Paul Blackthorne reveals his biggest culture shock on sets of 'Lagaan'

Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) English actor Paul Blackthorne is sharing his fondest memories from the sets of the iconic film ‘Lagaan’. The actor spoke with IANS during the celebrations of the film’s 25th anniversary in Mumbai, and shed light on the biggest cultural shock while shooting for the film in India.

Paul essayed the role of Captain Andrew Russell in the film, who proposes the waiver of taxes if the villagers’ team manages to win the test match against the English players.

The actor said that the biggest cultural shock for the international actors in the crew was the non-availability of alcohol in Bhuj as Gujarat is a dry state.

He told IANS, “I think the biggest cultural shock for British people on the sets was like, ‘Where is the alcohol’ given Gujarat is a dry state.