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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

  • 20012001
  • PGPG
  • 3h 44m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
116K
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Aamir Khan, Javed Khan Amrohi, Akhilendra Mishra, Rajesh Vivek, Shri Vallabh Vyas, Raghuvir Yadav, Raj Zutshi, Amin Hajee, Aditya Lakhia, Dayashankar Pandey, and Yashpal Sharma in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
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The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
116K
YOUR RATING
    • Ashutosh Gowariker
  • Writers
    • Ashutosh Gowariker(story)
    • Kumar Dave(screenplay)
    • Sanjay Dayma(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Raghuvir Yadav
    • Gracy Singh
    • Ashutosh Gowariker
  • Writers
    • Ashutosh Gowariker(story)
    • Kumar Dave(screenplay)
    • Sanjay Dayma(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Raghuvir Yadav
    • Gracy Singh
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 308User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Aamir Khan and Dayashankar Pandey in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Javed Khan Amrohi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Rachel Shelley in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Paul Blackthorne, Aamir Khan, and Gracy Singh in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Aamir Khan, Javed Khan Amrohi, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rachel Shelley, and Gracy Singh in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Aamir Khan in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Aamir Khan and Dayashankar Pandey in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Paul Blackthorne and Aamir Khan in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Ashutosh Gowariker in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
    Aamir Khan, Rachel Shelley, and Gracy Singh in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

    Top cast

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    Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    • Bhuvan
    Raghuvir Yadav
    Raghuvir Yadav
    • Bhura
    • (as Raghuveer Yadav)
    Gracy Singh
    Gracy Singh
    • Gauri
    Rachel Shelley
    Rachel Shelley
    • Elizabeth Russell
    Paul Blackthorne
    Paul Blackthorne
    • Captain Andrew Russell
    Suhasini Mulay
    Suhasini Mulay
    • Yashodamai
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    • Rajah Puran Singh
    Rajendra Gupta
    Rajendra Gupta
    • Mukhiya
    Rajesh Vivek
    Rajesh Vivek
    • Guran
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    Shri Vallabh Vyas
    • Ishwar
    • (as Sri Vallabh Vyas)
    Javed Khan Amrohi
    Javed Khan Amrohi
    • Ram Singh
    • (as Javed Khan)
    Raj Zutshi
    Raj Zutshi
    • Ismail
    Akhilendra Mishra
    Akhilendra Mishra
    • Arjan
    Dayashankar Pandey
    Dayashankar Pandey
    • Goli
    • (as Daya Shankar Pandey)
    Yashpal Sharma
    Yashpal Sharma
    • Lakha
    Amin Hajee
    Amin Hajee
    • Bagha
    Pradeep Singh Rawat
    Pradeep Singh Rawat
    • Deva Singh Sodhi
    Aditya Lakhia
    Aditya Lakhia
    • Kachra
      • Ashutosh Gowariker
    • Writers
      • Ashutosh Gowariker(story) (screenplay)
      • Kumar Dave(screenplay)
      • Sanjay Dayma(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The first cut of the film was 7 hours and 30 minutes long.
    • Goofs
      When they get to the last over, someone says they need 10 runs off 6 balls - but in those days there would have been 4 or 5 balls to an over.
    • Quotes

      [Gauri is walking away in tears, Bhuvan shouts after her]

      Bhuvan: Hey Gauri! There's only one house in the village with a neem tree in the yard. There's also a big field beside it. There's some chickens, two cows, and three goats. And I know whose house that is! It's mine, you silly girl! One thing before you go. Mother likes you, too!

    • Alternate versions
      Given the film's long duration, it was divided and split onto two discs for the special anniversary edition wooden box set release.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Ghanan Ghanan
      Music by A.R. Rahman

      Lyrics by Javed Akhtar

      Performed by Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan,

      Kishori Gowariker, Shaan and chorus

    User reviews308

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    Perfect First Time Bollywood Treat
    This was my first full-fledged trip into Bollywood and I couldn't have asked for a better entry. While there were some inconsistencies in sound, overall I loved the picture. Some of the songs and dances were breathtaking and emotionally charged. In particular the number where Bhuvan and the young boy are sitting on a hill and they're shrugging their shoulders, soon getting the village into the act. The other number where Bhuvan and Gauri re-enact the love of Krishna and Radha in exquisite dancing. Also there were many moments of stunning, breathtaking images, including the women of the village seated in the temple praying for salvation. Absolutely stunning.

    While I feel some judicious pruning could have trimmed the nearly 4 hour long version I watched (the DVD of which included an additional 17 minutes cut from this version) the picture did not seem nearly as long as it really was.

    Aamir Khan is such an instantly likable presence and Gracy Singh is simply irresistible as Gauri.

    Paul Blackthorne was a hilarious, old-school villain right out of a penny dreadful melodrama – and I mean this as a compliment.

    Rachel Shelley's Elizabeth was a perfect blend of Victorian reserved beauty and free spirit and noble in her heartbreak.

    So many other performances ran the gamut from old school "b" stereotypical characters to some original ideas.

    The blending of melodrama (in its purest sense) true comedic moments (the hen keeper), self and enlightenment culminated in the scene where Bhuvan shocks the village by touching an untouchable; his stirring, heartfelt speech about brotherhood and putting away castes shaming the village into enlightenment.

    Some of the criticism leveled at Lagaan is (I believe) unduly harsh. This is a charming movie and a perfect introduction into the joys of Bollywood.
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    • gpadillo
    • Sep 3, 2004

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    • Release date
      • June 15, 2001 (United States)
      • India
      • Aamir Khan Productions / indiatimes (warning: opens a big window, flash only)
      • Aamir Khan Productions (India)
      • Hindi
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Bhuj, Gujarat, India
    • Production companies
      • Aamir Khan Productions
      • Jhamu Sughand Productions
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    • 3 hours 44 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital

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