He was also roped in for a popular Cadbury 5- Star ad series as the father of Ramesh and Suresh. His famous works include his presence in movies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and Bunty Aur Babli. Unfortunately, he recently passed away in January this year. Guran, a fortune teller, is an older version of Virat Kohli who had the desire to hurl curses during the game! Guran gave us some moments of laughter in this otherwise serious movie.
Srivallabh Vyas has been synonymous with good Hindi cinema and is critically acclaimed for his roles in Sarfarosh and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
Ishwar aka Srivallabh VyasĪmongst the few talented men in the team who had the ability to replace an athlete out in the field, Ishwar was the team doctor who meant business and took didn't go back on commitments.
You've also seen him in the TV serial, Madhubala. He has also done pivotal roles in Slumdog Millionaire, Stanley Ka Dabba, Zinda and Murder. We remember him as Kareena Kapoor's brother from Jab We Met. Raj Zutshi has been around in Bollywood and TV for quite sometime now. Ismail aka Raj ZutshiĬricket is a game which requires one to maintain calm, and Ismail was your solid, calm-headed batsman who played even in an injured state giving the team an opportunity to push for a final win. Seems like he is Ashutosh Gowariker's favourite man! Source: Box Office 4. He is the writer behind movies like Swades and Haunted and has also lent his voice in one of the songs in Jodha Akbar. Source: One Knight StandsĪmin Hajee played Bagha who is also an accomplished writer.
Call it fate or a coincidence, when he hit the ball, the ball stayed hit. Bagha aka Amin HajeeĪmong the first supporters of Bhuvan in forming a team, mute Bagha's optimism made it easy for us to overlook his abysmal fielding skills. Lakha was played by Yashpal Sharma who has also been noticed for his roles in Hazaaron Khwaashein Aisi, Gangaajal, Ab Tak Chappan, Singh is King, and Rowdy Rathore. We also fondly remember him for his act in Gangs of Wasseypur-2 as the occasional singer.
Lakha established himself as the bad guy in the movie but we all loved his comeback in the game, didn't we? Source: India Forums He went on to deliver very many iconic characters in Rang De Basanti, Ghajini, 3 Idiots and Taare Zameen Par. Who can forgot that last winning shot by him which made us win the match against them Britishers!? Source: RediffĬaptain Bhuvan is now gearing up for his release Dangal. The captain of the cricket team, Bhuvan, led his team and how! Young Aamir challenged Jack Russel for a game of cricket despite knowing absolutely nothing about the game. Here's going down memory lane as the movie completes 15 years. We loved everything about it but it is the cast that still remains close to our hearts. It has been 15 long, eventful years in Bollywood but the movie remains to be special. It was also India's official entry to the Oscars in 2002. It went on to become one of the most iconic Hindi movies, smashing box office records like sixes and fours. Directed by ace director, Ashutosh Gowariker, the movie encompassed our undying love and passion for Cricket.
15 years ago, in 2001, when Bollywood was still spearheaded by romance and song and dance movies, Lagaan came and changed Bollywood for good.Ĭricket is a religion in India and nothing's better than seeing Bollywood and Cricket come together on the 70mm screen.