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Director Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan, which starred Aamir Khan in the key role, has completed 20 years of cinema release.
While the Oscar-nominated sports drama garnered accolades across the world, Aamir Khan conveyed a heartwarming note for his special movie, which reads, “Lagaan was, is, and continues to be, an amazing journey for me. It has been a journey in which I have met exciting new people, made new friends, started relationships that have lasted over 2 decades, shared so much with these wonderful people, learnt so much, experienced so many emotions, experienced so much. This journey has shaped me in so many ways. And in this journey, I want to thank, Ashu, the entire team of Lagaan, all the different teams that took it to the various audiences across the world, and all of you who have seen the film.”
He added, “We have all come together in this journey, some early, some later as we went along, but all of us are fellow travellers. I want to thank all of you for being my fellow travellers, and for making this journey so unique and fulfilling for me. Thank you for your time, your love, and your generosity of emotions. Much love.” Produced by Aamir Khan, the film also showed Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne in supporting roles.
The theme of the film was composed by AR Rahman and directed by Anil Mehta. The movie clashed with Gadar: Ek Prem Katha featuring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel at the box office.