A similar premise was witnessed in Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India, which captivated audiences with its raw portrayal of colonial oppression by using sport (in this case, cricket) as a narrative ...

They are already taxed to the bone by the British and their cronies, but when Jack Russell announces that he will double the Lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they decide to oppose it. Leading the ...

The tour, however, served in part as inspiration for Ashutosh Gowariker's Lagaan. The matches, along with the ones played a Parsee cricket team in the 19th centtury, were the inspiration behind ...