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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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 54 wins & 22 nominations total
Raghubir Yadav
- Bhura
- (as Raghuveer Yadav)
Shri Vallabh Vyas
- Ishwar
- (as Sri Vallabh Vyas)
Javed Khan Amrohi
- Ram Singh
- (as Javed Khan)
Dayashankar Pandey
- Goli
- (as Daya Shankar Pandey)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first cut of the film was 7 hours and 30 minutes long.
- GoofsWhen 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 versionsGiven the film's long duration, it was divided and split onto two discs for the special anniversary edition wooden box set release.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002)
- SoundtracksGhanan 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
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The Best Indian Movie of the Year 2001
I initially gave this movie a miss after I was totally disappointed by "Asoka". The latter was hugely advertised but I don't find it good at all.
I finally saw "Lagaan" after a friend told me that this movie was actually good. And she was right. I borrowed the DVD from the library and had to see the movie in 2 sessions due to it's almost 4-hour-long running time. But it was worth it!
The cricket game was captivating. I didn't know anything about cricket but before the movie ended, I felt that I almost understand the game!
I'm not Indian and I seldom see Indian movie even though I love foreign movies, especially Japanese. But "Lagaan" is truly the best Indian movie I've ever seen, or at least the best of the year 2001.
I finally saw "Lagaan" after a friend told me that this movie was actually good. And she was right. I borrowed the DVD from the library and had to see the movie in 2 sessions due to it's almost 4-hour-long running time. But it was worth it!
The cricket game was captivating. I didn't know anything about cricket but before the movie ended, I felt that I almost understand the game!
I'm not Indian and I seldom see Indian movie even though I love foreign movies, especially Japanese. But "Lagaan" is truly the best Indian movie I've ever seen, or at least the best of the year 2001.
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Taxation: Once Upon a Time in India
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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- Budget
- ₹250,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $909,043
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $285,368
- Jun 17, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $1,724,806
- Runtime3 hours 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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