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Ashutosh Gowariker went to shoot Lagaan with full head of hair, returned bald: Anurag Kashyap

Ashutosh Gowariker went to shoot Lagaan with full head of hair, returned bald: Anurag Kashyap

4 min readMumbaiJun 23, 2026 01:03 PM IST Lagaan remains a seminal film. Even 25 years after its release, the film continues to enchant, entertain, and engage audiences. Made against seemingly impossible odds, it went on to change the syntax of storytelling. It is also a film that has inspired and influenced several filmmakers, including Anurag Kashyap. ‘Ashutosh Gowariker returned bald after shooting’ Recently, speaking to the Instagram account of Aamir Khan Productions, the filmmaker opened up about why the film holds such a special place in his heart. He said jokingly, “What stood out for me before even watching the film, Ashu (Ashutosh Gowariker) went to Kutch to shoot with a head full of hair, came back bald.” He then added, “First thing was the way they were shooting the film. We heard that they were doing sync sound, and sync sound was something that was absent at that time. I think it restarted with Lagaan, and Dil Chahta Hai.” Kashyap said the film’s technical and production approach had a profound impact on him …

Lagaan at 25: How AR Rahman used a 4 am stroke of genius for Ghanan Ghanan | Bollywood News

Lagaan at 25: How AR Rahman used a 4 am stroke of genius for Ghanan Ghanan | Bollywood News

Lagaan, released 25 years ago, has only grown in stature, firmly placing itself at the heart of India’s cultural conversation. What makes it even more special is that it is not just a landmark film, but also a landmark soundtrack. Recently, the film’s core creative team, music composer AR Rahman, director Ashutosh Gowariker, lyricist Javed Akhtar, and actor-producer Aamir Khan, came together to revisit the making of its music, especially the unforgettable track “Ghanan Ghanan.” In a chat with Spotify India, AR Rahman reflected on how packed that phase of his career was. “So I was doing like 12 movies that year. I was doing Padayappa, I was doing this, and I was doing so many movies across languages. And then he (Ashutosh) was so accommodative.” Talking about the making of “Ghanan Ghanan”, Rahman added, “If I was doing Padayappa at another studio, he (Ashutosh Gowariker) would hang out there. Between breaks, because we used to record with the whole orchestra for that particular movie, he would come by and ask, ‘Can we have this …