Lagaan (2001)

Genres:

Drama | World Cinema

Languages:

English | Hindi

Reviews:

2 reviews

Released:

05 February 2001

Format:

DVD

Staring

Director

Ashutosh Gowariker

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Wonderful bollywood epic

Elaine from Waterford, 13 Dec 2010

Wonderful bollywood epic film - once you can see beyond the cheesy lyrics in the song/dance numbers, the toe-tapping score sweeps you along. it's 2 DVDs long, which we split over 2 nights. the cricket scenes are true to the game, with good use of no balls and sharing the strike. Great fun.

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I tried it but just didnt work for me

Mark from Dublin, 15 Aug 2011

Gave it my best shot but just couldnt get into this movie not saying its bad or anything like that just was not for me.

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What's it about....

Considered to be a modern classic of Indian cinema, 'Lagaan' is a musical drama which tells the story of an Indian farming village in 1893. The village desperately needs the monsoons to come and rain on its crops, but the ground remains dry. In the meantime, British ruler Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne) demands lagaan - or double normal taxes - from the villagers. When it becomes clear that they can't pay, Russell challenges the villagers to a game of cricket, a game...

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