Initially reluctant due to a superstition about his voiceover work leading to film failures, Amitabh Bachchan was eventually convinced by Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker to narrate Lagaan. Despite Javed Akhtar’s warnings about the film’s potential failure due to its cricket theme, rural setting, and Awadhi dialect, Aamir persisted.Initially reluctant due to a superstition about his voiceover work leading to film failures, Amitabh Bachchan was eventually convinced by Aamir Khan and Ashutosh Gowariker to narrate Lagaan. Despite Javed Akhtar’s warnings about the film’s potential failure due to its cricket theme, rural setting, and Awadhi dialect, Aamir persisted.