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What’s in it for you and your child?The year is 1893 when Britain's Queen Victoria was the unsympathetic ruler of India. This is an inspiring story of a battle without bloodshed fought by a group of unlikely heroes. The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.&nbsp; Why you and your child should watch the movies?Sports movies can be inspiring and uplifting which teaches some of life’s most important lessons. It generates immense energy and power and forms positives attitudes which are very necessary for real life. A good sports film is not only about losing or winning on the field, but it also speaks about the deep meaning associated with the sports itself. Sports films appreciate the struggle of the participants by showcasing losers as temporary pain to achieve greater rewards in the future. Sports films understand human emotions which results in a positive attitude in the way we think and live in society. The characters that depict the issues in the sports films transcend the human realities of racism, gender, policies that are very prominent in this fast-moving societies of today.

Moral: Balance, competition, confidence, Courage, Curiosity, dedication, Effort, faith, hard work, hope, passion, successDuration: 3h 45mLanguage: Hindi

Lagaan

What’s in it for you and your child?In a small North Indian village, Legend has it that a 100 years-old witch lives in an abandoned mansion on the village outskirts, and any person who goes inside is turned into an animal. In the same village, a clever, naughty girl named Chunni lives with her widowed father, grandmother and her identical twin Munni, who is just the exact opposite of Chunni in mannerisms. But one day, Chunni's prank causes Munni enters the witch's mansion and the witch turns her into a hen. Chunni strikes a deal with Makdee that she will present Makdee with 100 hens in exchange for Munni in human form. How she manages this task forms the crux of the rest of this fun-filled children's movie.

Moral: Courage, love, hate.Duration: 1h 30minLanguage: Hindi

Makdee

What’s in it for you and your child?Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them!

Moral: Family; independence; resourcefulness; organized.Duration: 1h 43mLanguage: English

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