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Set in 1893, during the late Victorian period of British colonial rule in India, the film follows the inhabitants of a village in Central India, who, burdened by high taxes and several years of drought, are challenged by an arrogant British Indian Army officer to a game of cricket as a wager to avoid paying the taxes they owe.
Feb 15, 2023 · With Lagaan, in particular, the marriage between the soundtrack and the background score is truly one made in heaven, to the point where the background score is as important an element in the narrative as are the screenplay, dialogue and songs.
Lagaan is the soundtrack from the film Lagaan (2001). It was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. The soundtrack is made up of six songs and two instrumental pieces. Rahman incorporated several music styles and genres to create the soundtrack.
Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan was the third film from India to earn an Oscar nomination. “And then of course it being India’s entry to Oscars and getting the nomination... the film was speaking. So...
Jun 15, 2016 · Few Indian films have the power to cut across age, gender, language and culture like Lagaan does. That was most evident when Lagaan became the third, and till date, the last Indian film to have been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at Academy Awards. That was 2001.
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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 ...
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.
