Lagaan is by any reckoning a groundbreaking Bollywood film. But a Bollywood film it is, with its fair share of songs and dances. My favorite song-dance sequence is the one where the villagers, well Gauri and Bhuvaan and their friends, celebrate Krishna’s birthday. In the song, the girl complains that Radha is anxious about Krishna’s philandering ways and the boy replies that Radha should be understanding because there’s no one else in Krishna’s heart but Radha. (more…)