Lagaan: Once Upon a Time In India (2001)
- Starring:
- Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Category:
- Foreign, Music & Performing Arts
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One of the most expensive films ever to come out of Bollywood, Lagaan tells the tale of the Indian village Champaner, beset by drought and British colonialism in the year 1893. Without a drop of rain in months, the worried villagers of Champaner decide to ask the local authorities for a temporary repeal of their taxes -- the hated lagaan. Led by the heroic Bhuvan (Indian superstar Aamir Khan) they bring their plight to the military governor, Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne). But the sadistic Russell threatens to raise the lagaan threefold, unless the villagers can beat his men at a game of cricket, in which case he'll lift taxes on the entire province for a period of three years. Bhuvan accepts the challenge, but there's a problem -- no one in Champaner knows how to play cricket. A band of misfits come to the rescue, coached by Russell's soft-hearted sister Elizabeth (Rachel Shelley), and the race is on to be ready in three months' time. An epic reworking of Victory with eye-popping song-and-dance routines, Lagaan was a major cinematic event in India upon its release. ~ Connor McMadden, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 225 mins
Complete Cast:
- Aamir Khan - Bhuvan
- Rachel Shelley - Elizabeth
- Suhasini Mulay - Yashodamai
- Raghubir Yadav - Bhura
- Rajesh Vivek - Guran
- Javed Khan - Ramsingh
- Akhilendra Mishra - Arjan
- Daya Shankar Pandey - Goli
- Amin Hajee - Bagha
- A.K. Hangal - Shambukaka
- David Gant - Major Warren
- Ben Nealon - Lt. Smith
- Raja Awasthi - Ramprasad
- Bhim Vakani - Kazi
- Anu Ansari - Jigni
- Chris England - Yardley
- Simon Holmes - Brooks
- Jon House - North
- Jamie Whitby Coles - Wesson
- Alex Shirtcliff - Flynn
- Gracy Singh - Gauri
- Paul Blackthorne - Captain Andrew Russell
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda - Rajah Puran Singh
- Rajendra Gupta - Mukhiya
- Sri Vallabh Vyas - Ishwar
- Raj Zutshi - Ismail
- Pradeep Sing Rawat - Deva
- Yashpal Sharma - Lakha
- Aditya Lakhia - Kachra
- John Rowe - Col. Boyer
- Jeremy Child - Major Cotton
- Anupam Shyam - Namdeo
- Pramatesh Mehta - Harikaka
- Amin Gazi - Tipu
- Parveen Bano - Kesarya
- Howard Lee - Burton
- Ray Eves - Willis
- Neil Patrick - Harrison
- Barry Hart - Benson
- Director(s):
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- Writer(s):
- Kumar Dave, Ashutosh Gowariker, Sanjay Dayma
- Producer(s):
- Aamir Khan
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Suitable for Children)
- Categories:
- Foreign, Music & Performing Arts
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