Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Synopsis
Led by Bhuvan, the people of a small village in British India risk their future on a game of cricket against their evil British rulers. The bet is if they lose the game, they will be forced to pay 3 times the original tax to the Britishers, and if they win they will have to pay no tax at all.
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First Day | ₹1.0 crores |
First Weekend | ₹3.15 crores |
First Week | ₹6.63 crores |
Second Week | ₹5.61 crores |
Third Week | ₹4.19 crores |
Lifetime India (net) | ₹35 crores |
Worldwide Gross | ₹65 crores |
Inflation Adjusted Earning
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True Adj Domestic Net | ₹232.75 ( +197.75 ) crores |
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True Adj Worldwide Gross | ₹432.25 ( +367.25 ) crores |
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Movie Reception
Lagaan landed at the box office with a solid reviews from the critics and was critically acclaimed by everyone. It made an excellent impressive on the minds of the audience and collected a huge amount in the theatres. The first week journey of the film helped it to set its foot on the screens. It continued its strong run in the second week as well.
After a strong journey in the theatres, it managed to become the third highest Hindi grosser of the year. In the overseas market also, it fared well and turned out to be the second highest grosser of the year after Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.
Full Cast & Characters
ACTOR NAME | CHARACTER NAME |
Aamir Khan | Bhuvan |
Gracy Singh | Gauri |
Rachel Shelley | Elizabeth Russell |
Paul Blackthorne | Captain Andrew Russell |
Suhasini Mulay | Yashodamai |
Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Rajah Puran Singh |
Raghuvir Yadav | Bhura |
Rajendra Gupta | Mukhiya |
Rajesh Vivek | Guran |
Shri Vallabh Vyas | Ishwar |
Javed Khan | Ram Singh |
Raj Zutshi | Ismail |
Akhilendra Mishra | Arjan |
Daya Shankar Pandey | Goli |
Yashpal Sharma | Lakha |
Amin Hajee | Bagha |
Aditya Lakhia | Kachra |
A.K. Hangal | A.K. Hangal |
Fun Facts & Triva
- This film was highly inspired by an old film, Naya Daur.
- Sonali Bendre wanted to play the lead role.
- Aamir Khan actually pierced his ear for his role.
- The earrings he wore in the entire film is of his real-life wife Kiran's earrings.
- Before Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan & SRK were offered the role.
- Everyone was doing so perfect that the first cut while shooting was almost 7 hours long.
- This film marks India's official entry to the Academy Awards in the category of 'Best Foreign Language Film'.
- This film was shot in Bhuj which was destroyed in an earthquake after 6 months of Lagaan.
- Paul Blackthorne underwent the Hindi language classes for 6 months before shooting.
- For the role of Gracy, Preity Zinta was approached.
- Ameesha Patel was also interested. She even auditioned for the role.
- Aamir organized a special screening of this film for the villagers of Bhuj before the release.
- This was the first Indian film to be premiered in China.
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