A Lagaan Reunion On Zoom: Captain Russell And Elizabeth Joined Aamir Khan, AR Rahman And Others

Thank you, A R Rahman, for sharing this Zoom screenshot

Thank you, A R Rahman, for sharing this Zoom screenshot, which will be remembered for a long, long time. June 15 this year marked 20 years of Lagaan - to celebrate exactly that, the film's team had a reunion of sorts. Given the pandemic situation, the reunion was a virtual one but was attended by not only the film's lead star Aamir Khan but also British actor Paul Blackthorne - remember Captain Russell? In Bollywood, Paul Blackthorne is best remembered as the villainous Captain Russell, who addressed the villagers as "Tum saala ghulam log" and asked for "dugna lagaan." The Zoom call was also joined by British actress Rachel Shelley, who was cast as Captain Russell's sister Elizabeth, who falls in love with Aamir Khan's character Bhuvan - an unrequited love story. This is where my journey in cinema began. I stood in front of a movie camera & cherished every bit of it. 20yrs since this epic released. Immense gratitude to @AshGowariker#AamirKhan ,entire TeamLagaanTHANKYOU our audience & media for all the love you showered#20YearsOfLagaanpic.twitter.com/6JvbqaC8rm The Zoom reunion also included director Ashutosh Gowariker and actors Suhasini Mulay, Pradeep Rawat, Yashpal Sharma and Akhilendra Mishra, all of who were cast in supporting roles and played key parts in the movie. The impressive cast of Lagaan, shot in Gujarat, also featured actors such as Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rajendra Gupta, Raghubir Yadav, Rajesh Vivek and Pradeep Rawat. A R Rahman, who composed music for Lagaan, shared a glimpse of the reunion on Instagram with the words: "An emotional and proud team!"