Review of Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) by Anvita P — 14 Sep 2012

This movie makes me forgive Bollywood for, well, Bollywood.

This review of Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) was written by Anvita P on 14 Sep 2012.

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India has generally received very positive reviews.

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Este es un gran ejemplo de cómo se deben hacer películas, es dramática, divertida y entretenida…

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By Mohsin B (22) on 27 Jan 2013

Greatest Bollywood I have personally seen I have seen it numerous times now... Gets exquisitely brilliant each time I watch it…

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By Khalid R (30) on 24 Nov 2013

If you ignore all the song and dance stuff - Best cricket film ever made. Period…

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By Vibhooti M (78) on 26 Oct 2012

My favorite Bollywood movie. If it weren't just shy of four hours in length, I'd watch it a few times each year…

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By Akshay R (71) on 02 Dec 2012

Resembles to those Baz Luhrmann's musicals, but still an engaging Bollywood HISTORICAL/SPORTS DRAMA…

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By Adam F (1,100) on 27 Oct 2014

I've not seen a Bollywood film of this size and proportion yet. I have never been this immersed in a Bollywood film…

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By Jonathan Foreman (365) for New York Post (6,650) on 12 Aug 2016

If you've never seen a masala musical, you may find Lagaan hilariously bad…

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