<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> ₹ 250 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> ₹ 700 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Lagaan (English: Taxation; also called Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India) is a 2001 Indian epic sports - drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker . Aamir Khan, who was also the producer, stars along with Gracy Singh; British actors Rachel Shelley and Paul Blackthorne play the supporting roles . Made on a then - unprecedented budget of ₹ 250 million (equivalent to ₹ 700 million or US $11 million in 2016), the film was shot in an ancient village near Bhuj, India . </P> <P> The film is set in the Victorian period of India's colonial British Raj . The story revolves around a small village whose inhabitants, burdened by high taxes, find themselves in an extraordinary situation as an arrogant officer challenges them to a game of cricket as a wager to avoid the taxes . The narrative spins around this situation as the villagers face the arduous task of learning the alien game and playing for a result that will change their village's destiny . </P>

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