Ashutosh Gowariker reveals that originally, Aamir Khan-starrer Lagaan was set in 1885: “I felt it would be nice to have the birth of Indian National Congress and rise of Bhuvan as a hero”

Ashutosh Gowariker, who worked with Bhanu Athaiya in Lagaan (2001) and Swades (2004), shared about how he formed a bond with her. He said, “It was absolutely wonderful working with her. The script of Lagaan was locked. Even before I had anyone on board as a producer or actor, I knew that the costumes should be done by Bhanu tai. The most important thing for me was that here is a person who has dressed almost every heroine right from the 70s and every iconic silhouette that we see of the actresses. Today, if you make a 60 second video on the heroines of India, 70% of the outfits will be hers.”

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