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Here's How Much The 'Lagaan' Cast Earned For Acting In The Rs 65 Crore Grossing Superhit Film


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Ashutosh Gowarikar's movie Lagaan has been exceptional for many reasons.  

Even after being around for two decades, the cult movie still continues to rule our hearts. Aamir Khan's film made history in India and was also nominated for the Best Foreign Film category in 2002 for Oscars.

While these are just some facts about the movie, another exciting thing is the cast's salaries. As we celebrate 20 years of Lagaan, let's take a quick look at the remuneration of the actors:

1. Aamir Khan as Bhuvan

Aamir Khan as Bhuvan © Instagram/Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan played the prominent role of Bhuvan in Lagaan. Bhuvan forms a cricket team in the village and teaches them to play the game to save the villagers from the cruelty of the tax. 

His character as Bhuvan is one of his best performances to date. As for his salary, he earned Rs 35 lakhs for this film.

2. Gracy Singh as Gauri

Gracy Singh as Gauri © Aamir Khan Productions

Gracy Singh floored us with her acting skills in Lagaan. The simple-looking village girl is Bhuvan's love interest in the movie. As for her salary, she took home Rs 8 Lakhs. 

Lagaan was Gracy's debut movie.

3. Yashpal Sharma as Lakha

Yashpal Sharma as Lakha © Aamir Khan Productions

Lakha plays the role of a woodcutter in the movie who likes Gauri. But due to her interest in Bhuvan, Lakha tries to disrupt Bhuvan's game. 

As the movie clocks 20 years, Yashpal recalled earning Rs 2 Lakh, whereas he would have settled for Rs 20,000 as well for the film.

4. Rachel Shelley as Elizabeth

Rachel Shelley as Elizabeth © Aamir Khan Productions

Rachel Shelley plays the role of a white British woman named Elizabeth in Lagaan. She helps Bhuvan and his cricket team win against Captain Andrew Russell. She also falls in love with Bhuvan but eventually moves back to England. 

Her fee for Lagaan was Rs 5 Lakhs.

5. Paul Blackthorne as Captain Russell

Paul Blackthorne as Captain Russell © Aamir Khan Productions

The primary antagonist or villain of the movie, Paul, played the role of Captain Russell impeccably. As for his part, Paul charged Rs 7 Lakhs for the film, which is one of the highest after Aamir and Gracy Singh's pay.

6. Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Puran Singh

Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Puran Singh © Wikipedia

Kulbhushan Kharbanda played the role of Raja Puran Singh, who tries to reason with the British captain to save the drought-stricken village. 

He gave quite a power-packed performance for the movie and charged Rs 3 Lakhs as his fee.

7. Suhasini Mulay as Yashodhama

Suhasini Mulay as Yashodhama © Wikipedia

The famous Marathi actor Suhasini Mulay played the role of Yashodhama. She is shown as Bhuvan's mother in the movie. 

As for her salary, she reportedly got around Rs 2 Lakhs for the film.

8. Raj Zutshi as Ismail

Raj Zutshi as Ismail © Wikipedia

Known as the calm-headed cricketer of the team, Raj Zutshi essayed the role of Ismail quite fantastically. 

Despite getting injured, he continues to play the game. As for his fee, he charged Rs 2 Lakh.

9. Akhilendra Mishra as Arjan

Akhilendra Mishra as Arjan © Aamir Khan Productions

Known to have given some of the best performances in Bollywood, Akhilendra's role as Arjan left us spellbound. 

Speaking of his fee, he got Rs 3 Lakhs.

10. Rajendra Gupta as Mukhiya Ji

Rajendra Gupta as Mukhiya Ji © IMDb

Rajendra Gupta played the role of Mukhiya Ji in the movie, the village headman of Champaner. He charged Rs 1.5 Lakh.

11. Raghubir Yadav as Bhura

Raghubir Yadav as Bhura © Aamir Khan Productions

Even though no one was a master in cricket on the field, Bhura's decision-making skills made him a good player. As for his fee, it was Rs 2 Lakhs.

12. Pradeep Rawat as Deva Singh

Pradeep Rawat as Deva Singh © Wikipedia

Known as one of the best strategists in the team, Pradeep enacted the role of Deva Singh in a convincing manner. 

As for his remuneration for Lagaan, he got Rs 2 Lakh.

13. Aditya Lakhia as Kachra

Aditya Lakhia as Kachra © Aamir Khan Productions

We know who helped seal the deal at the end of the match. Kachra is shown as a socially rejected player, but the spinner takes the hattrick and plays a crucial role in the team. 

His fee was Rs 1 Lakh for the film.


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