List of accolades received byLagaan Aamir Khan received many awards and nominations for producing and acting in the film.
Total number of awards and nominations[ a] Totals 49 66 References
Lagaan Taxation ) is a 2001 Indiansports drama film, written and directed byAshutosh Gowariker . The film starsAamir Khan , who also produced the film, andGracy Singh in the lead roles.[ 1] Yashpal Sharma ,Raghubir Yadav ,Rachel Shelley , andPaul Blackthorne feature in supporting roles.[ 2] A. R. Rahman , andAnil Mehta respectively.[ 3] Lagaan is set in India in 1893, during theBritish Raj . The film tells the story of a small village whose inhabitants are oppressed by high taxes. They are challenged to acricket match by an arrogant officer as a wager to avoid the taxes.[ 4] [ 5]
Lagaan was released on 15 June 2001.[ 6] ₹ 1.3 billion₹ 250 million[ 7] [ 8]
Lagaan was nominated for theBest Foreign Language Film at the74th Academy Awards , becoming the third Indian film to be nominated in the category afterMother India Salaam Bombay! [ 9] 49th National Film Awards , the film won a total of eight awards, including forBest Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment . It also won eight honours at the47th Filmfare Awards —Best Film ,Best Director , andBest Story awards for Gowariker and theBest Actor award for Khan. At the 8thScreen Awards ,Lagaan received nominations forBest Story , andBest Actor , going on to winBest Film andBest Director . The film also won nine awards at the3rd IIFA Awards , includingBest Actor , andBest Movie .
Channel 4 listedLagaan at number 14 in its list of "Top 50 Films to See Before you Die".[ 10] Empire [ 11] Time's [ 12] [ 13] CNN-IBN 's list of the "100 greatest Indian films of all time" in 2013.[ 14]
Award Date of ceremony[ b] Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref. Academy Awards March 24, 2002 Best Foreign Language Film India Nominated [ 15] American Choreography Awards 20 October 2002 Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Saroj Khan Vaibhavi Merchant ,Ganesh Hegde ,Terence Lewis , and Raju KhanWon [ 16] Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 2002 Best Director (Hindi) Ashutosh Gowariker Won [ 17] Best Actor (Hindi) Aamir Khan Won Bergen International Film Festival 2001 The Jury's Award Lagaan Won [ 18] European Film Academy 1 December 2001 European Film Award for Best Non-European Film Nominated [ 19] Filmfare Awards February 16, 2002 Best Film Won [ 20] Best Director Ashutosh Gowariker Won Best Story Won Best Actor Aamir Khan Won Best Music Director A. R. Rahman Won Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar Won Best Playback Singer – Male Udit Narayan (for song "Mitwa") Won Best Playback Singer – Female Alka Yagnik (for song "O Rey Chhori") Won International Indian Film Academy Awards April 6, 2002 Best Film Lagaan Won [ 21] [ 22] Best Director Ashutosh Gowariker Won Best Actor Aamir Khan Won Best Story Ashutosh Gowariker Won Best Actress Gracy Singh Nominated Best Supporting Actor Kulbhushan Kharbanda Nominated Best Comedian Rajesh Vivek Nominated Best Villain Paul Blackthorne Nominated Best Playback Singer – Male Udit Narayan (for song "Mitwa") Nominated Best Playback Singer – Female Asha Bhosle (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale") Won Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar Won Best Music Director A. R. Rahman Won Best Editing Ballu Saluja Won Best Sound Recording H. Sridhar Won Leeds International Film Festival 16 October 2001 Audience Award Lagaan Won [ 23] Locarno International Film Festival 12 August 2001 Won [ 24] National Film Awards July 26, 2002 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Ashutosh Gowarikar Aamir Khan Won [ 25] [ 26] Best Music Direction A. R. Rahman Won Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale" and "Ghanan Ghanan") Won Best Playback Singer – Male Udit Narayan (for song "Mitwa") [ c] Won Best Audiography H. Sridhar Won Best Costume Design Bhanu Athaiya Won Best Art Direction Nitin Chandrakant Desai Won Best Choreography Raju Khan Won NatFilm Festival 14 April 2002 Audience Award Lagaan Won [ 27] Portland International Film Festival 23 February 2002 Audience Award for Best Film Won [ 28] Screen Awards 18 January 2002 Best Film Won [ 29] [ 30] Best Director Ashutosh Gowariker Won Best Story Nominated Best Screenplay Ashutosh Gowarikar Won Best Dialogue Ashutosh Gowariker K. P. Saxena Nominated Best Actor Aamir Khan Nominated Most Promising Newcomer – Female Gracy Singh Won Best Villain Paul Blackthorne Nominated Best Art Direction Nitin Chandrakant Desai Won Best Cinematography Anil Mehta Won Best Editing Ballu Saluja Won Best Sound Design Nakul Kamte Nominated Best Playback Singer – Male Udit Narayan (for song "Mitwa") Nominated Best Playback Singer – Female Asha Bhosle (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale") Won Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale") Nominated Best Music Director A. R. Rahman Nominated Best Background Music Nominated Best Choreography Saroj Khan Nominated Zee Cine Awards 11 January 2002 Best Film Ashutosh Gowariker Won [ 31] [ 32] Best Director Won Best Story Won Best Actor Aamir Khan Won Best Debut – Female Gracy Singh Won Best Supporting Actress Rachel Shelley Nominated Best Playback Singer – Male Udit Narayan (for song "Mitwa") Nominated Best Playback Singer – Female Asha Bhosle (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale") Won Best Music Director A. R. Rahman Won Best Lyricist Javed Akhtar (for song "Radha Kaise Na Jale") Won
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