List of accolades received by Lagaan

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List of accolades received by Lagaan
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Aamir Khan received many awards and nominations for producing and acting in the film.

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Total number of awards and nominations [lower-alpha 1]
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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 ₹1.3 billion (US$16 million) globally on a production budget of ₹250 million (US$3.1 million). [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 ceremony [lower-alpha 2] CategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
Academy Awards March 24, 2002 Best Foreign Language Film Lagaan Nominated [15]
American Choreography Awards 20 October 2002Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Saroj Khan , Vaibhavi Merchant, Ganesh Hegde, Terence Lewis, and Raju KhanWon [16]
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards 2002Best Director (Hindi) Ashutosh Gowariker Won [17]
Best Actor (Hindi) Aamir Khan Won
Bergen International Film Festival 2001The 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 SalujaWon
Best Sound Recording H. Sridhar Won
Leeds International Film Festival 16 October 2001Audience Award Lagaan Won [23]
Locarno International Film Festival 12 August 2001Won [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") [lower-alpha 3] Won
Best Audiography H. Sridhar , Nakul KamteWon
Best Costume Design Bhanu Athaiya Won
Best Art Direction Nitin Chandrakant Desai Won
Best Choreography Raju KhanWon
NatFilm Festival 14 April 2002Audience Award Lagaan Won [27]
Portland International Film Festival 23 February 2002Audience Award for Best FilmWon [28]
Screen Awards 18 January 2002 Best Film Won [29]
[30]
Best Director Ashutosh Gowariker Won
Best Story Nominated
Best Screenplay Ashutosh Gowarikar , Kumar Dave, and Sanjay DaimaWon
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 SalujaWon
Best Sound DesignNakul KamteNominated
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

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients and have runners-up. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally.
  2. ↑ Each date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  3. ↑ Also won the award for the song "Jaane Kyon" from Dil Chahta Hai (2001).

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