Film · Drama, Adventure, History
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Once upon a time in India
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 If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.
- Director
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- Writers
- Ashutosh Gowariker, Sanjay Dayma, Kumar Dave
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Release date
- June 15, 2001
- Original title
- लगान
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
Shri Vallabh VyasIshwar
Yashpal SharmaLakha- Amin HajeeBagha
- Aditya LakhiaKachra
Rajendra GuptaMukhiya
Javed KhanRam Singh
A.K. HangalShambukaka- Amin GaziTipu
