Bhuvan (Aamir Khan) in Lagaan finds a way of avoiding the extra agricultural tax imposed by the British. He and the villagers learn to play cricket and defeat the British in a match, thereby getting a tax exemption!

Learning: Like Bhuvan, we can also understand what tax exemptions and deductions apply to us and lawfully reduce the tax we pay.

This movie is about the current Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal. Did you know that Kejriwal was an income tax officer before he started protesting against corruption in the country and formed the Aam Aadmi Party?

Learning: The movie shows us that hardworking and honest officers in the income tax department are using the tax we pay to build the country and give us facilities.

Remember when the government announced demonetisation on November 8, 2016? Our old currency notes had to be exchanged for new notes. For weeks we had to stand in long queues for this. Reduction of black money and tax evasion were the reasons given by the government for announcing demonetisation.

Learning: Whether the government achieved this goal or not is debatable, but this policy change showed how important paying taxes is.