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 If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
countryside
sports
patriotism
village
musical
challenge
cricket
taxes
based on true story
period drama
colonialism
british colonial
arrogance
untouchable
caste system
drought
19th century
british raj
gujarati
teamwork
1890s
Rank
#33 in 2001·#2007 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
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Cast
Aamir Khan
Bhuvan
Gracy Singh
Gauri
Rachel Shelley
Elizabeth Russell
Paul Blackthorne
Captain Andrew Russell
Suhasini Mulay
Yashoda
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Raja Puran Singh Chawla
Raghubir Yadav
Bhura
Rajesh Vivek
Guran
Raj Zutshi
Ismail
Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat
Deva Singh Sodhi
Akhilendra Mishra
Arjan
Daya Shankar Pandey
Goli
Crew
Ashutosh Gowariker
Director
Ashutosh Gowariker
Screenplay
Ashutosh Gowariker
Writer
A.R. Rahman
Original Music Composer
Aamir Khan
Producer
Mansoor Khan
Producer
A.R. Rahman
Music
Anil Mehta
Cinematography
Uma Da Cunha
Casting
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
Production Design
Amitabh Bachchan
Thanks
Satish Ratakonda
Digital Compositors
Popular Reviews
132 reviews
Susan
7.0★ · 03/14/26
This thing is harder than expected
This thing is harder than expected
Emma
4.0★ · 02/03/26
Kan bedst lide film hvor jeg forstår sproget, men den var da fin Ved ik helt hvor mange stjerner den fortjener
Kan bedst lide film hvor jeg forstår sproget, men den var da fin Ved ik helt hvor mange stjerner den fortjener
gracie
8.0★ · 01/07/26
just as fun on the rewatch (not as fun analysing it for a film history essay)
just as fun on the rewatch (not as fun analysing it for a film history essay)
