Lagaan is a 2001 Indian epic sports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. (www.wikipedia.com).When we look at from post colonial perspective at that time we find that why people gave much important only Cricket game not any other specially in India, and why we need white man for patch up still today. In this movie also various identity represents. How white man ruled over Indian people.
Storyline
This is the story about the resilience shown by the Indians when they were under the British Rule. They are already taxed to the bone by the British and their cronies, but when Jack Russell announces that he will double the Lagaan (tax) from all villagers, they decide to oppose it. Leading the villagers is a handsome young man named Bhuvan, who challenges them to a game of cricket, a game that is to be played by veteran British cricket players, versus villagers, including Bhuvan himself, who have never played this game before, and do not even know a bat from a piece of wood. As the challenge is accepted, the interest grows and attracts Indians from all over the region, as well as the British from all over the country - as everyone gathers to see the 'fair play' that the British will display against their counter-parts, who are aided by none other than the sister, Elizabeth, of Captain Rusell.
Postcolonial study of the film :-
When we look at from post colonial perspective at that time we find that why people gave much important only Cricket game not any other specially in India, and why we need white man for patch up still today. In this movie also various identity represents. How white man ruled over Indian people.
Through these movie we can conclude that now we are free, but still our mind are colonizes. White men not ruled physically but they still ruled on us mentally. These all movies made by Indian directors but though how they put black identity or colonial people in margin. And they concentrate on this scene twice or thirst. Their cultures present well not any Asian or African country they used.
Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film written, produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and co-written by Rensil D'Silva. The film follows a British film student traveling to India to document the story of five freedom fighters of the Indian revolutionary movement. She befriends and casts five young men in the film, which inspires them. to fight against the corruption of their own government. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Soha Ali Khan, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor and British actress Alice Patten.
Postcolonial study in the movie
The story is about British documentary filmmaker who is determine to make film on Indian freedom fighters based on a diary entries by her grandfather, former officer in Indian Imperial police.
When we look at this film as postcolonial way we find some interesting things.In the movie when British female protagonist She came on Indian airport at that time how Indian people gathered to meet her with excitement, so it’s shows the impact of white person on our mind.
When outsider sees the act of bribe it’s illegal for them but in India, it become normal for us. This scene very well shown in movie and how Sue react on it, camera also focused well.
Sue : इन लोगो ने जान दी थी आज़ादी के लिए तुम्हारे देश कि.
This dialogue represent that these Indian characters not know anything or they don’t focus on their own country, she came and she try to awaken them for freedom and patriotism.
When Daljit and Pande fight at that time Sue try to patch up them so if we look at Postcolonial theory it said that why white people required for patch up?why we Indian aren't able to do that?
Sue : अपनी ट्रेडिशन का सम्मान करना ही चाहिए.
The other thing is when Sue speaks Hindi, DJ is shocked, because he thinks that white people can not speak and understand Hindi. This is a single story in our mind also. We think the white people can not speak our language.
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