Lagaan (2001)

 ●  Hindi ● 3 hrs 44 mins

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The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne) has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan (Aamir Khan), 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 If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.
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Cast: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh

Crew: Ashutosh Gowariker (Director), Anil Mehta (Director of Photography), AR Rahman (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Musical, Romance

Release Dates: 15 Jun 2001 (India)

Tagline: Once upon a time in India

Hindi Name: लगान

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as Bhuvan
as Gauri
as Kachra
as Flynn
as Tipu
as Bagha
as Narrator
as Jigni
as Namdeo
as Shambukaka
as Benson
as Lt. Smith
as Kazi
as Yardley
as Maj. Warren
as Burton
as Wesson
as Ram Singh
as Maj. Cotton
as Col. Boyer
as North
as Rajah Puran Singh
as Harrisson
as Kesarya
as Captain Andrew Russell
as Harikaka
as Elizabeth Russell
as Bhura
as Ramprasad
as Mukhiya
as Guran
as Willis
as Ishwar
as Brooks
as Yashodamaia
as Lakha

Direction

Writers

Story Writer
Dialogue Writer

Camera and Electrical

Director of Photography

Art

Production Designer
Assistant Art Director

Casting

Casting Director

Choreography

Costume and Wardrobe

Costume Designer

Editorial

Editor

Makeup and Hair

Makeup Artist
Assistant Makeup Artist

Stunts

Stunt Director
Stunt Coordinator Assistant

Thanks

Special Thanks
Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Spoken Languages:
Awadhi, English, Urdu
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital, DTS
Camera:
ARRIFLEX 535
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
Music Label: Sony Music Entertainment
06:47

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
05:34

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
05:59

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
06:40

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Srinivas, AR Rahman
02:29

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
05:18

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
04:12

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Anuradha Sriram
Taglines:
Once upon a time in India
Movie Connection(s):
Referenced in: Namastey London (Hindi)
Featured in: Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (Hindi)
Filming Locations:
Goofs:
Continuity
Every time British soldiers go past on horseback, the Union flag carried by one of them is always upside down. As an internationally recognized distress signal, it's an unconscious revealing of the result of the cricket match.

Continuity
After the first day's play, the direction of light-and-shade don't seem to correlate to the time-of-day (may be this is continuity?)

Miscellaneous
When they get to the last over, someone says they need 10 runs off 6 balls - but in those days there would have been 4 or 5 balls to an over.

Miscellaneous
When Gauri is singing alone at the end of "Radha Kaise Na Jale", she inhales while singing.
Trivia:
The film has the most numbers of British actors playing a significant role than any other Bollywood film.

The film's first cut was a whopping 7 hours and 30 minutes long.

The film was shot in villages of Bhuj, Gujarat. Six months after the film was shot, Bhuj was destroyed in an earthquake on 26th January 2001.

The film was the first Bollywood production in 30 years to use synchronized sound.

Aamir Khan got his ears pierced so that he could wear earrings specially for this movie. He wore his wife's earrings for the role.