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User Rating:
8.1/10   10,681 votes
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Director:
Ashutosh Gowariker
Writers:
Ashutosh Gowariker (story)
Ashutosh Gowariker (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 May 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Musical | Romance | Sport more
Tagline:
Once upon a time in India
Plot:
The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers... full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 44 wins & 19 nominations more
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Will Linda manage what other heroines from West couldn't? - News
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Aamir Khan ... Bhuvan
Gracy Singh ... Gauri

Rachel Shelley ... Elizabeth Russell
Paul Blackthorne ... Captain Andrew Russell
Suhasini Mulay ... Yashodamai
Kulbhushan Kharbanda ... Rajah Puran Singh
Raghuvir Yadav ... Bhura (as Raghuveer Yadav)
Rajendra Gupta ... Mukhiya
Rajesh Vivek ... Guran
Shri Vallabh Vyas ... Ishwar (as Sri Vallabh Vyas)
Javed Khan ... Ram Singh

Rajendranath Zutshi ... Ismail (as Raj Zutshi)
Akhilendra Mishra ... Arjan
Daya Shankar Pandey ... Goli
Yashpal Sharma ... Lakha
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lagaan (India: Hindi title) (short title)
Land Tax (International: English title) (informal literal title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for language and some violence.
Runtime:
224 min
Country:
India
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Bhuj, Gujarat, India

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Trivia:
Ameesha Patel auditioned for the role of Gauri. more
Goofs:
Continuity: After the first day's play, the direction of light-and-shade don't seem to correlate to the time-of-day (may be this is continuity?) more
Quotes:
Ramprasad: [choosing other team members] How about Kashi Nath?
Bhura: Kashi Nath? If he runs, he'll split: Kashi one side, Nath the other!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Dhoondte Reh Jaoge (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Ghanan Ghanan more

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15 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
the theatre cheered, 18 August 2003
8/10
Author: radz2682

This is actually the first ever film I have seen where the audience clapped cheered and booed effectively as if they were a part of the actual proceedings in the film. I heard someone say that they felt that they were really at a cricket match. I loved the movie even though admittedly at the time (surprising for an Indian) I didn't know cricket at all...I learned while watching it with the help of a friend but also found I didn't need to! It certainly renewed my interest and made mea cricket fan soon enough, the next match that year I watched with grave interest.

About the fikm, the acting was good. Rachel Shelly and Paul Blackthorne were impressive and unlike in other Hindi films where they are usually clichéd versions of foreign characters, they were very drawn out believable characters. Aamir Khan was definitely the star attraction (obviously) as in any case it was 'his movie' but honestly he was very good, one of hsi best performances i'd personally say. Gauri was given very little to do in the movie but she did stand out in her own way. The supporting cast were all excellent in each of their roles, although some characters were a bit too starkly depicted. The British cast on the other hand had precious little to do except look foreboding.

The setting in the Gujrati village and country was beautiful. The sets were historically accurate I've been told and the backdrop just right for the match and one would it imagine it fit into the time frame suggested. The costumes were also appropriate. I especially liked that scene where Elisabeth imagines Aamir in a suit, it worked because being who she is of course shed see him like that.)Some historians might nitpick on small points, but they were so minor that the rest of the story overshadowed these errors.

At first I wondered whether foreign viewers would understand it what the unusual concept of musical numbers, but most seem to have understood the game of cricket (non cricket playing countries I mean) and the historical context as well and seem to have also taken the musical numbers in their stride.

The only thing that got to me was the length of the movie. I really wish that they had done some serious editing, it just ran too long and the cricket match was too dragged out. It should have either focused more on the cricket match for the majority of the film, or reduced the footage of the rest of the film to balance it out. I saw many scenes that could have been edited out and were totally unnecessary.

The songs were enjoyable and only one or two were unnecessary and could have been cut down or deleted entirely, like the 'Radha Kaise Na Jale' and the song where both girls sing. Honestly this movie was one Hindi movie that did not require many songs at all if at all. A background score maybe but not 6 songs. It got tedious and it gets on the nerves especially when you've been sitting in the theatre for 2 hours and you know that there is 1 more hour to go. Luckily people with DVDs will be able to fast forward!

Although Predictable in places with characters being over-drawn or under-drawn and everyone knew the ending that was inevitable, ending, (it isn't much of a long shot at all) but we watched it for the thrill of it anyway.

The overall effect the movie was so good that I fully believe that it deserved a nomination and I never say that about most Hindi movies. Even though it did not win I'm very proud of this movie.

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