Lagaan
In 1893, a drought-stricken village challenges its British rulers to a cricket match to escape a crippling tax.
- Type
- Film
- Released
- 2001
- Director
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- Length
- 224 min · An evening or two
- Original title
- लगान
- Critics' average
- 86/100 across 3 published scores
Genres
Sports · Bollywood musical · Historical epic · Underdog story · Drama · Historical · Musical · Colonial & partition history
What it feels like
Kindness & community · Power, empire & religion · Uplifting · Epic