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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Name: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Released: 2001
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Suhasini Mulay

The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan, a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.

2001 · Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker · 233 min · Adventure · Drama · History · 13 frames

Tagline

Once upon a time in India

Crew

Screenplay: Sanjay Dayma, Ashutosh Gowariker, Kumar Dave
Written by: Ashutosh Gowariker
Cinematography: Anil Mehta
Edited by: Ballu Saluja
Music: A.R. Rahman
Production design: Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Produced by: Aamir Khan, Mansoor Khan

Cast

Aamir Khan as Bhuvan
Gracy Singh as Gauri
Rachel Shelley as Elizabeth Russell
Paul Blackthorne as Captain Andrew Russell
Suhasini Mulay as Yashoda
Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Puran Singh Chawla
Raghubir Yadav as Bhura
Rajesh Vivek as Guran
Raj Zutshi as Ismail
Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat as Deva Singh Sodhi

Production

Country: India
Language: Hindi, English
Studios: Aamir Khan Productions, Jhamu Sughand Productions, Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
Budget: $5,200,000
Box office: $8,100,000
Themes: countryside, sports, patriotism, village, musical, challenge, cricket, taxes, based on true story, period drama

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