Hrithik Roshan’s 'Lakshya' was shot 17,800 feet above sea level and more interesting facts

Lakshya is a 2004 movie directed by Farhan Akhtar. movie stars Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta and Amitabh Bachchan. story follows an aimless young man who joins Indian Army and learns struggles of a soldier. 

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It has been 16 years since Farhan Akhtar's blockbuster was released. Farhan, who h alrey received acclaim for his film Dil Chahta Hai, h to shift his attention to a serious genre. Making film in Lakh helped filmmaker evolve as a person. As film turned 16, we give you some facts about film that you probably didn't kw. 

• Hrithik Roshan wasn't first choice of director Farhan Akhtar for movie Lakshya. role was initially offered to Arjun Rampal. But due to scheduling issues, Arjun h to turn down role as he didn't have time to shoot film on required dates. role was n offered to Hrithik.
• Some of most beautiful scenes in movie Lakshya were shot in Lakh at minus 8-9 degrees and at approximate height of 17,800 feet above sea level. Since film was shot in mountains, travelling with shooting equipment wasn't easy.
• Even though film h an impressive cast and a compelling story, it earned a below-par 230 million at domestic box office and was declared ‘okay’. 

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• Since film was shot at high altitudes, actors and crew members even collapsed at times. team h also stated in one of interviews that if re were several takes for a shot that called for light running, cast and crew h to depend on oxygen cylinders. fight sequences in movie were shot at night when temperature would drop to sub-zero temperatures. 
• When y were shooting in Leh, crew couldn't use ir mobile phones. After shoot would wrap up, everyone would use landline phones to speak to ir respective families and loved ones. 
• vast majority of n-speaking Army roles in film were filled by real-life soldiers of 13th Battalion, Punjab Regiment. In film, unit portrayed is 3rd Battalion, Punjab Regiment.
• Amitabh Bachchan, despite having a major role in film, has only around 20 minutes of entire screen time in film.