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Lagaan [videorecording] : once upon a time in India / Jhamu Sughand presents ; Aamir Khan Productions ; produced by Aamir Khan ; written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.

Contributor(s): Sughand, Jhamu | Khan, Aamir, 1965- | Gowariker, Ashutosh | Singh, Gracy | Shelley, Rachel | Blackthorne, Paul | Aamir Khan Productions | Excel Home Videos (Firm).
Publisher: Mumbai : Excel Home Videos, 2007Edition: 2-disc collector's ed.Description: 2 videodiscs (215 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Cricket matches -- Drama | Taxation -- India -- Drama | British -- India -- Drama | Farmers -- India -- Drama | India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- DramaDDC classification: 791.4372
Production Credits: Director of photography, Anil Mehta ; editor, Ballu Saluja ; lyrics, Javed Akhtar ; music, A.R. Rahman ; dialogues, K.P. Savena ; story, Ashutosh Gowariker; screenplay, Ashutosh Gowariker, Kumar Dave, Sanjay Dayma.
Cast: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Suhasini Mulay, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raghuveer Yadav.Summary: Story is set during the British rule over India. The farmers of India are taxed to the bone by the British. When Jack Russell announces that he will triple the Lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they decide to oppose it. Leading the villagers is a young man named Bhuvan, who challenges the British to a game of cricket. The game pits veteran British cricket players against villagers, including Bhuvan, who have never played the game before, and do not even know a bat from a piece of wood. As the challenge is accepted, the interest grows and attracts Indians from all over the region, as well as the British from all over the country.
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791.4372 LAG 2007 (Browse shelf) Set of 2 DVDs 1 Available SOMAC,09050,02,GR 1000525536

Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.

Container manufacture date: 2010.

Special features: [disc 1: feature film]. Song selection ; Deleted scenes ; Deleted song -- [disc 2]. Chale Chalo : the lunacy of film-making / written & directed by Satyajit Bhatkal ; The spirit of Lagaan : the music-- the magic ; Lagaan trailers ; Still gallery.

Director of photography, Anil Mehta ; editor, Ballu Saluja ; lyrics, Javed Akhtar ; music, A.R. Rahman ; dialogues, K.P. Savena ; story, Ashutosh Gowariker; screenplay, Ashutosh Gowariker, Kumar Dave, Sanjay Dayma.

Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Suhasini Mulay, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raghuveer Yadav.

Story is set during the British rule over India. The farmers of India are taxed to the bone by the British. When Jack Russell announces that he will triple the Lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they decide to oppose it. Leading the villagers is a young man named Bhuvan, who challenges the British to a game of cricket. The game pits veteran British cricket players against villagers, including Bhuvan, who have never played the game before, and do not even know a bat from a piece of wood. As the challenge is accepted, the interest grows and attracts Indians from all over the region, as well as the British from all over the country.

DVD; PAL format; all regions; anamorphic widescreen(2.35:1) format; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

In Hindi with English subtitles.