Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India(2001)
Hindi233 mins
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) is a 233-minute Hindi film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. Starring Raghubir Yadav, Paul Blackthorne and Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat.
Director:Ashutosh Gowarikar
Mood:
upliftingemotionalinspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2001
- Director
- Ashutosh Gowarikar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 3h 53m 0
Storyline
In 1893, a British officer imposes a harsh tax on an Indian village. A farmer named Bhuvan leads the villagers to protest. The officer challenges them to a game of cricket to settle the matter—if the villagers win, the tax is canceled.
“A village's fate rests on a game they've never played.”
Film Details
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233Minutes
HindiLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date1 January 2001
Release Typetheatrical
Also Known AsLagaan: Érase una vez en la India · Lagaan - Es war einmal in Indien · Lagaan - olipa kerran Intiassa · Lagaan: Dawno temu w Indiach · Lagan: Bilo jednom u Indiji · Лагаан: Однажды в Индии · Lagaan - Det var en gång i Indien · Land Tax · Lagaan: Era uma Vez na Índia · 라간
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
upliftingemotionalinspiring
Themes
survivaljusticefriendshipcorruption
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemass
Best Withfamily
Violence2
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability5
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Trivia
- The film's cricket match took 30 days to shoot, with real cricketers coaching the actors.
- Aamir Khan insisted on using real mud for the village scenes, not artificial material.
- The British actors were mostly from England's theater scene, not known in Bollywood.
- The film was India's third Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
- Aamir Khan learned to bowl left-handed for his role, though he is right-handed.
- The song 'Radha Kaise Na Jale' was filmed in a single continuous shot.
- The film's budget was so high that Aamir Khan mortgaged his house to help fund it.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Original Music Composer-Actor7 films →
Original Music Composer-Director3 films →
Original Music Composer-Raja Puran Singh Chawla3 films →
Actor-Raja Puran Singh Chawla3 films →
Deva Singh Sodhi-Actor2 films →
Original Music Composer-Ismail2 films →
Ismail-Actor2 films →
Director-Actor2 films →
Yashoda-Director2 films →
Director-Raja Puran Singh Chawla2 films →