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Lagaan is a 2001 Indian Hindi language epic musical sports drama film directed and written by Ashutosh Gowariker and produced by Aamir Khan, the film is notable for being the firdt Indian film to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and is set during the late victorian period of India's colonial British Raj.

Plot
The year is 1893 when Britain's Queen Victoria was the unsympathetic ruler of India. This is an inspiring story of a battle without bloodshed fought by a group of unlikely heroes.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The concept about the British and India competing in a game of Cricket is neat and original.

Reception
Upon release, it was acclaimed by critics and audiences with praise for Khan's performance and soundtrack, the film has a 95% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Lagaan is lavish, rousing entertainment in the old-fashioned tradition of Hollywood musicals." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 84 out of 100 from 21 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

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