Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (DVD)

Well this will probably be my first bollywood review, but to be honest I couldn't have picked a better film. Ive never been a really big fan of Indian movies, even though my mum and dad both always watch it, however this is the only Indian film I can say ive not got bored watching and furthermore seen in the Cinema. The film im reviewing is the academy award nominated "Lagaan" which translated means Land Tax, however the film for international audiences was called Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. The film was directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar and starred Aamir Khan and Gracy Singh. Now because this is my first hollowyood film I though along with this review I ...  Read the complete review

~~Introduction~~ This is an exemplary Bollywood film, complete with excellent acting, catchy soundtrack and incredible dances. ~~Plot~~ Simple but very, very effective. Bhuvan is a farmer in the small village of Champaner, a village ravaged for a second year running by drought. They cannot pay their lagaan to their Rajah unless there is rain soon. The lagaan is a tax that the farmers must pay to their Rajah, who rules over the province. The Rajah in turn pays much of this to the British occupiers, who require the crops to feed their soldiers. When the Leader of the local British Garrison decides to double the lagaan, the villagers march up to ...  Read the complete review

PLOT The film opens with a spinning coin - the head of the Empress Victoria on one side, the words “one rupee” on the other - which falls on to a map of colonial India. And so the scene is set. The narrator explains the background story immediately. The year is 1893, the place Champaner, a small, thatched farming village in the heart of India. A British colonial outpost neighbours the village, and charges the Indian Rajah of the province a lagaan (tax), in return for protection and order. Every farmer must contribute to the tax, by parting with a large portion of their harvest, leaving the people hungry and unable to resist the iron grip of the system. We join ...  Read the complete review

Cast: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthome. Director: Ashutosh Gowariker Producer: Aamir Khan Music: A. R. Rahman Rating: Definitely Worth Watching! Lagaan is a must-see movie for anyone with an interest in Indian cinema or fancies a change from Hollywood. Experiencing Bollywood for the first time? Then this is probably the best movie to watch as there is a great deal of English spoken within the film, so you don?t spend as much time reading the subtitles that you miss out on the action. Also if you know anything about cricket you will probably enjoy the film and find it amazing funny. Although very much ...  Read the complete review

Lagaan was released in 2001 and is one of the biggest blockbusters in Indian Cinema, the movie is all about at the time of British rule in India in 1893. It is based on Cricket but the reason for cricket is because of Lagaan(Tax). Cricket match between the Villagers of Champaner village & British officers who were responsible of collecting tax from that region. Cast : Aamir Khan (As Bhuvan) Gracy Singh (As Gauri) Paul Blackthorne (As Captain Russell) Rachel Shelley (As Elizabeth) Raj Jutshi, Raghubir Yadav, Aditya Lakhia, Yashpal Sharma, Amin Hajee etc playing the roles of ( Bhura, kachra, ismail, Lakha, Goli etc the part of the ...  Read the complete review