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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

2001Movie⏱️ 3h 44mPGπŸ† #321 Top Rated
DramaMusicalSport
⭐ 8.1
IMDB Rating
128,415 votes

The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.

Director
Ashutosh Gowariker
Writers
Ashutosh Gowariker, Kumar Dave, Sanjay Dayma
Stars
Aamir Khan, Raghubir Yadav, Gracy Singh
Release Date
June 15, 2001
Language
Hindi, English
Country
India, United States
πŸ† 54
Wins
🎯 23
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 345
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 83.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan
as Bhuvan
Raghubir Yadav
Raghubir Yadav
as Bhura
Gracy Singh
Gracy Singh
as Gauri
Rachel Shelley
Rachel Shelley
as Elizabeth Russell
Paul Blackthorne
Paul Blackthorne
as Captain Andrew Russell
Suhasini Mulay
Suhasini Mulay
as Yashodamai
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
as Rajah Puran Singh
Rajendra Gupta
Rajendra Gupta
as Mukhiya
Rajesh Vivek
Rajesh Vivek
as Guran
Shri Vallabh Vyas
Shri Vallabh Vyas
as Ishwar

πŸ’° Box Office

$1,724,806
Worldwide Gross
$909,043
Domestic Gross
$285,368
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Bhuj, Gujarat, India
Production
Aamir Khan Productions, Jhamu Sughand Productions

🏷️ Keywords

cricket the sportindian freedom movementland taxcricket1890s

🎯 Categories

HindiEpicPeriod DramaDramaMusicalSport

⭐ Featured Review

Boy, was I surprised!
by Morten H. β€’ 2002-03-01
10/10

"Okay, I am not from India, not even close. I am from Scandinavia. Before Lagaan I had never watched any Hindi movies of any kind. I know about 3 words from the hindi language. And I don't like musicals much. I viewed the movie on a DVD of rather poor quality compared to the state of the art DVDs I am used to. And I was told the movie lasted close to 4(!) hours... I figured this would be a complete waste of time... BOY was I wrong! This movie is completely the opposite! It is just amazing! Mr. Gowariker has selected an incredible cast with Aamir Khan in the lead. He makes an stunning perfo..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The first cut of the film was 7 hours and 30 minutes long.

πŸ“– Synopsis

The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.