Lagaan
Lagaan English Taxation is a 2001 Indian epic sportsdrama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Aamir Khan, who was also the producer, stars with Gracy Singh in the lead roles British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne play the supporting roles. Made on a thenunprecedented budget of 250 million equivalent to 540million or US8.1million in 2016, the film was shot in an ancient village near Bhuj, India.
The story is set in the small village of Champaner in the State of Gujarat, in western India during the height of the British Empire in India in 1893. Captain Andrew Russell Paul Blackthorne, the commanding officer of the Champaner cantonment, has imposed high taxes lagaan on people from the local villages that they are unable to pay due to a prolonged drought. Led by Bhuvan Aamir Khan, the villagers beg Raja Puran Singh Kulbhushan Kharbanda to help them. He tells them that, much to his regret, he is bound by British law.After their visit to the Raja the villagers first witness a cricket match. Bhuvan mocks the game and gets into a fight with one of the British officers. Taking an instant dislike to Bhuvan, Russell offers to cancel the taxes of the whole province for three years if the villagers can beat his men in a game of cricket. If the villagers lose, however, they will have to pay three times their normal taxes. Bhuvan accepts this wager on behalf of the villages in the province, without their consent. When the other villagers find out about the bet, they are furious with Bhuvan. He argues that it is important for everyone to fight against British rule. ........
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