Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Kernel Score: 82% · 624 ratings
Genres: Adventure, Drama, History
Released: 2001-06-15
Runtime: 233 minutes
Overview
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 If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.
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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