PROBASHI- A Cultural News Magazine Volume 2 Issue 1 | Page 20

Probashi- Cover Story

Probashi- Cover Story

Picture Abi Baaki Hai Mere Dost
The classic climax scene from DDLJ, Kajol is running along with the running train in an attempt to grasp the outstretched hand of Shahrukh. Kajol eventually boards the train and the two lovers unite. This scene has been repeated in other Hindi movies prominent being Jab We Met and Bodyguard.
was approached, he also had initial times. Lead by Bhuvan(
Amir Khan)
award to the
Bosnian film
No Man ' s
reservations to the lover boy role. the
village
team
achieves
an
Land. Lagaan is considered the first
The classic climax scene where Kajol incredible win. Love of
Indians for runs along the train which is leaving films, cricket and India
‐ made the station in an attempt to hold
Lagaan an immensely popular film. the outstretched hand of Raj and
It became the third
Hindi‐language climb up the train has been film to be nominated for the repeated in many
Hindi films
Academy
Award( Oscar
) for Best including
Jab We Met
( 2007) and
Foreign
Language
Film after
Bodyguard
( 2011).
Adi ' s initial
Mother
India( 1957) and Salaam version of
DDLJ includedd Tom Cruise
Bombay(
1988). Lagaan lost the
modern epic to emerge from Hindi cinema thus earning it a permanent place in
Bollywood hall of fame.
Ashutosh
Gowarikar, the director, had approached
Shahrukhh Khan for the lead role of Bhuvan; however
SRK refused and recommended
Aamir for the role.
Aamir at first instance rejected it outright‐ the
opposite an Indian actress because
he wanted it to be an affair
between
an
American
and
an
Indian.
Yash
Chopra
however
thought that having an
Indian hero
would be advisable and the advise
clicked.
Lagaan( 2001) A cricket match between the highly skilled English team from the local cantonment of Champaner against the novice local village team is the plot of the film Lagaan. At stake is remission in land revenue( Lagaan) if the Indian team was to win, and in case of loss the revenue would jack up by three