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Synopsis: This is the story about the resilience shown by the Indians when they were under the British Rule. They are already taxed to the bone by the British and their cronies, but when Jack Russell announces that he will double the Lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they decide to oppose it. Leading the villagers is a handsome young man named Bhuvan, who challenges them to a game of cricket, a game that is to be played by veteran British cricket players, versus villagers, including Bhuvan himself, who have never played this game before, and do not even know a bat from a piece of wood. As the challenge is accepted, the interest grows and attracts Indians from all over the region, as well as the British from all over the country - as everyone gathers to see the 'fair play' that the British will display against their counter-parts, who are aided by none other than the sister, Elizabeth, of Captain Rusell.

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Musical

Director(s): Ashutosh Gowariker

Actors: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne

Production: B4U Entertainment

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 44 wins & 19 nominations.


IMDB:: 8.1
Metacritic:: 84
Rotten Tomatoes:: 95%

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: PG
Year:: 2001
: 224 min
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What do you mean, "No ball"?
His foot was over the line.
Yardley?
Are you quite certain, umpire?
I am not discussing it
any further, sir.
I suggest we get on with the game.
Very well.
Gentlemen, we have one more ball.
Back to your positions.
Because of their no-ball,
we have got one more ball!
We can't afford any mistakes this time.
Gentlemen, back to the boundary.
Everybody back to the boundaries.
Back!
If you lose, you will pay...
...triple Lagaan.
Do you accept?
It's this impossible bet...
...that Bhuvan has accepted!
What have you done?
Back! Back! Back!
I had told you...
...we can face a great calamity.
Didn't I say so?
You talk just like your father.
He was so spirited...
...spoke the truth.
I have faith in you...
...and in your courage.
Catch it, sir!
Catch it, sir!
Please don't catch it!
Yeah!
We have won!!
He's done it!
Completely unbelievable.
Unable to bear this humiliation,
the British government...
...decided to shut down
the Champaner Cantonment.
"By the power vested in me
by Her Majesty, Queen Victoria...
...I hereby declare that
after much deliberation on the matter...
...the Cantonment at Champaner
be dissolved.
And the officers and troops
of the erstwhile Cantonment...
...shall relocate
and re-establish themselves...
...in the princely state of Raj Gardh
with immediate effect.
Signed, Colonel J.R. Boyer,
Commanding Officer, Central Provinces."
I did not believe I'd live
to see this day.
Be happy, my daughter.
Live long.
Memsahib, we will never forget
all that you have done for us.
I won't either.
And so, not just Champaner but
all the villages in the province...
...did not have to pay Lagaan
for three years.
Captain Russell had to pay
for his capricious behaviour.
Besides having to pay triple Lagaan,
he was transferred...
...to the Central African desert.
Elizabeth returned to England
holding Bhuvan in her heart.
She did not marry and remained
Bhuvan's Radha all her life.
Bhuvan and Gauri had a
splendid wedding.
Raja Puran Singh himself came
to bless the newly-weds...
...enhancing Champaner's status
even more.
Even after this historic victory...
...Bhuvan's name was lost
somewhere in the pages of history.

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Ashutosh Gowariker

Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment". His works include Lagaan (2001), Swades (2004), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), What's Your Raashee? (2009), Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (2010) and Mohenjo Daro (2016). His film Lagaan was nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category in 74th Academy Awards, which makes him a voting member of the Academy Awards. He returned to acting by playing the lead role in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama Ventilator (2016). more…

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