Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[kenzi]

Preity Zinta was offered Gracy Singh' s role. But she could not commit 4 months to the film.

[darrell]

Paul Blackthorne spent six months learning Hindi for his role in the movie.

[lonnie]

The crew travelled to different parts of the country to collect the musical instruments used in that day and era.

[nina]

The film was screened retrospective as the Closing Film on August 18, 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defence, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day.

[liam]

A lot of the crowd that we saw cheering during the match scene, were actual villagers who came every day to be a part of the film. They would sit patiently in sun the entire day while the film was shot.

[camila]

"Matangi Mixtape" by M.I.A. sampled the song "Ghanan Ghanan".

[gerald]

Ameesha Patel auditioned for the role of Gauri.

[kylie]

The typical old Kutch hamlet was built by the local people four months before the arrival of the crew.

[beth]

In 2011, Dev Anand suddenly realized that his 1990 movie "Awwal Number" starring Aamir Khan and himself was remade into "Lagaan" by Aamir without any due credits. He reiterated that the theme of a cricketing underdog with a passion to do or die for his country was originally showcased in his movie.

[jamie]

The initial budget for the film was 12 crores, which was raised to 28 crores by the end of shooting.

[wesley]

While shooting for the film, Gowarikar suffered a slip disc and had to rest for 30 days. During this period, he had his bed next to the monitor and continued with his work.

[frances]

The village shown in the film is titled Champaneer, which is supposed to be located in Madhya Pradesh. This is a fictitious place, but there is a place called Champaneer near Vadodara that is now a World Heritage Site. Coincidently, Vadodara and Bhuj, where the film was shot, are in the same state of Gujarat.

[nora]

Gracy Singh made her bollywood acting debut in this movie.

[willard]

Reena Dutta who was the executive producer, despite not having any film-making experience took her role so seriously that she even threatened to either shelve the movie or resign if the team continued working this slow.

[elmer]

The cricket match was shot in the scorching heat of 48 degrees, including the scenes that had over 10,000 extras. In such sweltering conditions, several actors even fainted on set but the shoot kept on rolling.

[manuel]

A comic book, Lagaan: The Story, along with two colouring books, a mask book and a cricket board game were subsequently released to the commercial market. The comic book, available in English and Hindi, was targeted at children between the ages of six and 14. At the book's launch, Aamir Khan said that they were keen to turn the film into a comic strip during the pre-production phase itself.

[tom]

Since there were no luxury hotels in Bhuj, Aamir Khan had taken up a newly constructed apartment complex and furnished it completely for the crew. Security was set up and a special housekeeping team was brought to take care of the crew's needs.

[richard]

In the last days of shoots, a real match between British and Indian teams was played, which the British eventually won.

[janice]

During the final cricket match, one of the British players, Smith, gets run out. As the actor ran back to the crease he fell, landing on his cricket bat and dislocating his left shoulder.