Why ‘Lagaan’ survives at 25

The film is a mirror reflecting our opportunism, weakness and vulnerabilities.

I watched Lagaan again, not on a laptop, but in a cinema hall, with my 17-year-old son Ashvin sitting beside me. The immediate provocation came from my friend Suhasini Mulay, who played Yashodamai, Bhuvan’s mother, in the film. Suhasini asked me to take Ashvin to watch the film on a large screen, as it completed 25 years. I took that suggestion seriously.