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Lagaan"Lagaan" (also known as "Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India") is an award winning movie made in India, released on June 1, 2001 and nominated for "Best Foreign Film" Academy Award. Unusually widely distributed throughout the world, this was for many Westerners the first opportunity to see a genuine Bollywood film in their own movie theaters. Cast and crew Director: Ashutosh Gowarikar Music Director: A. R. Rahman Lyricist: Javed Akhtar Producer: Aamir Khan Awards and Nominations {spoiler}} Plot Lagaan is set in late 19th century India. Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne), the vicious commanding officer of a British cantonment, oppresses the people of the region with high taxes (lagaan) while they are also suffering under an unusual drought. Impulsively, Russell offers the peasants of nearby village Champaner a wager: he will cancel the taxes of the whole province for three years if a village team can beat his men at cricket—a sport hitherto unknown to the villagers. Led by the courageous Bhuvan (Aamir Khan) and helped by the officer's good-hearted sister Elizabeth (Rachel Shelley), the villagers start training for the cricket match that will decide their fate. External links
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