 Lagaan has many parallels with _Bhuvan Shome (1969)_ (qv).  Bachchan, Amitabh (qv) is the narrator in both the movies. The  hero and heroines name are the same, Bhuvan and Gauri.  Mulay, Suhasini (qv) who played the heroine in Bhuvan Shome,  played the heros mother in Lagaan. Both movies were shot in  Gujarat.