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Lagaan: Once upon a Time in India

Lagaan: Once upon a Time in India (2001)

Drama | 224 minutes
3,48 126 votes

Genre: Drama / Sport

Duration: 224 minuten

Alternative title: लगान

Country: India

Directed by: Ashutosh Gowariker

Stars: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh and Rachel Shelley

IMDb score: 8,1 (129.495)

Releasedate: 15 June 2001

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Lagaan: Once upon a Time in India plot

This film is set in 1893, the year British Queen Victoria ruled India. Despite the drought, local British driver Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne) decides to double taxes (Lagaan). The population, led by Bhuvan (Aamir Kahan) revolts.

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Aamir Khan Aamir Khan

Bhuvan

Gracy Singh Gracy Singh

Gauri

Rachel Shelley Rachel Shelley

Elizabeth Russell

Paul Blackthorne Paul Blackthorne

Captain Andrew Russell

Kulbhushan Kharbanda Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Raja Puran Singh

Suhasini Mulay Suhasini Mulay

Yashodamai, Bhuvan's mother

Yashpal Sharma Yashpal Sharma

Lakha, the woodcutter

Raj Zutshi Raj Zutshi

Ismail, the potter

Rajendra Gupta Rajendra Gupta

Mukhiya

Akhilendra Mishra Akhilendra Mishra

Arjan, the blacksmith

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