Lagaan - Es war einmal in Indien (2001)
Indien zur Zeit der britischen Kolonialherrschaft: Die Bewohner des Dorfes Champaneer leiden unter einer extremen Dürreperiode. In dieser ohnehin schon verzweifelten Lage wollen die Briten die Getreideabgaben für die Gemeinde, den sogenannten "lagaan", noch einmal verdoppeln. In ihrer hoffnungslosen Situation bitten die Bewohner darum, die Steuern für ein Jahr komplett auszusetzen. Der ebenso herrschsüchtige wie hochmütige Captain Andrew Russell schlägt ihnen eine ungewöhnliche Wette vor: Eine Auswahl des Dorfes soll sich mit den britischen Besatzern im Cricket messen. Gewinnen die Bewohner, werden sie für drei Jahre vom "lagaan" befreit. Verlieren sie, haben sie das Dreifache an Abgaben zu zahlen. Entgegen aller Ratschläge, geht der wagemutige Jungspund Bhuvan auf das verführerische Angebot ein.
Der Regisseur:
Ashutosh Gowariker
Die Autor:
Ashutosh Gowariker, Sanjay Dayma, Kumar Dave.
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Aamir Khan as Bhuvan |
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Gracy Singh as Gauri |
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Rachel Shelley as Elizabeth Russell |
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Paul Blackthorne as Captain Andrew Russell |
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Suhasini Mulay as Yashoda |
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Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Raja Puran Singh Chawla |
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Raghubir Yadav as Bhura |
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Rajesh Vivek as Guran |
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Raj Zutshi as Ismail |
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Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat as Deva Singh Sodhi |
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Akhilendra Mishra as Arjan |
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Daya Shankar Pandey as Goli |
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Shri Vallabh Vyas as Ishwar |
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Yashpal Sharma as Lakha |
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Amin Hajee as Bagha |
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Aditya Lakhia as Kachra |
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Rajendra Gupta as Mukhiya |
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Javed Khan as Ram Singh |
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A.K. Hangal as Shambukaka |
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Amin Gazi as Tipu |
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Anupam Shyam as Namdeo |
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Raja Awasthi as Ramprasad |
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Pramatesh Mehta as Harikaka |
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John Rowe as Col. Boyer |
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David Gant as Maj. Warren |
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Thor Halland as Captain Roberts |
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Jeremy Child as Maj. Cotton |
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Chris England as Yardley |
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Howard Lee as Burton |
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Ben Nealon as Lt. Smith |
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Simon Holmes as Brooks |
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Jon House as North |
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Neil Patrick as Lt. Harrisson |
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Jamie Whitby Coles as Lt. Wesson |
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Barry Hart as Lt. Benson |
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Alex Shirtclliff as Lt. Flynn |
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Amitabh Bachchan as Narrator (voice) |
| Production | Aamir Khan | Producer |
| Directing | Ashutosh Gowariker | Director |
| Production | Mansoor Khan | Producer |
| Sound | A.R. Rahman | Music |
| Crew | Anil Mehta | Cinematography |
| Editing | Ballu Saluja | Editor |
| Production | Uma Da Cunha | Casting |
| Art | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bhanu Athaiya | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicole Demers | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Urvashi Chugani | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Abbas Ali Moghul | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Amitabh Bachchan | Thanks |
| Production | Danielle Roffe | Casting |
| Visual Effects | Giles Livesey | Color Designer |
| Visual Effects | Satish Ratakonda | Digital Compositors |
| Visual Effects | Shakti Banerjee | Digital Compositors |
| Crew | Ejaz Gulab | Stunts |
| Production | Ashutosh Gowariker | Casting |
| Sound | Asha Bhosle | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Lata Mangeshkar | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Alka Yagnik | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Sadhana Sargam | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Vasundhara Das | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Shankar Mahadevan | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Udit Narayan | Playback Singer |
| Sound | A.R. Rahman | Playback Singer |
| Crew | Saroj Khan | Choreographer |
| Crew | Raju Khan | Choreographer |
| Crew | Vaibhavi Merchant | Choreographer |
| Writing | Ashutosh Gowariker | Story |
| Writing | Ashutosh Gowariker | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sanjay Dayma | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kumar Dave | Screenplay |
| Writing | K.P. Saxena | Dialogue |
| Writing | Ashutosh Gowariker | Dialogue |
| Sound | Nakul Kamte | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Ashutosh Gowariker | Writer |
| Crew | Terence Lewis | Choreographer |
| Sound | A.R. Rahman | Original Music Composer |
