Aamir Khan’s Oscar-nominated movie Lagaan lately had its twenty first anniversary and to mark the event, the workforce of the movie had a reunion. Aamir Khan’s manufacturing home shared a video of the get-together on social media.
The video provides glimpses of the intimate occasion that the actor hosted for filmmaker Ashutosh Gowarikar, actors Yashpal Sharma, Akhilendra Mishra, Raj Zutshi, Shankar Pandey, Raja Awasthi, Suhasini Mulay, Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat, and Amin Gazi. Former Indian cricketers Irfan Pathan and Aakash Chopra had been additionally part of the celebrations.
Aamir Khan Productions shared a video from the occasion on Instagram, and wrote, “#21YearsOfLagaan.” Irfan commented on the video, “What a lovely evening.” A fan wrote, “so adorable.” Another wrote, “what a wonderful idea to meet after years, what fun it has been…” One extra stated, “What a spectacular reunion!!!”, one other wished Aamir’s upcoming movie turns into a success like this too, they wrote, “Hope one day we celebrate 21 years of #lalsinghchaddha like this ❤️.”
Sharing one more video, the manufacturing home wrote, “Thank you for all the love for the last 21 years! The journey of Aamir Khan Productions started with #Lagaan , and the film continues to be a part of our journey! Sach aur saahas hai jiske mann mein, ant mein jeet usi ki rahein…”
Lagaan was a breakthrough film in Aamir’s profession, and it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Last 12 months, when the movie celebrated twenty years, Aamir thanked Ashutosh Gowarikar for giving him the chance to be part of the movie. He had stated, “Firstly, I want to thank Ashutosh (Gowariker), and the entire cast and crew, and the partners as well as the entire exhibitor sector for their support. I also want to extend my thanks to the seniors of the film industry who stood behind the project and showered so much praise on it.”
He had additionally shared how difficult it was to make the movie on the time. “Lagaan was a film that made sure we paid our Lagaan in full. It was a very difficult film to make. We had to face a lot of hardships, but the film also gave the team a lot of unforgettable memories, relationships and happiness,” he shared.
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Aamir is awaiting the discharge of his subsequent movie — Laal Singh Chaddha — with Kareena Kapoor. The movie is an official Indian adaptation of Tom Hanks’ Forrest Gump.
