Lagaan

This is anything but standard Bollywood fodder, and is the first must-see of the Indian summer. A movie that will have you laughing and crying, but leaving with a smile

Genre: Drama / Musical / Sport

Length: 224 min

(2001) - Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley

Lagaan

Summary

Lagaan is set in late 19th century India. Captain Russell the vicious commanding officer of a British cantonment, oppresses the people of the region with high taxes while they are also suffering under an unusual drought. Impulsively, Russell offers the peasants of nearby village Champaner a wager: he will cancel the taxes of the whole province for three years if a village team can beat his men at cricket—a sport hitherto unknown to the villagers. Led by the courageous Bhuvan and helped by the officer's good-hearted sister Elizabeth, the villagers start training for the cricket match that will decide their fate.

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CAST:

Aamir Khan
Gracy Singh
Rachel Shelley
Paul Blackthorne
Suhasini Mulay
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Raghuvir Yadav
Rajendra Gupta
Rajesh Vivek
Shri Vallabh Vyas
Javed Khan
Raj Zutshi
Akhilendra Mishra
Pradeep Rawat
Daya Shankar Pandey
Yashpal Sharma
Amin Hajee
Aditya Lakhia
A.K. Hangal
John Rowe
David Gant
Jeremy Child
Ben Nealon
Anupam Shyam
Raja Awasthi
Pramatesh Mehta
Bhim Vakani
Amin Gazi
Anu Ansari
Parveen Bano
Chris England
Howard Lee
Simon Holmes
Ray Eves
Jon House
Neil Patrick
Jamie Whitby Coles
Barry Hart
Alex Shirtcliff

Writing credits
Kumar Dave
Sanjay Dayma
Ashutosh Gowariker
Ashutosh Gowariker
K.P. Saxena

Original music by
A.R. Rahman

Cinematography by
Anil Mehta

Directed by
Ashutosh Gowariker

Produced by
Reena Datta
Aamir Khan

Production
Aamir Khan Productions Ltd.
Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd.

Released on
June 1, 2001

Songs from Lagaan

Ghanan Ghanan
Mitwa
Radha Kaise Na Jale
O Rey Chhori
Chale Chalo
Waltz for a Romance
O Palanhaare
Lagaan - Once Upon a Time in India

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