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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 84/100. Scores higher than 99% of the 881 2000s adventure movies in this catalog. It runs long at 3h 53m.
Synopsis
The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan, a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic84/100
668 audience votes
Key crew
- Ashutosh GowarikerDirector
- Kumar DaveScreenplay
- Ashutosh GowarikerScreenplay
- Sanjay DaymaScreenplay
- Ashutosh GowarikerWriter
- A.R. RahmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Aamir KhanBhuvan
- Gracy SinghGauri
- Rachel ShelleyElizabeth Russell
- Paul BlackthorneCaptain Andrew Russell
- Suhasini MulayYashoda
- Kulbhushan KharbandaRaja Puran Singh Chawla
- Raghubir YadavBhura
- Rajesh VivekGuran
- Raj ZutshiIsmail
- Pradeep Ram Singh RawatDeva Singh Sodhi
- Akhilendra MishraArjan
- Daya Shankar PandeyGoli
Stills
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Themes
countrysidesportspatriotismvillagemusicalchallengecrickettaxesbased on true storyperiod dramacolonialismbritish colonial
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