Movie review of : "lagan"

Film screeng of "lagaan".

15t August 2018, Department of English has organised the Movie screening. We seen Movie Lagaan. Generally we watch the movie for entertainment, As a English literature students. we have to watch movie with the help of various literary theories, approaches and different perspectives.

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India is the one of the best Indian Epic sports-drama film, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, produced by Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan, and written byAshutosh Gowariker and Abbas Tyrewala. The film is set in the Victorian period of India's colonial British Raj. the film was shot in an ancient village near Bhuj, India. 

The movie deals with Superstition, Cast-ism, patriarchy, patriotism, love etc themes. The movie is opened with the temple which is indicated that there will be going on Hinduism and Caste system. Characters like Guran, Kachara etc are an example of the class conflicts. We can also find the feudalism in this movie.

1.) Patriotism
2.) Rural India
3.) Indeanness
4.) Teamwork and leadership
5.) Post colonialism
6.) Metaphor of cricket

    1.) patriotism :~

     in this film petriotism is there in "bhuvan" character but captain russell challanged to play cricket in order to 3 year not pay lagaan. But the other way we see that this challange not only for lagan but at bhuvan side he describe with the patriotism to play game and win ageinst british raj.

    2.) rural India : ~

                

               in lagaan movie ashutosh gowariker try to show the real village and there problems and talking style creat  old history and there old things are in this movie. and after win the match all are celebrate and start raining is enjoing all that moment and like recreact that original moment in this movie.

      3.) Indianness : ~

               

                   I saw in this movie lndian's myth ,villager are believing  in Radha- Krishna- Rukshmani ,so it is generally God of India. Its most of song attaching with god. We can see this movie all villager cloth and their living style as like lndian villager and this movie's one love song in Gauri compare herself with Radha and Bhuvan is Krishna ,so we can see triangle love story concept of Indian's God .

      4) Teamwork and Leadership :

                 

  In this movie protegonist character is Bhuvan. Bhuvan accepting the challenge to play the cricket match . Bhuvan simplified the challenge of learning cricket by portraying it as something similar to Gilli danda. Bhuvan also a strong leader ,he motivating the team members to take up challenge in the projects. Bhuvan show  person playing quality then he select for his teamwork. At last we can see teamwork and leadership are successful, they can be win the cricket match.

5) post colonialism

      

  The effect of post colonialism is still present among Indians. In this movie, there is colonial game cricket which was played by Indians. There is strong impact of the Britisher over the mind of the lndians.Even we can see villager are not able to play this game.

6) Metaphor of cricket :

               



             We can see this movie cricket match is metaphor because Champaner's player to play cricket match ,they are not play for enjoyment but they think that ball and bat like their weapons through fight with Britisher. They are want to be free from Lagaan ,so they can be live happily without Tax .

We can see this image through villager feel  like rest from all struggle.