The generation that had grown up watching Aamir in films like Dil and Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak were loyal fans of the actor and to top that, a cricket-based film that had already entertained a large part of the audience in domestic markets, made for a perfect nominee that we could all unanimously cheer for. For us, this nomination brought immense pride.
Lagaan had the best of songs and the best of actors. The film was an engaging sports drama that targeted our patriotic feelings against the goras. An Indian film that could potentially bring the Oscar trophy was enough to get us excited and so we did our part, watch TV.
The Academy Awards telecast begins quite early with the red carpet going on for hours followed by the actual ceremony so we waited, patiently. The ceremony started and with every new category getting announced we felt closer to the prize. Yet, we were still beaming with pride. So somewhere, for both of us — him in production and I doing all the direction — I knew in this prep that Aamir ko toh pata hi hai.
And it was a challenge because in a dubbed film, you can still dub it later and correct it. He should be very innocent in his entire behaviour and embrace the way he is. Director Ashutosh Gowarikar says that after Lagaan was nominated at the Oscars, there was a renewed interest in the song and dance, not just by NRI audiences but even the non-NRIs wanted to look at it.
Share Via. By Monika Rawal Kukreja. A behind the scene moment from Lagaan Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Then, I got a call from Aamir and the entire team was invited to his house where we partied till late. There is too much of a hangover of Lagaan. Describing Aamir an absolute perfectionist, "I wondered why a superstar was so meticulous about every minute aspect of acting, the sets, dialogues and so forth when his films would be a success anyway.
Taran Adarsh, the editor of Trade Guide, a comprehensive magazine that reports on the industry's financial health, also believes that film-makers want to enter the international arena, they would have to quit their mindless effort in making films.
He thinks the film has defied all commercial norms and the usual ingredients that producers depend on is missing. Rather than designer clothes, the cast is in simple rural dress, there are no foreign locations and instead a poor village in Bhuj was chosen and the usual romantic story has been done away for a story that revolves around cricket when sports has been a taboo with Indian film-makers. For any international film to succeed, it has to touch the core of the heart and be entertaining, which Lagaan has accomplished.
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