Imperialism

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Imperialism Lagaan

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Lagaan

• Lagaan means land tax in Hindi.

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British Imperialism

• East India Tea Company 1786
• India did not gain independence until 1947

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Cricket

• Bat and Ball sport played with 11 on each team
• Cricket has been an established team sport for
  hundreds of years. It originated in its modern
  form in England

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Caste System

• Brahman priest
• Kshatriya ruler, warrior
• Vaishaya merchants
• Shudra agriculturalists
• Harijan untouchables

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Bollywood

• Nickname of film Industry in India
• Most are musicals
• 2002 Revenue
• Bollywood sold 3.6 billion tickets and had total
  revenues US1.3 billion
• Hollywood films sold 2.6 billion tickets and
  generated total revenues of US51 billion

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Movie Facts

• Made in 2001
• Nominated for best foreign film in Academy Awards

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Bhuvan
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Gauri
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Captain Russell
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Elizabeth

• Captain Russell's Sister

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Works Cited

• http//movies.sulekha.com/hindi/lagaan/review/page
  no-0.htm