Summary:
One of the most expensive films ever to come out of Bollywood, Lagaan tells the tale of the Indian village Champaner, beset by drought and British colonialism in the year 1893. Without a drop of rain in months, the worried villagers of Champaner decide to ask the local authorities for a temporary repeal of their taxes -- the hated lagaan. Led by the heroic Bhuvan (Indian superst... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Aamir Khan - (Bhuvan)
Gracy Singh - (Gauri)
Rachel Shelley - (Elizabeth)
Paul Blackthorne - (Captain Andrew Russell)
Suhasini Mulay - (Yashodamai)
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Review:
In this musical-drama set in central India in 1893, farmers led by a man named Bhuvan (Aamir Khan) rise up against an unjust British land tax called the lagaan. However, rather than resorting to violence, the farmers agree to settle the issue in a cricket match. If the Indians defeat the British, they pay no tax for three years. If they lo... Continue >>

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