Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

2001
PG
3h 44m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

123K

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Aamir Khan, Rachel Shelley, and Gracy Singh in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

Home Video Trailer from Columbia Tristar

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Period Drama Drama Musical Sport

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

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

123K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 54 wins & 22 nominations total

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Trailer 2:15

Lagaan:Once Upon A Time In India

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Lagaan Scene: I'll Cancel The Laagan But

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Lagaan Scene: I'll Cancel The Laagan But

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Lagaan Scene: What Do You Know About The Game

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Lagaan Scene: The Game

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Lagaan Scene: Clouds Are Coming

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Lagaan Scene: Trying To Learn The Game

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

Goofs
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.

Quotes
[Gauri is walking away in tears, Bhuvan shouts after her]
Bhuvan: Hey Gauri! There's only one house in the village with a neem tree in the yard. There's also a big field beside it. There's some chickens, two cows, and three goats. And I know whose house that is! It's mine, you silly girl! One thing before you go. Mother likes you, too!

Alternate versions
Given the film's long duration, it was divided and split onto two discs for the special anniversary edition wooden box set release.

Connections
Featured in 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002)

Soundtracks
Ghanan Ghanan
Music by A.R. Rahman
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar
Performed by Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan,
Kishori Gowariker, Shaan and chorus

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Featured review

10/10

Only Indian film in Channel 4's 50 Films to See Before you Die. No 55 in Empire magazines 100 Best Films of World Cinema. Time magazine's The All-TIME 25 Best Sports Movies

I still remember the long queue for the advanve booking of this film. Saw this 3 times in theatre. Then so many times on channel that I lost the count of it. What a lavish n enormous entertainment man. It is more than 3 hours long but doesn't bore u for even a minute. Awesome direction. Awesome screenplay. Awesome editing. Awesome cinematography. Awesome acting by all. Aamir khan was too good man. What an amazing performance of his as teams captain Bhuvan. This movie is more than just a sports movie. This is a great sports movie and even if you don't like sports, it is still a great movie. I highly recommend this movie to everyone. It is a movie that you should definitely see if you're down because it is a movie about hope. It is also about victory. Lovely songs n awesome music.

In 2010, the film was ranked No. 55 in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films of World Cinema". In 2011, it was listed in Time magazine's special "The All-TIME 25 Best Sports Movies". Lagaan was listed as number 14 on Channel 4's "50 Films to See Before you Die" and was the only Indian film to be listed.