Review of : Lagaan

   On the occasion of “INDEPDENCE DAY” Department of English has organised the movie screening of "Lagaan".  This film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, produced by Aamir khan and Mansoor Khan and written by Gowariker and Abbas Tyrewala. The film shot in an ancient village “Champaner” near “Bhuj, India”. 

   

     The film is set in the Victorian period of India’s colonial British Raj. The story revolved around a small village whose inhabitants, burden by high Taxes. In this movie Aamir khan as Bhuvan. Gracy Singh as Gauri and Rachel Shelly as Elizabeth Russell.

This film cover various topics like Religion, Subaltern, Leadership, Indianness, Patriarchy.

*Religion

    We see in the movie the people strong believe in Religion. We see one temple in movie. When people are in problem the start doing the prayer. when they facing problem they doing prayer again and again.

 *Subaltern

    

 Subaltern means, “The private tutor was a recognized subaltern part of the bourgeois family”. In this movie the character of Kachra he was a subaltern. When Bhuvan say him to he was a part of his cricket team. At that time many people against him because he belongs to lower cast. When bhuvan touch kachra people start talk about bhuvan . because touch kachra. We see people believe in touchability and untouchability. We see subaltern theory in movie.

*Leadership

   

  

 In this movie Bhuvan was a leader in his cricket team. Leadership is not easy task it is ability of organized to lead or guide other individuals and term. Bhuvan try to build team. A good leader hence choose his team with care with people having complementary skill. Bhuvan success in build team and in the end under the bhuvan leadership team won the match.

*Indianness

     

   

    This movie based on the Indianness. We see many things present Indianness.  Indianness things like food, cloth, game, Temple, cast system, religiousness, dance form etc.

*patriarchy

  

   

     In this movie patriarchal power. Some of point shows patriarchy in woman character. Example of Gauri. She wants to play cricket but she can’t play because she was women. When in cricket team one player was missing Gauri wants to play on that paly but Bhuvan said no. because she was woman.  Another side we see the team learn cricket from woman her name was Elizabeth. She teach cricket. So, We see a structure of patriarchy society.