25 Years of Lagaan: When Javed Akhtar Called Lagaanâs Script Atrocious

Ashutosh Gowariker's Lagaan completed 25 years since its release recently. The makers held a special event recently commemorating the occasion, and it was attended by several prominent Bollywood celebrities. During the event, a lot of stories and anecdotes related to the film came up, and one of those was that Javed Akhtar had found the script atrocious.Lagaan became one of the biggest hits in Hindi cinema and even bagged an Academy Award nomination. Aktar recalled his initial reaction to the s