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Lagaan [videorecording] : once upon a time in India.

Contributor(s): Language: Hindi Summary language: English Publication details: Mumbai : Aamir Khan Productions, c2001.Edition: 2-disc collector edDescription: 2 videodiscs (215 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • Once upon a time in India
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.4372 LAG 2011
Production credits:
  • Lyrics by Javed Akhtar ; music by A.R. Rhaman ; story by Ashutosh Gowariker ; screenplay by Ashutosh Gowariker, Kumar Dave, Sanjay Dayma ; dialogues, K.P. Saxena ; English dialogues, Ashutosh Gowariker ; produced by Aamir Khan ; written & directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.
Cast: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Suhasini Mulay, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raghuveer Yadav, Rajendra Gupta, Rajesh Vivek, Sri Vallabh Vyas, Raj Zutshi, Akhilendra Mishra, Pradeep Rawat, Daya Shankar Pandye, Yashpal Sharma, Amin Hajee, Aditya Lakhia, A.K. Hangal, John Rowe, David Gant, Jeremy Child and Ben Nealon.Summary: The rains have failed, and the people of a small Indian village in Victorian India hope that they will be excused from paying the crippling land tax that their British rulers have imposed. Instead, the capricious British officer in charge challenges them to a game of cricket, a game totally alien and unknown to them. If they win, they get their wish; if they lose, however, the increased tax burden will destroy their lives. The people are terrified, but one man, Bhuvan (Aamir Khan), thinks the challenge is worth staking their entire future on. Will he convince the villagers to give it their best shot?
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Media Resources Taylor's Library-TC 791.4372 LAG 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Set of 2 DVDs 1 Available SAMSH,26000,01,GR 1000528920

Lyrics by Javed Akhtar ; music by A.R. Rhaman ; story by Ashutosh Gowariker ; screenplay by Ashutosh Gowariker, Kumar Dave, Sanjay Dayma ; dialogues, K.P. Saxena ; English dialogues, Ashutosh Gowariker ; produced by Aamir Khan ; written & directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.

Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne, Suhasini Mulay, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raghuveer Yadav, Rajendra Gupta, Rajesh Vivek, Sri Vallabh Vyas, Raj Zutshi, Akhilendra Mishra, Pradeep Rawat, Daya Shankar Pandye, Yashpal Sharma, Amin Hajee, Aditya Lakhia, A.K. Hangal, John Rowe, David Gant, Jeremy Child and Ben Nealon.

The rains have failed, and the people of a small Indian village in Victorian India hope that they will be excused from paying the crippling land tax that their British rulers have imposed. Instead, the capricious British officer in charge challenges them to a game of cricket, a game totally alien and unknown to them. If they win, they get their wish; if they lose, however, the increased tax burden will destroy their lives. The people are terrified, but one man, Bhuvan (Aamir Khan), thinks the challenge is worth staking their entire future on. Will he convince the villagers to give it their best shot?

In Hindi and English with English subtitles.