Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Plot Summary

In 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match.

countryside

sports

patriotism

village

musical

challenge

cricket

taxes

based on true story

period drama

colonialism

british colonial

arrogance

untouchable

caste system

drought

19th century

british raj

gujarati