Presented by:

Group 2
Anjali Sahu (05)
Chetan Ingale (10)
Kumar Adeesh (18)
Naveen Panwar (21)
Sudipto Dutta (38)
Storyline
• Story about Champaner Village in 1893
•Near the Village was British cantonment run by Captain Russell at the province of King
Raja Puran Singh
• Britishers were collecting Lagaan (Land Tax) from villagers
• No rain for two consecutive years in Champaner. Villagers unable to pay Lagaan
• Captain Russell challenged Bhuvan to play Cricket match.
• If the villagers won the match, Captain Russell announced to cancel the Tax for three
years otherwise villagers had to pay 03 times
• Bhuvan formed a team among villagers
• At the end, Bhuvan hit the Six on last ball to win the match
Main Protagonists

Bhuvan Russell

Elizabeth Lakha Gauri

Problems faced by Protagonist
Bhuvan
• No support from the villagers
• British Captain Russel was against him and wanted to put him down
• He had to pay double taxes to Britishers.

Elizabeth
• She didn't have any friends since childhood
• Her Brother was against her
• Was not able to take the lead.

Lakha
• Gauri was inclined towards Bhuvan
• Lakha was jealous of Bhuvan and wanted to humiliate him

Russel
• His seniors didn’t approve his plan to waive off the taxes in the manner he proposed
• He had no control over his sister

Gauri
• Not getting attention from Bhuvan
FIRO-B Framework
Character
EI WI EC WC EA WA Personality
Name

Bhuvan 7 6 7 5 6 5 Oversocial Autocrat

Russell 5 3 8 2 3 6 Under social Autocrat Underpersonal

Elijabeth 7 6 5 4 7 6 Oversocial Overpersonal

Lakha 5 4 7 4 4 6 Autocrat

Gauri 6 7 3 6 7 6 Socially Underpersonal

Compliant
Recommendation
• Bhuvan:
i. He was autocratic in nature. Needed to take views from his teammates while taking
decision.
ii. He should be assertive and not aggressive.

• Elizabeth:
i. She should have been more cautious in her approach.

• Gauri:
i. She should have controls over her emotions and should have adopt matured approach.

• Captain Russel:
i. He must think twice before taking the decision.
ii. He should be receptive to others viewpoint also

• Lakha:
i. Whatever be the situation don’t betray your team.
Negotiation between Bhuvan and Russell

ZOPA
• One year tax waiver only for the
Champaner village to 3 year tax
waiver of the whole province at
the cost of 3 times tax
• Overconfidence of Captain Russell

Drop the anchor

• Captain Russel drop the anchor
first by making opening offer
• He kept on increasing the bet till
Bhuvan agreed

Aggressive offer made by Captain

Russell
Villagers Dynamics

High
Collaboration

Concern Compromising
for Self

Avoiding
Low
Low High
Concern for Others
Team Development- Five Stage Model
• Forming
• Common intention
• Selection of team members as per requirements
• Turning weakness into strength
• Members started thinking themselves as a part of
a team

• Storming
• Introduction of White lady
• Conflict among villager (lower caste)
• Different Opinions
Team Development- Five Stage Model
• Norming
• Roles are defined as a bowler, batsman, fielder
• Started practice session together
• Cohesiveness developed among team members

• Performing
• Full functional cricket team
• Won the match against British Officers

• Adjourning
• After match all team members went back to
their daily routine life
Leadership Skills of Bhuvan

• Vision
• Perseverance
• Risk Taker
• Good Communication Skill
• Honesty
• Selecting a good team
• Action speaks louder than words
• Ability to motivate people around
• Consistency
• Ability to stand against critics
Contribution by Bhuvan in Team Building
  Forming Storming Norming Performing

Initial Stages Set objectives Resolve conflicts Facilitate Coach

processes

Direction Leading Leading leading Leading

Leader focus Individual tasks Team member Task oriented Towards Team
interactions interactions

Persuasion style Tell Consultation Advisory Support

Individual need Facilitate Facilitate Team

Team Interaction basis relationships relationships Relationship
Power and Politics
• Coercive Power
– Villagers were scared from British
– Concept of 3 times LAGAAN
• Expert Power
– British player were highly skilled in
playing cricket
– Organized
• Political Skill
– Highly influenced Bhuvan’s team by
presence of a traitor
Factor for Success
• Resources - support & encouragement
• Leadership & structure
– One leader
– Good decision
• Climate of trust
• Co-operation & Bonding
• Team composition
• Variety of skills
Lessons Learned
• Leadership
– Put community before self
– Select correct team members
– Lead from the front
– Always remain focused on your
goals
• Team work
– Support team members
– Foster team spirit
– Put team objective before self
– Never give up
Fun Fact
Movie is set in 1893
Rule of 6 balls per over
Actual rule was 5 balls
per over