Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India poster

Movie · 2001

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

Released 15 June 2001 More from 2001 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan, a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.

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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
64years between the oldest and youngest billed
84A.K. Hangal — oldest on the call sheet
20Gracy Singh — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast
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