Once Upon a Time in India
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"Once Upon a Time in India" is the famous tagline of the 2001 Indian epic sports drama film Lagaan, evoking its historical, fairy-tale-like setting under British colonial rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film tagline ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Lagaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| describes |
fairy-tale-like tone of Lagaan
ⓘ
historical setting of Lagaan ⓘ |
| evokes |
fairy-tale framing of Indian history
ⓘ
storytelling tradition beginning with "Once upon a time" ⓘ |
| genreAssociation |
epic sports drama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedToCharacter | Bhuvan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToDirector | Ashutosh Gowariker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToLeadActor | Aamir Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToProducer | Aamir Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToProductionCompany | Aamir Khan Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToTheme |
colonial oppression
ⓘ
hope and unity ⓘ resistance through sport ⓘ rural Indian village life ⓘ |
| marketingRole |
evokes nostalgia and mythic past
ⓘ
positions Lagaan as a timeless story ⓘ |
| medium | film marketing ⓘ |
| notableFor | blending fairy-tale phrase with Indian historical context ⓘ |
| partOf | global marketing of Lagaan ⓘ |
| refersToTimePeriod | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| taglineOf | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | promotional tagline for the film Lagaan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
film posters for Lagaan
ⓘ
home video releases of Lagaan ⓘ print advertisements for Lagaan ⓘ trailers for Lagaan ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstUse | 2001 ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Lagaan