As “Lagaan” clocked 18 years of its release in Hindi cinema, superstar Aamir Khan called the film a memorable and beautiful journey. The film, which is set during the British Raj, completed 18 years on Saturday. Aamir, who played a farmer in the movie, thanked its director Ashutosh Gowariker.
“Thank you Ashutosh Gowariker, and thanks to everyone who has been a part of ‘Lagaan’. What a memorable and beautiful journey,” Aamir tweeted.
Thank you @AshGowariker, and thanks to everyone who has been a part of Lagaan. What a memorable and beautiful journey.
And what better than today to see this :https://t.co/flVxbjO2Iy pic.twitter.com/UmQDcnqNq5— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) June 15, 2019
The film also stars Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne.
On the movies front, Aamir will next be seen in the official Hindi remake of Forrest Gump. The Indian adaptation is titled Laal Singh Chaddha and will see Aamir playing the role that Tom Hanks played in the original 1994 film directed by Robert Zemeckis.