Hajee says 'Lagaan' destroyed him and limited meaningful roles
Entertainment
Amin Hajee, who played the unforgettable Bagha in Lagaan (2001), recently shared how the film's success made it tough for him to find roles that felt as meaningful.
"The truth is, Lagaan destroyed me," he said, explaining that no other script or character matched what he experienced with Aamir Khan's period drama.
Hajee turned to screenwriting and directing
After Lagaan, director Ashutosh Gowariker encouraged Hajee to try screenwriting, leading him to co-write Swades (2004), and later work on Haunted - 3D, and Dangerous Ishq.
He even directed his own film, Koi Jaane Na, in 2021.
Looking back, Hajee calls Lagaan a "great university" that pushed him to explore new sides of filmmaking and grow as an artist.