The producers wanted to change the climax of ‘Lagaan’, said- put a knife in Bhuvan’s hand after the match

Aamir Khan’s film ‘Lagaan’, released in 2001, created history. Despite clashing with ‘Gadar’ at the box office, this film made at a cost of Rs 25 crores not only grossed Rs 58.05 crores, but also represented the country at the Oscars. Ashutosh Gowariker directed this film, while Aamir Khan was its co-producer. Aamir says that his/her decision to support the film in this way was not taken immediately. In an old interview, he/she had told that the other producers of the film wanted to change the climax of ‘Lagaan’. They wanted Bhuvan’s character to stab the British officer. Aamir says that when Ashutosh was finalizing the script of the film, he/she realized that it was a great film. The actor said that when Ashutosh was narrating the script of the film to other producers and actors, someone advised him/her to change the climax. he/she wanted the film to end in a different way instead of winning the cricket match. Bhuvan should stab British officer Captain Russell.

‘I was stunned who would produce such a film’

In this interview shared on ‘Viral Bollywood’, Aamir says, ‘I told Ashutosh that your script is incredible, but I don’t have the courage to do your film. It is very different, it breaks many rules of the rest of the mainstream films of Bollywood. I was stunned that who would produce such a film? I could not imagine any producer who would do this work honestly. Go to England, find all the British actors.’

One person suggested to change the climax of ‘Lagaan’

Aamir further said that after a lot of thinking, he/she asked Ashutosh Gowariker to narrate the script of ‘Lagaan’ to other producers as well. Aamir said, ‘I told him/her that if he/she says yes, then he/she should approach other actors with the script. he/she went to every actor, every producer in the industry. Someone suggested him/her that Bhuvan should stab the British officer in the end. There were very few people who said that this is a great script.’

Aamir Khan got inspiration from Bimal Roy and Guru Dutt

Bollywood’s ‘Mr Perfectionist’ said, “Every three months, I used to think why am I not doing this film? I used to think about Bollywood legends like Bimal Roy and Guru Dutt and how much risk they took while making films and broke the mould of mainstream cinema. I felt that finally I too have got something new to do.”

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The parents started crying after hearing the story, then they got courage

Aamir Khan then called Ashutosh Gowariker and asked him/her to narrate the story of ‘Lagaan’ to his/her parents. The story worked wonders as both his/her parents started crying by the time the story was over. The actor said, ‘They kept crying the whole time. My father said that I don’t know if this film will work or not, but I know that when you make a film, its story should be great and this is the same. Then my mother said that you must do it and this gave me confidence.’