Lagaan

Lagaan (2001)
Genre: Drama
Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley, Paul Blackthorne
The British impose double lagaan (taxes) on the poor village of Champaner, even though there is a drought and it would cause them to starve. Bhuvan (Aamir Khan) and
his village go to beg the rajah for mercy, but Bhuvan ends up getting into a fight with the British Officer, Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne). Russell makes a bet with Bhuvan;
they will play a game of cricket, and if Champaner wins, there will be no lagaan for them or their neighbors for three whole years. However, if the British win, the villagers will have to pay triple lagaan. Captain Russell!s sister Elizabeth (Rachel Shelley), concerned at the unfairness of the situation, decides to help Bhuvan learn cricket. Her
interest in him raises alarm in Gauri (Gracy Singh), who has fallen deeply in love with
him. -Dinah Lofgren