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

bollywood