Lagaan (2001)
Poster
2001 (made)
2001 (made)
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Set in a farming village in central India at the end of the 19th century, this is a classic battle of good against evil. Lagaan means land tax, and the villagers are unable to pay this to their British rulers because there has been no rain and no harvest for three years. The British officer challenges them to a cricket match, a game which the villagers are unfamiliar with, and if they win the tax will be abolished, if they loose it will be tripled. The poster depicts the cricket team with their leader, Bhuvan, played by Amir Khan.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Indian film poster. |
| Physical description | On the left hand side of the poster is a portrait of the hero (Amir Khan). The rest of the design is filled with the eleven members of the village cricket team around whom the story is based. They are set against the desert landscape of Rajasthan and the outline of a map. The title runs across the bottom. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Amir Khan Productions |
| Summary | Set in a farming village in central India at the end of the 19th century, this is a classic battle of good against evil. Lagaan means land tax, and the villagers are unable to pay this to their British rulers because there has been no rain and no harvest for three years. The British officer challenges them to a cricket match, a game which the villagers are unfamiliar with, and if they win the tax will be abolished, if they loose it will be tripled. The poster depicts the cricket team with their leader, Bhuvan, played by Amir Khan. |
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| Accession number | IS.91-2001 |
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| Record created | August 30, 2001 |
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