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Amin Hajee reveals why playing Bagha in Lagaan slowed his acting career.

'Lagaan destroyed me': Amin Hajee makes 'shocking' revelation about Aamir Khan-starrer

June 16, 2026 4:57 pm

Amin Hajee reveals why playing Bagha in Lagaan slowed his acting career and how Ashutosh Gowariker pushed him to co-write Swades with him.

Lagaan was shot in extreme weather, amid injuries and jet interruptions, says Yashpal Sharma

June 15, 2026 9:52 am

On 25 years of Lagaan, actor Yashpal Sharma recalls the challenges they faced while filming in Bhuj. He also speaks about how director Ashustosh Gowari shot the film lying on a bed at one point.

Sonakshi Sinha and Ashutosh Gowariker in System.

Ashutosh Gowariker is glad he doesn't have to worry about his hairstyle now: 'Liberating'

May 28, 2026 8:33 am

Ashutosh Gowariker, in an exclusive interview with SCREEN, talks about his return to acting in Hindi films with System, balancing onscreen roles with filmmaking, and how vanity was a crucial part of an actor's life in the 1990s.

System trailer: Sonakshi Sinha, Jyotika go up against Ashutosh Gowariker in gritty legal drama

May 12, 2026 1:50 pm

System trailer: Sonakshi Sinha’s character must win 10 cases consecutively to secure a partnership in her father’s law firm.

'Ek star hai, usko bhi side karega': Aamir Khan reveals why he feared for his career during the first week of Lagaan shoot

March 20, 2026 7:48 am

Aamir Khan recalled when Ashutosh Gowariker made him stand at the edge of a frame during Lagaan's 'Ghanan Ghanan'.

'No water to drink, how's he shaving everyday?': Aamir Khan recalls spat with Ashutosh Gowariker over Bhuvan being clean-shaven in Lagaan

March 19, 2026 7:28 pm

As Lagaan completed 25 years, Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker continued to debate over Bhuvan's clean shaven look in a drought-struck village.

Aamir Khan found Shah Rukh Khan's Swades boring.

Aamir Khan rejected Shah Rukh Khan's Swades because he found Ashutosh Gowariker's 3-hour narration boring: 'It was titled Kaveri Amma'

June 12, 2025 11:23 am

Aamir Khan revealed Ashutosh Gowariker narrated the story of Swades to him when they were making Lagaan. But the actor found it boring after Gowariker gave him a three-hour narration of the full film later.

Shah Rukh Khan worked 36 hours straight on Circus, reveals Renuka Shahane; recalls his key advice to her: 'If the director asks you to jump, you jump'

May 11, 2025 6:36 pm

Actor Renuka Shahane recently took a trip down memory lane and shared a piece of advice Shah Rukh Khan once gave her, along with Ashutosh Gowariker's guidance on how to put that advice into practice.

Ashutosh Gowariker recalls Amitabh Bachchan warning them before joining Lagaan: 'Whenever I give a voiceover to a film, that film fails…’

April 28, 2025 8:09 pm

Ashutosh Gowariker says that the first time they approached Amitabh Bachchan for Lagaan, he was hesitant to say yes.

Ashutosh Gowariker's decision to ignore 'logic' in Lagaan made Aamir Khan 'very upset' with him: 'I had big fights'

March 21, 2025 12:05 pm

Aamir Khan was upset with Ashutosh Gowariker's decision to give his character, Bhuvan, a clean-shaven look in the film Lagaan, even though the story took place against the backdrop of a drought.

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hema malini, shah rukh khan, esha deol, govinda

Shah Rukh Khan, Esha Deol and other guests at Hema Malini's Indo-Georgian Dance Fusion

September 09, 2017 4:51 pm

Synergy is an Indo-Georgian Dance Fusion programme which was organised by Hema Malini on Friday in Mumbai. Shah Rukh Khan, Kirti Kulhari, Ashutosh Gowariker, Govinda, Esha Deol and husband Bharat Thaktani among others were in attendance.