The film stars actors Shiva, Premji Amaran, Aravind Akash, Jai, Nithin Sathya and newcomers Ajay Raj, Ranjith, Vijay Vasanth, Prasanna, Karthik and Arun in lead roles along with Vijayalakshmi, daughter of National Film Award-winning director Agathiyan, and Christine Zedek, making their acting debut as well. In 2010, the film was ranked #55 in Empire magazines "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema.Ĭhennai 600028 is a 2007 Indian Tamil sports comedy feature film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, making his directorial debut. It was one of the biggest box office hits of 2001 while its DVD sales were the highest ever for a Bollywood movie up to 2007. It also became the third Hindi-language film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film after Mother India (1957) and Salaam Bombay! (1988).
The film received critical acclaim and awards at various international film festivals, as well as many Indian film awards. After accepting this wager, the villagers face the arduous task of learning an alien game and playing for a result that will change their village's destiny. If their village team beats a British team in a game of cricket, their taxes for three years would be cancelled. They attempt to persuade the British officers to reduce the taxes because of poor agricultural produce. The movie is set in the Victorian period of the British Raj and revolves around the peasants from a barren village who are oppressed by high taxes imposed by the British. 250 million (US$5.5 million), the film was shot in an ancient village near Bhuj, India. Aamir Khan, who was also the producer for the film, stars with Gracy Singh in the lead roles British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne play the supporting roles. Lagaan (Hindi: लगान translation: Land Tax) is a 2001 Indian sports musical film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Character Repeats Someone Else's Dialogue (1)