List of accolades received by Lagaan explained

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Aamir Khan received many awards and nominations for producing and acting in the film.
Total number of awards and nominations
References

Lagaan (English: Taxation) is a 2001 Indian sports drama film, written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film stars Aamir Khan, who also produced the film, and Gracy Singh in the lead roles.[1] Yashpal Sharma, Raghubir Yadav, Rachel Shelley, and Paul Blackthorne feature in supporting roles.[2] The film was edited by Ballu Saluja, with music and cinematography provided by A. R. Rahman, and Anil Mehta respectively.[3] Lagaan is set in India in 1893, during the British Raj. The film tells the story of a small village whose inhabitants are oppressed by high taxes. They are challenged to a cricket match by an arrogant officer as a wager to avoid the taxes.[4] [5]

Lagaan was released on 15 June 2001.[6] The film grossed over globally on a production budget of .[7] [8] It received nominations, and awards in several categories both in India and internationally, with particular praise for its direction, acting and landscapes.

Lagaan was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards, becoming the third Indian film to be nominated in the category after Mother India (1957), and Salaam Bombay! (1988).[9] At the 49th National Film Awards, the film won a total of eight awards, including for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. It also won eight honours at the 47th Filmfare Awards—Best Film, Best Director, and Best Story awards for Gowariker and the Best Actor award for Khan. At the 8th Screen Awards, Lagaan received nominations for Best Story, and Best Actor, going on to win Best Film and Best Director. The film also won nine awards at the 3rd IIFA Awards, including Best Actor, and Best Movie.

Channel 4 listed Lagaan at number 14 in its list of "Top 50 Films to See Before you Die".[10] In 2010, the film was ranked at number 55 in the Empire list of "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema".[11] In 2011, it was listed in Time's list of "The All-Time 25 Best Sports Movies".[12] [13] The film was also included in CNN-IBN's list of the "100 greatest Indian films of all time" in 2013.[14]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)Result
Academy AwardsBest Foreign Language FilmLagaan[15]
American Choreography AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Feature Film, Vaibhavi Merchant, Ganesh Hegde, Terence Lewis, and Raju Khan[16]
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards2002Best Director (Hindi) Ashutosh Gowariker[17]
Best Actor (Hindi) Aamir Khan
Bergen International Film Festival2001The Jury's AwardLagaan[18]
European Film AcademyEuropean Film Award for Best Non-European Film[19]
Filmfare AwardsBest Film[20]
Best Director
Best Story
Best Actor
Best Music Director
Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer – Male (for song "Mitwa")
Best Playback Singer – Female (for song "O Rey Chhori")
International Indian Film Academy AwardsBest FilmLagaan[21]
[22]
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Story
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Comedian
Best Villain
Best Playback Singer – Male (for song "Mitwa")
Best Playback Singer – Female (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale")
Best Lyricist
Best Music Director
Best EditingBallu Saluja
Best Sound Recording
Leeds International Film FestivalAudience AwardLagaan[23]
Locarno International Film Festival[24]
National Film AwardsBest Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Aamir Khan[25]
[26]
Best Music Direction
Best Lyricist (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale" and "Ghanan Ghanan")
Best Playback Singer – Male (for song "Mitwa")
Best Audiography, Nakul Kamte
Best Costume Design
Best Art Direction
Best ChoreographyRaju Khan
NatFilm FestivalAudience AwardLagaan[27]
Portland International Film FestivalAudience Award for Best Film[28]
Screen AwardsBest Film[29]
[30]
Best Director
Best Story
Best Screenplay, Kumar Dave, and Sanjay Daima
Best Dialogue, K. P. Saxena
Best Actor
Most Promising Newcomer – Female
Best Villain
Best Art Direction
Best Cinematography
Best EditingBallu Saluja
Best Sound DesignNakul Kamte
Best Playback Singer – Male (for song "Mitwa")
Best Playback Singer – Female (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale")
Best Lyricist (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale")
Best Music Director
Best Background Music
Best Choreography
Zee Cine AwardsBest Film[31]
[32]
Best Director
Best Story
Best Actor
Best Debut – Female
Best Supporting Actress
Best Playback Singer – Male (for song "Mitwa")
Best Playback Singer – Female (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale")
Best Music Director
Best Lyricist (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale")

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) . . 5 March 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150131233804/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lagaan_once_upon_a_time_in_india . 31 January 2015 .
  2. Web site: Lagaan (PG) . . 11 February 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101020151/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/lagaan-2001-0 . 1 January 2014 .
  3. Web site: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) . . 8 October 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111205326/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/201843/Lagaan%3A%20Once%20Upon%20a%20Time%20in%20India . 11 January 2012 .
  4. News: Lagaan: Once upon a time in India . Ebert . Roger . Roger Ebert . . 7 June 2002 . 13 January 2008 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613175610/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/lagaan-once-upon-a-time-in-india-2002 . 13 June 2013 .
  5. Web site: Film Review: Lagaan (Tax) (2001) . Singh . Kuljinder . . 18 June 2001 . 13 January 2008 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023212322/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/06/18/lagaan_2001_review.shtml . 23 October 2007 .
  6. News: 'Lagaan made me brave' . Gupta . Pratim D. . . 15 June 2011 . 9 August 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623105233/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110615/jsp/entertainment/story_14114397.jsp . 23 June 2011 .
  7. Web site: Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015223626/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU%3D . 15 October 2013 . 12 September 2014 . dead .
  8. News: Aamir Khan causes traffic jam . . 1 June 2001 . 20 January 2008 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080120092057/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010601/edit.htm . 20 January 2008 .
  9. News: 100 Filmfare Days: 91- Lagaan. Filmfare. 16 July 2014. 8 October 2015.
  10. News: Film buffs reveal "must see" list . 23 July 2006 . 17 December 2008 . BBC . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090717012620/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5207756.stm . 17 July 2009 .
  11. News: The 100 Best Films of World Cinema . . 9 August 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111202114209/http://www.empireonline.com/features/100-greatest-world-cinema-films/default.asp?film=55 . 2 December 2011 .
  12. Corliss . Richard . The All-Time 25 Best Sports Movies . . 22 September 2011 . 26 September 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512175346/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/09/22/the-all-time-25-best-sports-movies/slide/all/ . 12 May 2013 .
  13. Corliss . Richard . Lagaan . Time . 22 September 2011 . 26 September 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20111022164832/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/09/22/the-all-time-25-best-sports-movies/slide/lagaan-2001/ . 22 October 2011 .
  14. Web site: 100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time . CNN-IBN. 13 April 2013 . 11 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140813162517/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-26.html . 13 August 2014 . dead.
  15. News: The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners . 19 November 2011 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109213431/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2002 . 9 November 2014 .
  16. News: Toushin . Abbi . 'Alias,' 'Lagaan' step up . . 24 October 2002 . 7 October 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305062835/https://variety.com/2002/film/news/alias-lagaan-step-up-1117874854/ . 5 March 2016 .
  17. Web site: 69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20080301200826/http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/index.htm. dead. 2008-03-01. 2008-03-01. 2019-11-15.
  18. Web site: Bergen International Film Festival: The Norwegian Film Institute's award for Import. Bergen International Film Festival. 12 January 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080119045450/http://www.biff.no/2001/index.php3?ID3=Eng. 19 January 2008.
  19. News: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time In India (2001) . 13 January 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307012424/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/250526/Lagaan-Once-Upon-a-Time-in-India/details . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2016 . 7 March 2016 .
  20. News: Filmfare gives Lagaan a 7-star salute . Rekha . Dixit . Anshika . Misra . . 16 February 2002 . 7 October 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160227130157/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Filmfare-gives-Lagaan-a-7-star-salute/articleshow/1196162.cms . 27 February 2016 .
  21. News: It was 'Lagaan' all the way at the IIFA awards nite. Kumar. S. R Ashok. The Hindu. 7 April 2002. 7 October 2015.
  22. Web site: Talwaar . Pooja . IIFA Rewind: 13 Years Ago in Malaysia, There Was Aamir's Lagaan . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912213544/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/iifa-rewind-13-years-ago-in-malaysia-there-was-aamirs-lagaan-768886 . 12 September 2015 . 5 June 2015 . 7 October 2015 . live .
  23. Web site: Indian film scoops top Leeds award . BBC . 16 October 2001 . 12 January 2008 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427111656/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1602604.stm . 27 April 2015 .
  24. News: Lagaan wins Audience Award at Locarno . Cunha . Uma Da . The Times of India . 13 August 2001 . 15 February 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110144018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Lagaan-wins-Audience-Award-at-Locarno/articleshow/1283912159.cms?referral=PM . 10 January 2017 .
  25. Web site: 49th National Film Awards . . 3 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105444/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm49NFAAward.aspx . 24 December 2013 .
  26. News: Lagaan sweeps national film awards . 27 July 2002 . 4 March 2013 . The Times of India . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170110144013/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Lagaan-sweeps-national-film-awards/articleshow/17201060.cms . 10 January 2017 .
  27. Web site: Danish fest audience awards Lagaan distribution cash . Neiiendam . Jacob . . 17 April 2002 . 7 October 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151227110936/http://www.screendaily.com/danish-fest-audience-awards-lagaan-distribution-cash/408914.article . 27 December 2015 .
  28. Web site: Portland International Film Festival 2002 . . 12 January 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509081434/http://www.nwfilm.org/archives/piff/25/index.html . 9 May 2008 .
  29. News: 'Lagaan', 'DCH' sweep Screen awards . The Tribune . 19 January 2002 . 5 March 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120925005740/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020120/nation.htm . 25 September 2012 .
  30. Screen Awards 2001. Star Screen Awards. Star Plus. 18 January 2002.
  31. Web site: Lagaan sweeps the FairGlow Zee awards . Dubey . Bharati . . 11 January 2002 . 18 March 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040755/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jan/11zee.htm . 4 March 2016 .
  32. Web site: Zee Cine Awards Video Gallery . . 7 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044608/http://www.zeecineawards.com/videos/awards/?page=10 . 4 March 2016 .

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