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Lagaan
2001 Indian sports drama film
This article is about the Indian live action film. For the Japanese animated series, see Gurren Lagann.
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, or simply Lagaan, (transl. Land tax) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epicperiodmusicalsports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film was produced by Aamir Khan, who stars alongside debutant Gracy Singh and British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne. Set in 1893, during the late Victorian period of British colonial rule in India, the film follows the inhabitants of a village in Central India, who, burdened by high taxes and several years of drought, are challenged by an arrogant British Indian Army officer to a game of cricket as a wager to avoid paying the taxes they owe. The villagers face the arduous task of learning a game that is alien to them and playing for a victory.
Produced on a budget of ₹25 crore (US$5.3 million), Lagaan was the most expensive Indian film at the time of its release. It faced multiple challenges during production: Khan was initially skeptical to star in a sports film, and later, prospective producers called for budget cuts and script modifications. Eventually, the film would become the maiden project of Aamir Khan Productions, and mark Khan's foray into film production. Gowariker was inspired by aspects of sports drama Naya Daur (1957) in developing the film. The language featured in the film was based on Awadhi, but was diluted with standard Hindi for modern audiences. Principal photography took place in villages near Bhuj. Nitin Chandrakant Desai served as art director, while Bhanu Athaiya was the costume designer. The original soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar.
Lagaan was theatrically released in India on 15 June 2001, clashing with Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. It received widespread critical acclaim for Gowariker's direction, Khan's performance, dial
Did you know that Aamir Khan refused to do 'Lagaan' after hearing the script?
Yes, you read it right! In an old interview with Pinkvilla, Aamir revealed that he had turned down 'Lagaan' after hearing the script, but his parents convinced him to do it. Aamir mentioned that when he heard 'Lagaan', in five minutes of its narration, he rejected it.According to him, it was like a story of people who were not able to pay 'Lagaan' as there was no rain and they played cricket with British people, he told Ashutosh.
The 'PK' actor added that he loved the final script of Lagaan and found it unbelievable. He said it is a fantastic script, and it does break the record of mainstream cinema. Aamir also revealed that he was scared to say yes. Then he told Ashutosh to narrate the story to his parents. They heard it and were crying. They told him that he should do it.
Moreover, the film was nominated in the Best Foreign Language category at the 74th Academy Awards and received widespread critical and commercial acclaim. It was the third film from the country to be nominated in the category after Mother India (1957) and Salaam Bombay! (1988).
On the work front, Aamir was last seen in 'Laal Singh Chaddha', which is a Hindi remake of the 1994 classic 'Forrest Gump'.
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Burton b Goli 28 2/66
*Russell not out 62
Brooks not out 54
Extras 6
Total (for 2 wickets) 182
Deva ? ? ? 0
Goli ? ? ? 1
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We all know what happened that night: Lakha got caught, and vowed to change sides.
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DAY TWO:
Deva starts proceedings, and the reformed Lakha takes a stunner at point first ball off Deva. Brooks falls, and this being the first ball, my job becomes remarkably easy:
Brooks c Lakha b Deva 54 3/182
This brings Wesson to the crease, and starts off with a lovely cover drive. Russell and Wesson bat quite well, Bagha drops another catch, Ismail bowls without a slip yet again, and Russell sweeps someone (must be one of the spinners, possibly Ismail, since Kachra was introduced much later in the day) to reach his hundred (which was, incidentally, applauded by Elizabeth, among others). Almost at the same time, Wesson hit some wonderful strokes to reach his fifty.
At lunch the British are 271/3. 89 runs in the first session, with Russell scoring at least 38 and Brooks at least 50, so we can accommodate no or one extra.
During a conversation with Colonel Boyer, Russell mentions that he was looking for a total of around 600.
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Proceedings start after lunch. Deva bowls with Bhuvan as a first slip, Wesson takes a single (at least 51 now) and then - Bhuvan brings Kachra back for what would become the turning point of the match.
Kachra bowls without a slip, the ball pitches way outside the leg-stump, turns sharply behind Wesson's legs and hits “Lagaan” is an enormously entertaining movie, like nothing we’ve ever seen before, and yet completely familiar. Set in India in 1893, it combines sports with political intrigue, romance with evil scheming, musical numbers with low comedy and high drama, and is therefore soundly in the tradition of the entertainments produced by the Bombay film industry, “Bollywood,” which is the world’s largest. I have seen only five or six Bollywood movies, one of them in Hyderabad, India, in 1999, where I climbed to the highest balcony and shivered in arctic air conditioning while watching a movie that was well over three hours long and included something for everyone. The most charming aspect of most Bollywood movies is their cheerful willingness to break into song and dance at the slightest pretext; the film I saw was about a romance between a rich boy and a poor girl, whose poverty did not prevent her from producing back-up dancers whenever she needed them. “Lagaan” is said to be the most ambitious, expensive and successful Bollywood film ever made, and has been a box-office hit all over the world. Starring Aamir Khan, who is one of the top Indian heartthrobs, it was made with an eye to overseas audiences: If “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” could break out of the martial-arts ghetto and gross $150 million, then why not a Bollywood movie for non-Indians? It has succeeded in jumping its genre; it won an Academy Award nomination this year as best foreign film, and has been rolling up amazing per-screen averages in North American theaters. All of which evades the possibility that most readers of this review have never seen a Bollywood movie and don’t want to start now. That will be their loss. This film is like nothing they’ve seen before, with its startling landscapes, architecture and locations, its exuberant colors, its sudden and joyous musical numbers right in the middle of dramatic scenes, and its