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Lagaan Original Runtime: ‘Lagaan’ was 7 hours 30 minutes long, then Aamir Khan along with the director cut half the picture

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It has been 25 years since 'Lagaan' was released and the silver jubilee of the film is being celebrated with a grand celebration in Mumbai. On such an occasion, let us tell you some unheard things about the film, in which its actual run time will be revealed.Even today 'Lagaan' is counted among the best films of Hindi cinema. But did you know that the first version of the film that audiences saw as approximately 3 hours 44 minutes long was 7 hours 30 minutes long? 'Lagaan', one of the amazing films in Aamir Khan's career, was directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. This film was also the first film of Aamir Khan's production house. The story of the film was about a village settled during the British rule, where the farmers accept the challenge of getting the 'Lagaan' waived off by defeating the British in a cricket match. After its release, the film was appreciated not only in India but all over the world and it also became India's official entry in the Oscar Awards. Such a confluence of cricket, patriotism, emotions and a fantastic story has rarely been seen before on the big screen. However, when the first cut of the film was ready after the shooting was completed, its length was approximately 7 hours 30 minutes. According to reports, in the initial edit the story before the cricket match itself was about four and a half hours long. When Aamir Khan and the team saw this version, everyone realized that it would not be possible to release such a long film in theatres. After this, Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowarikar together started working on the film again. Many important but long scenes were shortened.After this long process, the runtime of the film was reduced to about 3 hours 44 minutes. The interesting thing is that even at that time many distributors were worried about the length of the film. After its release, the film received a lot of praise.

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