Did You Know Ameesha Patel Was Rejected From Aamir Khan’s Lagaan At The Last Minute For THIS Reason?

Ameesha Patel is one of the most loved actresses in Bollywood. With a career spanning over two decades, she has managed to carve a niche for herself in showbiz. Let’s look back at the time when Ameesha reflected on her acting journey while talking about her role in Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and its box office clash with Aamir Khan starrer Lagaan in 2001. Read on to know more.

Ameesha Patel Says She Was The Correct Choice For Gadar: Ek Prem Katha

In an interview with Bollywood Buble, Ameesha Patel revealed that she was rejected from Aamir Khan’s Lagaan for being ‘too educated.’ She shared, “During Lagaan, I was finalized for the film. The dates were fixed, and everything was set. The reason I was chosen for Gadar was because of my education, inherent sophistication, a certain posture, and body language. And my background is coming from a political family. Sakina’s character, which in real life also was a background for Ameesha, was an educated girl, English-educated girl, someone who went to an English school. So, for all these things, I was the correct choice for Gadar.”

Ameesha Patel On Being Rejected For Lagaan

“I got selected for Lagaan, and I was shooting for Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai in New Zealand when my secretary called me and said that Lagaan dates were shifted for Gadar. I said, ‘Why?’ He said, ‘They don’t feel you’re right for the casting for no apparent reason, but she has to play a village belle, and you don’t look convincing enough for that.’ I looked too educated for that, too well exposed to the world, which I was. I was well-read and well-travelled from a very young age, and I was foreign-educated,” Ameesha continued.