Lagaan an enjoyable cricket match (film)
Topic started by Siby Koodalloor (@ 61.11.12.9) on Thu Jun 21 04:25:24 .
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Yesterday I watched Lagaan. The story is that a village youth accepts a challenge from a British Resident of the local Kingdom to play cricket with the British to earn waver from unjust tax.
A 100% entertainer, that is Lagaan and it is long like a cricket match in 3 ¾ hours. It is a boisterous comedy. Under Aamir Khan’s captaincy a patriotic village team progresses providing a show chequered with folk dances, hilarious scenes and copious nationalistic fervour.
Like most other Hindi movies, whose stories were drawn from the anecdotes of pre-independent India’s struggle with colonial British, this movie too pitches fork for nationalistic sentiments, but on a low scale and quite delightfully too.
The story revolves around the pivot of Bhuvan (Aamir Khan), a village lass whose will and determination make a saga for a fiefdom under the British Raj. His leadership in galvanizing a supinely resigned village community to doing things that seemed impossible.
The movie has wonderful songs laced with the simple but rapturing strains of folk music, all done by AR Rehman. And one would be amazed to see some Indipop dances in the village celebration of 19th century’s India!
Though this movie delightfully stands out from the majority mainstream Hindi movies, it has not escaped the too villainous and arrogant-looking portrayal of the colonial masters that has tastelessly cliché marked movies dealing with topics of enslaved India. It also has the formulaic Bhajan-at-the-temple (on evening of the 2nd day of match) with redoubtable Lata rendering it. But that is a well-shot piece with adequate visual play.
The 2nd part of the film is all cricket match but cricket as it is with the Indians, as obsessive and time-killing, it wouldn’t bore them (you) to death. But people who don’t know cricket, who have no interest in cricket, beware!
The film has some refreshingly exhilarating funny scenes like the ‘Pagla Sadhu’ being disturbed by a humming bee, funny batting by village cricket team. The antics of ‘Pagla Sadhu’ are hilarious. I had it with augmented enjoyment as I could get ticket only in the middle rows with the applause and roaring of the every-day cine-goers.
The cast are: Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh (new face) Paul Backthorne (the British officer who challenges aamir khan to cricket), Rachel Shelley(who helps out the aamir team in learning cricket and goes out of the way for it). The commentary is provided by Amitabh Bachhan.
Responses:
- From: Siby (@ 61.11.12.9)
on: Thu Jun 21 04:26:48
The direction and script was provided by Ashutosh Gowrikar.
- From: Lagaan way to go (@ proxy1.bur.adelphia.net)
on: Thu Jun 21 21:32:43
Wonderful movie. Please see this movie and appreciate the effort. We need to get out of the rotten formula movies and create something like this.
- From: Siby (@ 61.11.12.9)
on: Fri Jun 22 06:04:35
Lagaan way to go (@ proxy1.bur.adelphia.net,
Is it released outside India also?
- From: vaishali (@ pixsv16.isi.com)
on: Fri Jun 22 11:37:43
I saw Lagaan In California this Tuesday and it was very very good movie. The entire film is very balanced and entertaining. As usual Aamir Khan and A.R Rehman are at their best.
- From: donna iannapollo (@ pc45-3.lib.rochester.edu)
on: Fri Jun 22 12:51:37
Vaishali-
Was Lagaan shown with subtitles? I am going to see it in Rochester, NY on sunday and I am hoping it is shown with subtitles. The last film we went to was Zubeidaa and it did have subtitles.
I'm hoping!
- From: Raj (@ pppa26-resalealbanyny1-1r7302.dialinx.net)
on: Fri Jun 22 21:51:08
Yep......Lagaan comes with (outstanding) subtitles in the theater.
It is released by SET(Sony Entertainment Television) and they seem to subtitle their movies in the theater.
They even subtitled the english dialogue for the folks that can't understand it well.
peaces! Raj :o)
- From: Siby (@ 61.11.12.9)
on: Sat Jun 23 01:45:11
The most hilarious of all characters was played by Rajesh Vivek who enacted the mad sadhu, Buran. His comics were different from the nauseating comics we see in most Hindi movies.
But I feel the movie doesn't promise enough for the hype that was made about it, especially by India Today. Perhaps, India Today management has some monetary stakes in this film. Neverthless, this movie is a departure from the mainstream Hindi movies we were treated to, even as it does not make an out and out headway in its currents.
- From: S (@ 203.94.234.111)
on: Sat Jun 23 08:23:06
Siby,
India Today's habit of creating hype started earlier.You remember how khushwant singh was given a cover story for his "company of women".Only IT could have done it.Khushwant would have saved millions of bucks for free of charge publicity.Now it's aamir who has to thank arun poorie and badhwar
- From: donna iannapollo (@ pc45-3.lib.rochester.edu)
on: Mon Jun 25 12:30:14
Lagaan did not have subtitles when shown in Rochester, NY yesterday. But....it was FABULOUS. We know nothing about cricket but we were never bored. Luckily, a charming lady engaged me in conversation during the intermission and was able to clarify a few areas where we were confused. Everything about the film was just wonderful, every one of the actors did a great job, no matter how small the role. The music is some of Rahman's best. And...well...Amir Khan is just amazing, isn't he? We loved Gracie Singh - great debute!!!! We will rent it on DVD as soon as it appears.
One thing I especially liked was the treeatment of the "relationship" between Bhuvan and Elizabeth. It was handled so beautifully, he never knew she was falling in love with him. I was very happy that it went the way it did.
Does anyone know the actor who had the crippled hand? He was amazing!
- From: ajeet kumar (@ 63.100.210.197)
on: Fri Jul 6 08:47:07
hi h r u
- From: Vince (@ ip-111-148-124.chicago-n.navipath.net)
on: Wed Jul 11 14:23:29
This is a superb movie. I am tired of watching FOOTBALL (not soccer) movies here in the USA. I apreciate who ever made this movie, because its really intresting. If you guys liked Remember the titans, Rocky, Rudy, U will love this movie. atleast this movie has an indian game playing. very superb.
I heard to produce this movie they spent 25 Crore, Is that true???
- From: Jo (@ nme-pr2.tpgi.com.au)
on: Sun Jul 15 00:36:37
I liked the song "Mitwa Mitwa", However The other songs tend 2 drag on a bit.
- From: Vince (@ ip-111-149-213.chicago-n.navipath.net)
on: Sun Jul 15 02:25:34
I dont' know about em songs, I fast forward it. but I liked the back ground music.
- From: bapki (@ )
on: Sun Sep 23 06:35:39
lagaan is very wonderful movie .But i unfortunately did not seen it , can u kindly send me a LAGAAN (vcd)
- From: bapki (@ )
on: Sun Sep 23 06:35:44
lagaan is very wonderful movie .But i unfortunately did not seen it , can u kindly send me a LAGAAN (vcd)
- From: tarunneeli (@ dialpool-210-214-211-107.maa.sify.net)
on: Sun Jan 6 01:08:36
cricket was wonderful give the names of the charecters who played cricket.
- From: varun (@ nc5.emirates.net.ae)
on: Sat Jan 19 00:52:37
i like lagaan very much
- From: aMNa (@ dialup-209-105-185-176.syr-tnt1.eisg.net)
on: Mon Apr 1 16:46:08
GRACY SINGH WAS THE BEST.........!!!!SHE SHOULD GET THE BEST ACTRESS AWARD!!!
- From: gurbachan (@ 210.18.22.4.sify.net)
on: Tue Jan 6 17:49:34
if u any site where i get hindi movie subtittle in english
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