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Film / 2001
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Directed by
Ashutosh Gowariker
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, …
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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 If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.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 KhanBhuvan
Gracy SinghGauri
Rachel ShelleyElizabeth Russell
Paul BlackthorneCaptain Andrew Russell
Suhasini MulayYashoda
Kulbhushan KharbandaRaja Puran Singh Chawla
Raghubir YadavBhura
Rajesh VivekGuran
Raj ZutshiIsmail
Pradeep Ram Singh RawatDeva Singh Sodhi
Akhilendra MishraArjan
Daya Shankar PandeyGoli
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Shri Vallabh VyasIshwar
Yashpal SharmaLakha
Amin HajeeBagha
Aditya LakhiaKachra
Rajendra GuptaMukhiya
Javed KhanRam Singh
A.K. HangalShambukaka
Amin GaziTipu
Anupam ShyamNamdeo
Raja AwasthiRamprasad
Pramatesh MehtaHarikaka
John RoweCol. Boyer
David GantMaj. Warren
Thor HallandCaptain Roberts
Jeremy ChildMaj. Cotton
Chris EnglandYardley
Howard LeeBurton
Ben NealonLt. Smith
Simon HolmesBrooks
Jon HouseNorth
Neil PatrickLt. Harrisson
Jamie Whitby ColesLt. Wesson
Barry HartLt. Benson
Alex ShirtclliffLt. Flynn
Amitabh BachchanNarrator (voice)
Parveen BanoKesarya
Bhim VakaniKazi
Anu AnsariJigni
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