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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 superstar Aamir Khan) they bring their plight to the military governor, Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne). But the sadistic Russell threatens to raise the lagaan threefold, unless the villagers can beat his men at a game of cricket, in which case he'll lift taxes on the entire province for a period of three years. Bhuvan accepts the challenge, but there's a problem -- no one in Champaner knows how to play cricket. A band of misfits come to the rescue, coached by Russell's soft-hearted sister Elizabeth (Rachel Shelley), and the race is on to be ready in three months' time. An epic reworking of Victory with eye-popping song-and-dance routines.

Once upon a time in India

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Music, Romance

Starring: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley

Released: June 15, 2001

Runtime: 224.0

Popularity Rating: 4.975

Aamir Khan Productions

India

Bhuvan Aamir Khan
Gauri Gracy Singh
Elizabeth Russell Rachel Shelley
Captain Andrew Russell Paul Blackthorne
Raja Puran Singh Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Ismail, the potter Rajendranath Zutshi
Guran, the fortune teller Rajesh Vivek
Lakha, the woodcutter Yashpal Sharma
Bagha, the mute drummer Amin Hajee
Kachra, the untouchable Aditya Lakhia
Arjan, the blacksmith Akhilendra Mishra
Mukhiya Rajendra Gupta
Ishwar, Gauri's Father Shri Vallabh Vyas
Bhura, the poultry farmer Raghuvir Yadav
Ram Singh Javed Khan
Shambukaka A.K. Hangal
Namdeo Anupam Shyam
Col. Boyer John Rowe
Maj. Cotton Jeremy Child
Burton Howard Lee
Sardar (uncredited) Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat
Maj. Warren David Gant
Narrator Amitabh Bachchan
Lt. Smith Ben Nealon
Yashodamai, Bhuvan's mother Suhasini Mulay
Goli Daya Shankar Pandey
Ramprasad Raja Awasthi
Tipu Amin Gazi
Harikaka Pramatesh Mehta
Yardley Chris England
Brooks Simon Holmes
North Jon House

Art — Production Design: Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Bhanu Athaiya
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Nicole Demers
Crew — Cinematography: Anil Mehta
Crew — Stunt Coordinator: Abbas Ali Moghul
Crew — Stunts: Ejaz Gulab
Crew — Thanks: Amitabh Bachchan
Directing — Assistant Director: Urvashi Chugani
Directing — Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
Editing — Editor: Ballu Saluja
Production — Casting: Ashutosh Gowariker
Production — Casting: Uma Da Cunha
Production — Producer: Aamir Khan
Production — Producer: Mansoor Khan
Sound — Music: A. R. Rahman
Sound — Playback Singer: A. R. Rahman
Sound — Playback Singer: Alka Yagnik
Sound — Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle
Sound — Playback Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Sound — Playback Singer: Sadhana Sargam
Sound — Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan
Sound — Playback Singer: Udit Narayan
Sound — Playback Singer: Vasundhara Das
Sound — Production Sound Mixer: Nakul Kamte
Visual Effects — Color Designer: Giles Livesey
Visual Effects — Digital Compositors: Satish Ratakonda
Visual Effects — Digital Compositors: Shakti Banerjee
Writing — Writer: Ashutosh Gowariker