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Lagaan
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Lagaan is a 2001 Bollywood epic set during the British Raj in India. When the residents of a drought-stricken small town cannot pay their taxes (lagaan) to the British, a young man, Bhuvan, is offered a bet by the British Captain: if they can win a cricket match against the British team, he will cancel their taxes for three years. If they lose, they must pay triple. Bhuvan, to the horror of his fellow villagers, accepts the challenge - pointing out that without rain, the taxes would ruin them either way.Bhuvan must then make a competent cricket team out of a rag-tag group of villagers. In the meantime, he catches the eye of the captain's good-natured sister, Elizabeth.A rare example of a sports story about Cricket, and in 19th-century India at that.Has nothing to do with Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, although one character is named Guran. | |
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Once Upon a Time | |
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Once Upon a Time: The film is sometimes given the subtitle "Once Upon a Time in India" | |
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BoisterousBruiser | |
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Boisterous Bruiser: Guran, of course. Also Bagha, the mute drummer, who turns into this on the rare occasions he opens his mouth. | |
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Happy Rain | |
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Happy Rain: Once subverted then played straight. | |
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Welcome Back, Traitor | |
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Welcome Back, Traitor: Lakha performs a Heel–Face Turn and they let him back on the team. | |
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Green-Eyed Monster | |
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Green-Eyed Monster: Lakha is jealous of Bhuvan because of his love for Gauri due to which he acts as The Quisling. He comes to his senses later. Downplayed with Gauri, who is jealous of Elizabeth but she doesn't do anything to sabotage her in any way. After Bhuvan assures her that he chooses her, she treats Elizabeth much more cordially | |
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Accidental Athlete | |
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Accidental Athlete: Who knew farming could prepare some people to play cricket? | |
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Training Montage | |
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Training Montage: Done straight, but including yoga on mountaintops. | |
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KickTheDog | |
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Kick the Dog: In Russel's first appearance, he shoots a rabbit just to make a point. | |
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Combat Pragmatist | |
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Combat Pragmatist: Russel takes advantage of Bhuvan's team's inexperience during the game. He's not above making people cry or bleed either. | |
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Big Game | |
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Big Game: The last third of the film. For a movie running a quarter shy of four hours, that's saying something. | |
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Gorgeous Period Dress | |
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Gorgeous Period Dress | |
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The Big Guy | |
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The Big Guy Bagha (the mute drummer). Also a Gentle Giant. | |
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The Dragon | |
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The Dragon: Technically Russel's entire team, but special mention goes to Yardley, who bowls the ball straight at his opponent's body head. Twice. | |
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Reassigned to Antarctica | |
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Reassigned to Antarctica: The higher ups threaten to send Russel to a desert in Central Africa if he loses. Ouch. | |
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RecycledINSPACE | |
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Recycled INSPACE: It's every sports movie you've ever seen, IN COLONIAL INDIA! With SINGING! | |
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VictoriousChildhoodFriend | |
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Victorious Childhood Friend: Played straight with Gauri. | |
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Training the Peaceful Villagers | |
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Training the Peaceful Villagers: Sort of, although the villagers already have some knowledge of cricket, having played a similar Indian game as children. | |
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NiceJobBreakingItHero | |
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Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!: Although Bhuvan is the hero of the film and by far the MVP of the game, his play isn't flawless. Notably, he bats the ball into Deva's wicket, and pushes Isar Kaka beyond his endurance limits (each time resulting in a lost wicket). | |
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LargeHam | |
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Large Ham: Guran is pretty much the Indian version of BRIAN BLESSED. He has No Indoor Voice, a beard that would make Hagrid proud, and most of his dialogue consists of very creatively cursing the British. To their faces. In fact, GURAN deserves the capitalization as much as BLESSED. | |
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits | |
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: The team of villagers Bhuvan puts together include a mute drummer, a wild Fortune Teller, a poultry farmer, a Muslim potter, a Sikh who is a former Sepoy, the village doctor and father of Bhuvan's girlfriend, a woodcutter, the rich guy, and the town cripple. | |
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Did Not Get the Girl | |
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Did Not Get the Girl: Or rather, guy - Elizabeth realises she's the odd woman out, and returns to England where she remains unmarried for the rest of her days (considering this is Victorian Britain, that's saying something). | |
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Betty and Veronica | |
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Betty and Veronica: Gauri is a farm girl from Bhuvan's village and has been friends with him since childhood. Elizabeth is a high class lady from England. They are both in love with the protagonist. | |
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Aristocrats Are Evil | |
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Aristocrats Are Evil: Russel, and how! Mostly averted with the rest of the higher-ups - Elizabeth is genuinely upset with her brother's actions (and in love with The Hero), the Raja hates Russel as much as anyone (but takes pains to conceal it), the referees are completely impartial, and the rest of the Brits graciously applaud the natives when they win the match. | |
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MeanBrit | |
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Mean Brit: Russel is pretty unlikeable for the most part. | |
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Fighting for a Homeland | |
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Fighting for a Homeland: A major theme is the deep conflict between the British and the Indians being resolved not with a war, but a simple cricket game. | |
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Mood Whiplash | |
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Mood Whiplash: Of a very peculiar kind - during one song, we cut from Bhuvan and Gauri singing in Hindi, as per regular Bollywood, to Elizabeth singing in English. Her song, and the entire setting for it, is very reminiscent of a Disney movie. | |
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Authority in Name Only | |
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Authority in Name Only: The Maharaja definitely gives off this vibe due to British Imperialism. Regardless his people still love him. | |
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Rule of Three | |
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Rule of Three: The stakes of the villagers losing the match are raised from double to triple Lagaan. The stakes of the villagers winning the match are raised from cancelling that year's tax, to two years, to three years. The match is played over three days. Kachra gets three batters out. | |
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Underdogs Never Lose | |
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Underdogs Never Lose: Naturally. | |
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Type Caste | |
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Type Caste: The villagers threaten to quit the team entirely just because Bhuvan wants Kachra, an Untouchable who can spin the ball when bowling, to join the team. In a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, Bhuvan touches the Untouchable and then lectures the villagers until they relent. | |
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The Bet | |
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The Bet: Russel makes one with Bhuvan (and, in extension, the villages) that if the Indian team wins the cricket game then the villages would not have to pay the lagaan for three years but if the British team wins then the villages would be punished with paying three times the lagaan that year. | |
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Love Triangle | |
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Love Triangle: Bhuvan, Gauri, and Elizabeth. Also Lakha, Bhuvan, and Gauri. | |
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SaveOurTeam | |
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Save Our Team: However, instead of a coach, the villagers get the opposing team captain's sister, who helps them learn how to play the game (because she has the hots for Bhuvan). | |
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Opposing Sports Team | |
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Opposing Sports Team: A bunch of mean, racist British soldiers. | |
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Shout-Out | |
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Shout-Out: On the British cricket roster you have lieutenants Smith and Wesson... | |
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ImprovisedTraining | |
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Improvised Training | |
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From the Mouths of Babes | |
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From the Mouths of Babes: | |
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Down to the Last Play | |
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Down to the Last Play: The game comes down to a final bat. Interestingly, thanks to Cricket Rules, the villagers win because Captain Russell catches the ball out of bounds. | |
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MiracleRally | |
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Miracle Rally: What happens after the first day of play. 322 runs is a lot of ground to cover. | |
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Crowd Song | |
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Crowd Song: Essential, being a Bollywood film. | |
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Pet the Dog | |
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Pet the Dog: Captain Russell's love for his sister is one of his few redeeming qualities. | |
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