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- "Lagaan" is anything but standard Bollywood fodder, and is the first must-see of the Indian summer.
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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, or simply Lagaan, (transl. Land tax) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic period musical [5] sports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film was produced by Aamir Khan, who stars alongside debutant Gracy Singh and British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne.
Jun 7, 2002 · Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. “Lagaan” is an enormously entertaining movie, like nothing we’ve ever seen before, and yet completely familiar. Set in India in 1893, it combines sports with political intrigue, romance with evil scheming, musical numbers with low comedy and high drama, and is therefore soundly in the tradition of the ...
The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne) has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens.
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- Ashutosh Gowariker
- PG
- Aamir Khan
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India: Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. With Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne. The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.
- (122K)
- Drama, Musical, Sport
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- 2001-06-15
- Abira Dhar
- Aamir Khan Almost Rejected Lagaan, Till he Produced it! Aamir Khan wasn’t impressed with the film’s script when director Ashutosh Gowariker read it out to him for the first time.
- Aamir Actually Got his Ears Pierced for the Film! Aamir Khan is known for taking his work a bit too seriously. And to become Lagaan’s Bhuvan, a village boy from British India, he decided to actually get his ears pierced and walk around in the harsh sun, just to get the perfect tan he needed for the character.
- Lagaan’s Climax Scene had 20,000 People in it! The cricket match between the uptight British officers and Bhuvan’s motley crew of village folk was the perfect climax for the film.
- Lagaan Was Shot Using Sync Sound. Lagaan (2001) became the first Hindi film to be shot using sync sound which means that dialogues and ambient sounds were recorded live during the shoot itself.
Oct 19, 2023 · LAGAAN: ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIA takes place during British colonial rule in India in 1893, where an egotistical and arrogant British commander, Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne), challenges an ordinary Indian farmer, Bhuvan (Aamir Khan), to a game of cricket. But this is no ordinary game.
Jun 18, 2001 · An Indian modern classic. "Lagaan" lives up to its huge hype with a spirited and well crafted story that could become actor-cum-producer Aamir Khan's magnum opus. The year is 1893. The farmers of...
