This Lagaan actor met his British wife on film’s set: ‘She’s learnt Hindi now’ | Bollywood News
Ashutosh Gowariker’s 2001 seminal period sports drama Lagaan, starring Aamir Khan, completely changed both the life and career of actor Amin Hajee, who played Bagga, the temple drummer, in the movie. Last week, he attended the film’s 25th anniversary celebrations, hosted by Aamir Khan Productions, in Mumbai, accompanied by his daughters and wife Charlotte Whitby-Coles, whom he met for the first time on the movie’s set. Amin Hajee recalled recently that he met his wife Charlotte, thanks to her brother Jamie, who starred in Lagaan as a member of the British cricket team. “My brother-in-law today, Jamie, at that time was playing county cricket. They tested him and they liked him. He is 6’5″ tall. So they told him you are on,” recounted Amin. Since the makers also wanted a number of British extras as the audience for the climactic cricket match, they asked Jamie to get the women of his family along. “They said, ‘We will pay for their tickets, we will even give them a stipend. We want them to sit for those …
