Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 233 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- In Hindi — subtitles on.
The story
The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan, a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.
- countryside
- sports
- patriotism
- village
- musical
- challenge
- cricket
- taxes
- based on true story
- period drama
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Aamir Khan
Bhuvan
Gracy Singh
Gauri
Rachel Shelley
Elizabeth Russell
Paul Blackthorne
Captain Andrew Russell
- Suhasini Mulay — Yashoda
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda — Raja Puran Singh Chawla
- Raghubir Yadav — Bhura
- Rajesh Vivek — Guran
- Raj Zutshi — Ismail
- Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat — Deva Singh Sodhi
- Akhilendra Mishra — Arjan
- Daya Shankar Pandey — Goli
- Shri Vallabh Vyas — Ishwar
- Yashpal Sharma — Lakha
- Amin Hajee — Bagha
- Directed
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- Written
- Sanjay Dayma, Ashutosh Gowariker, Kumar Dave
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 658 ratings
- Studio
- Aamir Khan Productions, Jhamu Sughand Productions, Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
