to do it. Aamir mentioned that when he heard ‘Lagaan’, in five minutes of its narration, he rejected it.According to him, it was like a story of people who were not able to pay ‘Lagaan’ as there was no rain and they played cricket with British people, he told Ashutosh.
The ‘PK’ actor added that he loved the final script of Lagaan and found it unbelievable. He said it is a fantastic script, and it does break the record of mainstream cinema. Aamir also revealed that he was scared to say yes. Then he told Ashutosh to narrate the story to his parents. They heard it and were crying. They told him that he should do it.
Moreover, the film was nominated in the Best Foreign Language category at the 74th Academy Awards and received widespread critical and commercial acclaim. It was the third film from the country to be nominated in the category after Mother India (1957) and Salaam Bombay! (1988).
On the work front, Aamir was last seen in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, which is a Hindi remake of the 1994 classic ‘Forrest Gump’.
Yes, you read it right! In an old interview with Pinkvilla, Aamir revealed that he had turned down ‘Lagaan’ after hearing the script, but his parents convinced him to do it. Aamir mentioned that when he heard ‘Lagaan’, in five minutes of its narration, he rejected it.According to him, it was like a story of people who were not able to pay ‘Lagaan’ as there was no rain and they played cricket with British people, he told Ashutosh.
The ‘PK’ actor added that he loved the final script of Lagaan and found it unbelievable. He said it is a fantastic script, and it does break the record of mainstream cinema. Aamir also revealed that he was scared to say yes. Then he told Ashutosh to narrate the story to his parents. They heard it and were crying. They told him that he should do it.
Moreover, the film was nominated in the Best Foreign Language category at the 74th Academy Awards and received widespread critical and commercial acclaim. It was the third film from the country to be nominated in the category after Mother India (1957) and Salaam Bombay! (1988).
On the work front, Aamir was last seen in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, which is a Hindi remake of the 1994 classic ‘Forrest Gump’.
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