:05:01
They also promised the other Rajahs
protection from this Rajah.
:05:06
Thanks to this double-dealing,
the British...
:05:09
... collected a tax from the Rajahs...
:05:13
...paid by every farmer
in the country.
:05:17
Lagaan:
:05:20
The submission of a portion
of the farmer's harvest...
:05:25
... to the Rajah as tax.
:05:29
Every Rajah collected lagaan from
villages under his rule.
:05:36
The Rajah would keep one share...
:05:38
...and give the rest to the British.
:05:42
In this way, the British fist
grew iron strong.
:05:47
Like thousands of villages
across the country...
:05:50
... the farmers of Champaner
toiled on empty bellies...
:05:54
...and paid taxes to the Rajah
every year.
:06:01
Last year it rained,
but very little.
:06:05
And this year, there has been
no rain so far.
:06:13
Dry eyes...
:06:15
...scan the sky.
:06:34
You're there again!
What are you looking at, Mother?
:06:40
Just wondering when the sky
will darken with clouds.
:06:45
How l long for the rains.
:06:47
A month of rainy season gone by
and not a drop of rain.
:06:53
Coming, coming.
:06:56
By God's grace,
at least we have drinking water.