Nearly 15 British actors were casted in the 2001 hit

Movies transcend boundaries and therefore, Indian films have always had foreign actors casted in various roles and vice versa. When it comes to numbers, one Hindi film tops the chart for casting the greatest number of British roles in it.

Ashutosh Gowariker’s flick

Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, Lagaan was film with a story based in pre-independence era.

British actors

Therefore, the film needed multiple British actors in major roles – 15 to be precise.

Most important

The most important roles went to Rachel Shelley (Elizabeth) and Paul Blackthorne (Captain Russel).

Tutors

The actors were taught Hindi for six months by a Hindi tutor in London.

SRK’s role

Did you known Shah Rukh Khan was originally chosen to play the lead role? However, he backed out due to some reason and the role went to Aamir Khan.