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Lagaan

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, or simply Lagaan, (transl. Land Tax) is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language epic period sports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film was produced by Aamir Khan, who stars alongside debutant Gracy Singh and British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne. Set in 1893, during the late Victorian…

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Box office
est. ₹659.7 million (see below)
Budget
₹250 million
Cinematography
Anil Mehta
Country
India
Dialogues by
K. P. Saxena (Hindi) Ashutosh Gowariker (English)
Directed by
Ashutosh Gowariker

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related to Release · 45
Lagaan → After, Ameesha Patel, Anil Sharma's Gadar, Awards, Before, Bhuj, Canada, China, Ek Prem Katha, Festival, Finland, France, French, Germany, Gowariker, Hong Kong, IIFA, In, Indian, International Indian Film Academy
related to Awards · 32
Lagaan → Aamir Khan, About India's, Academy Award, Academy Awards, After, Baz Luhrmann, Bharat Ratna, Bollywood, British, Delhi's, February, Gowariker, Hooray, In India, India, India's Lagaan, Indian, It, Khan, Los Angeles
related to Home media · 26
Lagaan → After, Anamorphic, Arabic, Best Exploration/Adventure Film, Bhuvan, Chale Chalo, CinemaScope, Dolby Digital, DVD, English, European, Film Making, Hebrew, Hindi, India, It, May, National Film Award, NTSC, Sholay
related to Plot · 24
Lagaan → As, Bhuvan, British, British Central India Agency, Captain Andrew Russell, Captain Russell, Champaner, Despite, Elizabeth, England, Gauri, Horrified, However, If, In, Kachra, Lakha, Led, Meanwhile, Raja Puran Singh
related to Pre-production · 20
Lagaan → After, Bhuj, Champaner, During, English, Gowariker, Gujarat, Gujarat's Kutch, However, India, Kunariya, Kutch, May, Nasik, Nitin Chandrakant Desai, One, Rajasthan, The, To, UP
related to Critical reception · 17
Lagaan → Aamir Khan, An, David, Goliath, Gracy Singh, Hollywood, In, India, It, Metacritic, On, Rahman, Rotten Tomatoes, Sudish Kamath, The, The Hindu, The Times
related to Development · 15
Lagaan → Ajit Khan, Akhtar Mirza, Chopra, Dilip Kumar, Director Gowariker, Even, Eventually, Gowariker, Gowariker's, He, Kamil Rashid, Khan, Naya Daur, Producers, Vyjayanthimala
related to Box office · 9
Lagaan → Domestically, Ek Prem Katha, Gadar, Hindi, India, Its, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, The, This
related to Further reading · 7
Lagaan → Bhatkal, ISBN, March, Mumbai, Popular Prakshan, Satyajit, The
Starring · 4
Lagaan → Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Paul Blackthorne, Rachel Shelley

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film khan gowariker british indian india million release hindi bhuvan role time awards villagers films us 2001 aamir cricket production

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LagaanBox officeest. ₹659.7 million (see below)1.00infobox
LagaanBudget₹250 million1.00infobox
LagaanCinematographyAnil Mehta1.00infobox
LagaanCountryIndia1.00infobox
LagaanDialogues byK. P. Saxena (Hindi) Ashutosh Gowariker (English)1.00infobox
LagaanDirected byAshutosh Gowariker1.00infobox
LagaanDistributed bySony Pictures Classics SET Pictures1.00infobox
LagaanEdited byBallu Saluja1.00infobox
LagaanLanguageHindi1.00infobox
LagaanMusic byA. R. Rahman1.00infobox
LagaanNarrated byAmitabh Bachchan1.00infobox
LagaanProduced byAamir Khan1.00infobox
LagaanProduction companyAamir Khan Productions1.00infobox
LagaanRelease date15 June 2001 (2001-06-15)1.00infobox
LagaanRunning time233 minutes1.00infobox
LagaanScreenplay byAshutosh Gowariker1.00infobox
LagaanScreenplay byKumar Dave1.00infobox
LagaanScreenplay bySanjay Damya1.00infobox
LagaanStarringAamir Khan1.00infobox
LagaanStarringGracy Singh1.00infobox
LagaanStarringRachel Shelley1.00infobox
LagaanStarringPaul Blackthorne1.00infobox
LagaanStory byAshutosh Gowariker1.00infobox
Lagaanis aenormously entertaining movie0.90text
Lagaanis awell-crafted0.90text

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