Aamir Khan’s Lagaan Sets Had Global Food, Mineral Water For Hair Wash, Says Co-Star: 'Nobody Stopped You'

Lagaan, released in 2001, marked Aamir Khan's debut as a producer. When Lagaan was released in 2001, it was among the most expensive Indian films of its time. It marked Aamir Khan’s debut as a producer and was filmed over several months in Bhuj.

Since the shoot took place in a remote area, Aamir’s team made special arrangements for the cast and crew — including building temporary housing and ensuring all their needs were met. Actor Akhilendra Mishra recently revealed that the team was provided with food from different parts of the world and was strictly instructed to drink only mineral water. In fact, they were even told to wash their hair using mineral water.



Akhilendra Mishra, who played Arjan in Lagaan, shared that the film’s production team took great care of everyone. In an interview with Friday Talkies, he said they had all kinds of food on set, and even the foreign actors preferred eating Indian food, despite having a separate continental menu. “The production management was exceptionally good.

The film wouldn’t have been a success without it. They had all kinds of food, any cuisine you want, any juice you want, you name it, you have it. Even the foreign artists were eating Indian food.

For them, there was a huge continental food set up, but they all flocked to the Indian section," he recalled. He added, “The arrangements were so great, the standards were of international level. As soon as we woke up in the morning and stepped out of our buses, they would set up all kinds of breakfast.

You eat as much as you want and drink as much as you want, nobody stopped you." Comparing the scene with other production houses that keep a tab on usage of things, he said, “On the other hand, on the sets of Lagaan, things were reverse. Here, people were making sure that nobody is drinking the local water.

Everyone has to drink Bisleri water. They were very careful about people’s health. After all, it would halt the entire shoot.

People were washing their hair using Bisleri there." The veteran actor said Aamir Khan, even though he was a big star, would sit, talk, and eat with everyone on the floor. “He would sit down on the floor with us, talk with us, and eat with us," he recalled.

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