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Imagine this,
Barren land, 12 hours day of hard labour, a land afflicted by the misery of the villagers coupled by the shyness of the clouds.
Lagaan means tax in hindi, a tax that the ruthless british collected from the ruling raja (king) of the village of champaner in the state of Rajasthan. The bulk of the burden fell on the villagers that were already in debt from the previous years of a hard and long drought.
This year they had to pay even more as penalty for the previous years. Just when things coudnt get any worse, a witty yet courageous villager Bhuvan accepts a challenge from the British in a cricket match. To the victor go the spoils.
To the ruthless, lagan to the tune of three times the due.
To the victim, a light of hope that might change their lives forever.
This is the story of 11 warriors that fight against the greatest empire known to man with a wooden stick, a leather ball, and courage.
Imagine this,
Barren land, 12 hours day of hard labour, a land afflicted by the misery of the villagers coupled by the shyness of the clouds.
Lagaan means tax in hindi, a tax that the ruthless british collected from the ruling raja (king) of the village of champaner in the state of Rajasthan. The bulk of the burden fell on the villagers that were already in debt from the previous years of a hard and long drought.
This year they had to pay even more as penalty for the previous years. Just when things coudnt get any worse, a witty yet courageous villager Bhuvan accepts a challenge from the British in a cricket match. To the victor go the spoils.
To the ruthless, lagan to the tune of three times the due.
To the victim, a light of hope that might change their lives forever.
This is the story of 11 warriors that fight against the greatest empire known to man with a wooden stick, a leather ball, and courage.