Five years ago, Ashutosh Gowariker had the bright idea of combining India's two primary passions: Cricket and cinema. It wasn't as if it hadn't been done in the past, but this was the first good cricket film, liberally dosed with anti-colonial patriotism, and it starred Aamir rarely-seen Khan. The result? Millions, and an Oscar nod.

The length: That game has made patient morons out of us, honestly; we even sit up to watch 5-day test matches played in faraway lands. So, Lagaan was never going to be too much of a stretch, and it's fabulous XI-man ensemble had us cheering from the aisles.

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