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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Dir. Ashutosh Gowariker·2001·3h 53m

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 If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.

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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

Ashutosh Gowariker

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3h 53m
Cross-source blend ~83/100

At a glance

Countries

India

Ratings

TMDB users

7.3/10

637 votes

IMDb

8.1/10

Users

Critics

95%Rotten Tomatoes

84Metacritic

Rating consensus

83/100 blend

Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic

Warm reception overall — weighted ~83/100 across 4 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Aamir Khan

Bhuvan

Gracy Singh

Gauri

Rachel Shelley

Elizabeth Russell

Paul Blackthorne

Captain Andrew Russell

Suhasini Mulay

Yashoda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Raja Puran Singh Chawla

Raghubir Yadav

Bhura

Rajesh Vivek

Guran

Raj Zutshi

Ismail

Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat

Deva Singh Sodhi

Akhilendra Mishra

Arjan

Daya Shankar Pandey

Goli

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