Why did Javed Akhtar not want to allow ‘Lagaan’? Aamir Khan made a film in his stubbornness

The 2001 film Lagaan is one of the best films of Aamir Khan’s career. A cricket match was shown in this film, showing the situation of slavery time. When Ashutosh Gowariker told the story of this film to Mashuhar lyricist Javed Akhtar, he did not like it and he started advising not to make the film.

The songs, story and dialogues of Aamir Khan’s successful film Lagaan were quite famous. The film was produced by Aamir Khan and his Akal Mansoor Khan. This film also went to the Oscar Gallery but still why did Javed Akhtar not want to make this film? Let’s know

Javed Akhtar did not want ‘Lagaan’

When the film Lagaan completed 20 years, an event was held in which the entire team of the film attended this celebration. During this, Javed Akhtar narrated the story related to it. Javed Akhtar had said, ‘Now I tell you a story, and see this, I will give my honesty that I am telling you. I tried my best not to be able to become a rent, when I told the story of Ashutosh Saheb, I got upset. I said Ashutosh ji has made a long list that what should not be done in the film, and by depositing all of them, he made a script. At that time, the village film was not preferred, hero was not liked at all while wearing a dhoti.

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Javed Akhtar further said in this, ‘Cricket is a very slow game, it was also taken in the film, and that British time this period is not liked by the people but it was also a period film. Meaning a list was made that they do not do these works, nor will we do it. So I am my old relationship with Aamir Saheb, I started their career with my film Yaadon Ki procession, I refused Aamir not to do this film. But they did not agree and they made a film. When this film received the response and I saw it and then I met them and said that it is good that you did not listen to me.

Box office collection of film Lagaan

The film Lagaan, released on 15 June 2001, was not directed by Ashutosh Gowariker while its producer was Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan was in the lead role in the film and besides Gracie Singh, Russell Shelley, Rajendra Zutshi, Daya Shankar Pandey, Raghuveer Yadav, Aditya Lakhia, Yashpal Sharma. According to Sacnilk, the film Lagaan had a budget of 25 crores while the worldwide film collected a collection of 34.35 crores and the film’s Wordict was a hit.