Lagaan
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Bollywood
- In Bollywood: Cultural and global impact
Nair’s Salaam Bombay! (1988), and Lagaan. Chopra Jonas and Padukone have participated in the Oscars as presenters. Rai Bachchan, Padukone, and Chopra Jonas, who regularly attend events such as the Cannes film festival, the Met Gala, and award shows such as the Oscars and the Golden Globes, have been instrumental…
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contribution by Rahman
- In A.R. Rahman
…followed, including the music for Lagaan (2001), the first Bollywood film nominated for an Academy Award. Rahman’s albums sold more than 100 million copies.
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discussed in biography
- In Ashutosh Gowariker: Debut as director and Lagaan
…was the epic period drama Lagaan in 2001. Lagaan starred and was produced by actor Aamir Khan—Gowariker and Khan had costarred in Holi, and Khan had starred in Baazi. Lagaan, set in British-ruled India, features Khan as a villager who is challenged to a cricket match by a British army…
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role of Khan
- In Aamir Khan: 2001: The year of Aamir Khan
…actor for his performance in Lagaan (2001; also released as Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India). He played the role of Bhuvan, a villager in 1893 colonial India, who leads his community in a cricket match against British colonizers to avoid paying excessive taxes. This internationally acclaimed historical saga…
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