Lagaan
| Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India | |
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| Directed by | Ashutosh Gowariker |
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Aamir Khan Mansoor Khan |
| Written by |
K. P. Saxena (Hindi Dialogue) Ashutosh Gowariker (English Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Ashutosh Gowariker Abbas Tyrewala Sanjay Daima |
| Story by | Ashutosh Gowariker |
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| Narrated by | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Anil Mehta |
| Edited by | Ballu Saluja |
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| Distributed by | Sony Entertainment Television (India) |
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224 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹250 million |
| Box office | ₹700 million |
Lagaan (Hindi: लगान, "Taxation"; also called Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India) is a 2001 Indian epic sports-drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Aamir Khan, who was also the producer, stars with Gracy Singh in the lead roles; British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne play the supporting roles. Made on a then-unprecedented budget of ₹250 million (equivalent to ₹700 million or US$10 million in 2016), the film was shot in an ancient village near Bhuj, India.
The film is set in the Victorian period of India's colonial British Raj. The story revolves around a small village whose inhabitants, burdened by high taxes, find themselves in an extraordinary situation as an arrogant officer challenges them to a game of cricket as a wager to avoid the taxes. The narrative spins around this situation as the villagers face the arduous task of learning the alien game and playing for a result that will change their village's destiny.
Lagaan received critical acclaim and awards at international film festivals, as well as many Indian film awards. It became the third Indian film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film after Mother India (1957) and Salaam Bombay! (1988). It was one of the biggest box office hits of 2001. In 2010, the film was ranked No. 55 in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema". In 2011, it was listed in Time magazine's special "The All-TIME 25 Best Sports Movies". The film was screened retrospective as the Closing Film on August 18, 2016 at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense, commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day.
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