SUBJECT – BEHAVIOUR DYNAMICS AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

CCA – 2
SUBMITTED BY :-
DIV:- D
GROUP NO :- D2

AJAY LAHOTI – 3 RUSHIKESH GANGARDE - 34

AMEYA MUNJE-4 SHUBHAM KULKARNI- 46
BIPIN GAJBHIYE – 9 SIDDESH JAGTAP-48
GOVARDHAN GAYALI – 14 SRUSHTI MITTAL- 50
KASHISH BHUTWANI-17 URVI MUNOT-56
MAHESH TORADMAL-24 VEDANTI VAIDYA - 60
MANDAR THIKARE- 25 VISHAL ZANJE – 63
PRATHAMESH DHAMDHERE – 30 VRUSHALI JYOTIK- 64
➢ INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR

A.) Personality Characteristics:

1.) Bhuvan - Played by Aamir Khan

i. Intellect/Imagination (Vision):

When Captain Russell challenged him to a cricket match, he agreed on the condition that if the villagers won,
he would be exempt from paying taxes for the next three years. He (Bhuvan) had a vision and a desire in his
mind to free the villagers from the oppression of British rule, so he accepted Captain Russell's challenge

• When all the villagers thought Bhuvan has accepted a challenge he will not be able to stand up to, and that
none of the villagers have ever played and will never be able to play the sport "Cricket", Bhuvan was the only
one to see the potential in,

• Kachra (the sweeper).

• Bhura (the murgiwala).

Bhuvan was the only one to see Kachra's (untouchable) spinning skills and Bhura's catching skills,
demonstrating his intelligence and visionary mentality.

ii. Emotional Stability:

• When everyone seemed to oppose him, instead of losing his calm, he handled the situation prudently, thus
displaying his emotional stability and ability to make it work for collective benefit.

• With one ball remaining in the match and five runs to score, Bhuvan finds himself at the non-end, striker's
facing the somewhat handicapped Kachra. Despite the fact that it appeared to be a lost cause, Bhuvan takes a
single after Kachra strikes the ball, thus refusing to give up. This ultimately works in Bhuvan's favour, as the
umpire declares it a "no-ball." This demonstrates Bhuvan's strong EQ and capacity to think rationally even
when the odds are stacked against him.

2.) Captain Andrew Russell - Played by Paul Blac

i. Arrogance

ii. Cruelty: His habit depicted to poach animals and pick on Indians when he sets in pissed moods, even going
as far as killing them, clearly indicates his cruel nature and personality.

• He is portrayed as a conventional wicked villain who looks down on people's abilities and blackmails them
politically to keep the cantonment's iron fist in place.
 ➢ PERCEPTION AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR

A.) Attitudes: Evaluative statements or judgements concerning objects, people or events.

Components of Attitude:

i.Cognitive Component: The Opinion or belief segment of an attitude.

ii. Affective Component: The Emotional or feeling segment of an attitude.

iii. Behavioural Component: An Intention towards someone or something.

Examples for above:

i. Villagers:

❖ Cognitive Component- They were of the opinion that Bhuvan is insane to accept such a challenge from
Captain Russell, as they had not enough faith in him or themselves for such a task.
❖ Affective Component -The villagers held this opinion because they did not have as much power or
capability as the Britishers in terms of financial or social strength, which made them feel weak in front of
the Britishers, preventing them from completing the mission Bhuvan had undertaken.
❖ Behavioural Component - The villagers showed distrust towards Bhuvan initially and treated him as an
insane person to accept the challenge from Captain Russell.

ii. Captain Russell and others in the cantonment:

• Cognitive Component - The britishers were of the opinion that they are superior to the Indians, thus ruling
them in the first place, and exercising ruthless control over the villagers.

• Affective Component - The britishers had this feeling of control over the Indians, because of their financially
and socially strong position, as they were the rulers.

Behavioural Component - They treated the villagers as inferior people and objects to exercise their cruel rule
upon, by picking up on them and even going as far as killing them.

B.) PERCEPTION: A particular way of looking at or understanding something; an opinion.

7 Perceptual Errors:

i. Primary Effect: Is determined by initial impressions of something or someone.

ii. The Recency Effect: In this case, perception is dominated by the most recent information.

iii. Halo Effect: The halo effect occurs when someone or something possesses one good feature, leading
others to believe that someone or something else possesses other excellent characteristics.

iv. Contrast Effect: When an evaluation is influenced by the evaluation that came before it.
V. Projection: When one assumes that other people are similar to oneself.

vi. Stereotyping: Tendency to generalize about people in a social category.

vii. Self-fulfilling Prophecy: One expects that the mood or state of mind of others must be identical to one's
own mood or state of mind.

Examples on Perception change with movie references:

i. Perception of the villagers:

•The locals initially thought Bhuvan was nuts for accepting Captain Russell's challenge. This was due to their
belief that they were incapable of standing up to the British and fighting for their independence.

Later, as the villagers witnessed the team progressively forming in front of their eyes and the fact that the
team was turning out to be relatively competent, their perception began to shift, and their faith in the team
grew greater by the day.

This shows recency effect where most recent impressions decided the perception of villagers towards
Bhuvan’s idea of the same.

ii. Perception of Captain Russell and other britishers in the cantonment:

• Captain Russell first believed that Indians would never be able to grasp the game of cricket, based on the
main effect and stereotyping.

Later on, when the britishers found out during the cricket match that the opponents i.e. The Indians, were
playing quite well their perception had changed.

1.Motivation

• Motivation is the process that account for an individual's intensity, direction, and persistence of effort
toward attaining a goal.

• Basic needs: The peasants were already struggling to meet their basic needs while still paying excessive
taxes. They were scheduled to pay double the tax for that year. Drought for several years and there was
hardly enough food to get by for the same year, to say nothing of the taxes. The locals pleaded with the head
of the village to waive their taxes, but they were told that they would have to pay them nonetheless. One of
the peasants, Bhuvan, had criticised cricket, calling it a simple game. Captain Russell, seeing the remark as an
affront to his ego, challenged Bhuvan to play and win the game in order for the entire village to be tax-free
not just for a year, but for three years in a row. If they lose, however, they will be subjected to triple taxation,
"teen goona lagan dega." Now we can see how Bhuvan felt compelled to meet the village's most basic needs
of survival and safety. His decisions and behaviours are a reflection of his personality. He spotted a chance to
be tax-free. He took the risk of learning a whole new game with zeal, drive, work, and perseverance in order
to achieve only one goal: a three-year tax-free period.

2. Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory

According to Fredrick Herzberg's two-factor theory, often known as intrinsic/extrinsic motivation, certain
variables in the workplace lead to job satisfaction, but if they are missing, they do not lead to unhappiness.
The antithesis of satisfaction, according to Herzberg, is not dissatisfaction. Removing unsatisfactory aspects of
a work does not necessarily make it more satisfying.

Motivator factors: When Bhuvan accepts the challenge to play cricket, he starts to form a team. He takes the
responsibility and explains the game to villagers by throwing a ball at Tipu and vice versa meanwhile
applauding Tipu for a good throw. He motivates the hesitant and scared villagers to join him in the game. Also,
Bhuvan tries to motivate Kachra with his spinning moves while bowling during a practice match.

Bhuvan tried to motivate people with the characteristics they found intrinsically rewarding.

• Hygiene Factors: It would have been nice to have a proper coach, an already strong team with excellent
coordination, a proper place to play the game, appropriate clothing, and better training, but given the
circumstances, what they have is adequate, as they believe they already have some understanding of the
game through their indigenous game "gilli danda."

3. Expentancy theory :

Motivation strength is determined by the perceived value of the result of performing a behavior and the
perceived probability that the behavior performed will cause the result to materialize.

As both of these factors increase, so does motivation strength, or the desire to perform the behavior.

• If an employee believes that putting forth a high level of effort will result in a good performance appraisal, a
good appraisal will result in organisational rewards such as a bonus, a salary increase, or a promotion, and the
rewards will satisfy the employee's personal goals, the employee will be motivated to put forth a high level of
effort.

• Captain Russel, the commander of the local British cantonment, challenges a Champaner villager named
Bhuvan to an athletic competition. The crushing "lagaan" is on the line (tax). If the locals win, the tax will be
waived, but if they lose, it will be double.

• Effort to perform expectancy: All the villagers are motivated to win the cricket game, and proceed to master
the game in just a few short months.
Performance to outcome expectancy: If the villagers win the game, the lagaan will be cancelled and they will
not have to pay any lagaan in the future. Despite their lack of gaming abilities, they were willing to put forth a
significant amount of effort in order to win the game.

Valence of outcome: The villagers eventually won the game, the lagaan imposed on them was lifted, and
Captain Russel and his men returned. The locals were overjoyed and rejoiced in their victory, knowing that
there would be no lagaan.

Equity Theory

• J. Stacy Adams was the first to create equity theory in the 1960s. Equity Theory, often known as Adam's
equity theory, tries to achieve a balance in a workplace between an employee's input and output. If the
employee can discover the correct balance, he or she will have a more productive relationship with
management.

When the 2nd innings was going on umpire gave the wrong decision in the favor of British Government due to
this the Bhuvan's team got demotivated. But they overcome this inequity and output was they won the
match.

After the 1st innings of the match, When 2nd innings started Captain Andew Russel thought it would be lot of
easier for his team to win the match But, Bhuvan's steps up in the game and recognized his team has to make
some efforts and thus started perceiving accordingly to eliminate inequities.
INDIVIDUAL LEARNING

NAME – AJAY LAHOTI

ROLL NO – 3

Think of Problems as Opportunities-

When Captain Russel challenges Bhuvan to a cricket match, Bhuvan accepts it because he knows that there is
really no option. It is a risk, but without taking risks, there are no rewards. Given the state of his brethren (and
with no looming rains), Bhuvan viewed the incrementalism of trying to reduce the "double tax" as a non-
option against the possibility of a "10-100x" quality of life improvement offered by a victory in the cricket
match. In our lives too, we face a lot of problems. We need to think of these as opportunities for innovation

Dream Big and Define the Goal-

Once Bhuvan accepted the challenge, his dream was three years of no tax. It may have seemed unrealistic or
even improbable, but then that's what dreams are. Dreaming is about imagining a different future. In the case
of Bhuvan, he not only dreamt big but also put in place a strategy to make that a reality. Another name for
Dream is Vision. To make things happen the way we want, we have to envision the future, and paint a picture
in front of the others of what we want to achieve.

Put Community Before Self-

The important thing about Bhuvan's dream was that it was not for himself, it was for the community. Never in
his talk or action did Bhuvan put himself or his self-interest before that of what his village needed. Bhuvan's
dream of greater good thus elicited (after some initial resistance) the support of the entire province.

Be Determined in face of Opposition-

This comes across many times in the movie. Right from the start when the entire village opposes Bhuvan's
having taken up the challenge to when the rest of his team refuses to play because Bhuvan wants to take on
board Kachra, who is an untouchable. On all occasions, Bhuvan knows he is right, and faces up and answers
his critics with courage, winning their support in the end. We face this situation many times in our
organisations. Many a time, we give up and accept what we feel is perhaps a lesser decision. It is at times like
these that we need to speak up - as long as we know we are fighting for the right issue, and not against an
individual.
NAME – AMEYA MUNJE

ROLL NO – 4

1.It’s about team – It’s always about team play, never in the history great victories are won alone. You might
not have all that it takes to make a hit in a single person, but you can definitely find it in collective power of
your team.

2.Back your team in desperate times -There will be desperate times of crisis and failure in your management
career where your team or a team member has failed to deliver and your whole team or that member is
under high criticism and scrutiny. Like Bhuvan saves Lakha from the angry villagers, you should too calmly
analyze the circumstances that lead to failure, zeroed it down to very specifics and discuss with your team.

3.Being optimistic –When village headman is worrisome about a high-target of 323 and losing the match
thence 3 times taxation, he asks in a tone of concern whether Bhuvan and team would be able to hit the
target. Bhuvan being optimistic tells the target is achievable. It runs a wave of hope in the villagers. At the end
due to this positive support they achieve this target. The key to accomplish difficult tasks is to be optimistic
yet realistic in difficult times. Be optimistic about your and your team’s skills and efforts while realistic about
timelines, hurdles to pass, future tiffs etc.

4.Be the front runner – Don’t shoot gun from somebody else’s shoulders. Lead your team by getting your
hand dirty at the first. Bhuvan is seen to play the longest inning as he knows that biggest responsibility lies on
his shoulders. A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and then shows the way.

.Look at problems as opportunities!

Have a clear vision:

Build a winning team:

NAME – BIPIN GAJBHIYE

ROLL NO – 9

LAGAAN
Facing challenges, skill and unskilled team management, over confidence, Team building, Family
involvement, Willingness to win, Do or die sprit, Jealousy, Ego handling, and Emotions management.

A lesson in teamwork:
The relentless pursuit of Bhuvan coupled with some team spirit and co-operation made the villagers form a
cricket team. A cricket team that went on to beat an established, professional and well equipped British team.
I feel Bhuvan upholded this saying throughout “fear not; only believe”. Giving his vision to his team that they
can win and get through the tax debt by winning a cricket match was key element that how to handle a team.
Convincing people is very tough, the way Bhuvan did it was really very good.

A lesson of relentless spirit to fight:

There was terrible start to Bhuvans cricket match idea. The problem was villagers didn’t know how to play
it …some couldn’t wield the bat. But Bhuvan with the help of Elizabeth led them secretly to a real cricket
match of the British team and later on emulated that in their own fields. The team later on learn by imitating
Bhuvan and managed to get hold of the game. This gives an important lesson “Accept the challenge, be open-
minded”. It tells us even if you don't know something you can learn and achieve it what is needed is perhaps
the zeal and willingness to learn.
Other lessons:
It is evident that Lagaan has the potential to help us learn and teach some very important lessons in
Management & Leadership. While even this limited research effort has thrown up so many significant lessons,
we see many more that can be learn. Here are some:
1. The importance of Learning to survive & win
2. The importance of accepting & working with diversity
3. The need for a “can do” spirit, a positive attitude and the importance of fighting the typical Indian
despondency.
4. The need to stay focused single-minded on Results.
The leader's role in :
a. Being able to spot talent: How Bhuvan found a spinner in “kachra” and a fast fast bowling sardarji.
b. Physically & emotionally mobilizing a team: Bhuvan’s inspiration when the team was losing the match.
c. Coaching the team: which I feel Bhuvan did a good job.
NAME – GOVARDHAN GAYALI

ROLL NO – 14

ROLL NO – 63

Make the Best of Limited Resources. Watch how Bhuvan makes the bat and ball, and later how the pads are
made. Look at the scene where Bhuvan and his team are practicing at night - the entire village is gathered
around their team with mashaals to create the light. The villagers of Champaner have limited resources, but
they make the best use of them. One cannot always wait for the perfect tools or for the availability of infinite
resources. As entrepreneurs, we must innovate - focus on getting the work done. When one has fewer
resources, the brain and body work that much harder and much more imaginatively.

Face the Challenges. When you are batting and facing a fast bowler, if you run away it is all over. You have to
stand there and face the bowling to have a chance of winning. The balls being thrown are like the challenges
we have to face every day: the answer is not trying to escape from them, but to stand there and let the bat
(our actions) do the talking.

Take the Unexpected in Your Stride. The runout of Devaa, the "Mankading" (bowler running out the non-
striker before delivering the ball) of the kid (and thus, Ismail), Russel's kicking the ball for a boundary towards
the end to keep Bhuvan away from the strike - unfortunate things will always happen. One cannot dwell or
worry too much about the setbacks. One has to take them with the good and move on.

It's about Team Spirit. However good and passionate Bhuvan was, he could not have won the match on his
own. Cricket needs eleven players. It is a team game. So is business. Individual brilliance means a lot, but as
Bhuvan showed, an average group filled with team spirit and playing with passion can overcome a group of
talented, experienced but under-motivated individuals. Members must put the Team before Self. Take the
time when Bhuvan is batting with Bhura, and he (Bhuvan) slips while going for a run. Bhura pushes Bhuvan
away to the other half of the pitch, and sacrifices his own wicket because he knows that the captain is the one
who can lead the way.

It's about People. Lagaan is about how ordinary people can do extraordinary deeds. We all have it within us.
Look at the Reader's Digest "Drama In Real Life" stories. When the occasion comes, people - each one of us -
can do amazing things.
NAME - KASHISH BHUTWANI

ROLL NO- 17

Make a Beginning. Bhuvan did not wait to start. He did not see around. He made a bat and a ball, got the kid
interested and started. Many times, we brood and end up thinking too much. The only way one can test out
new ideas is by jumping in, by getting started. Only when we close the door behind us will we see the doors in
front start opening.

Small Victories are Important at the Start. The first time Bhuvan hits the ball, he does so in public, in full view
of the entire village. He makes it seem easy, he makes them want to participate. In the film, watch the faces of
the villagers after Bhuvan's first strike. When starting any project, it is important to have small wins at the
start to motivate the team.

Building the Team. This is at the heart of the film in the first half. Building the team is like recruitment. One
needs to select the right people and motivate them. Just watching Bhuvan go from one to eleven offers a lot
of learning. He understands the pressures and the soft points of people, and uses this knowledge to make
them part of his team. Watch and listen to the song which he uses to recruit Goli, the largest land owner in
the village, and Ishwar Kaka, Gauri's father. To get Bhura, the murgiwalla, he makes him feel important as a
person who can teach something (catching) to the rest of the lot. Watch also how Bhuvan talks to each of his
team members. Each one is treated as special, as being different.

Allocating Roles. Bhuvan also assigns responsibilities to each of his people. Just getting the people on board is
not good enough. They have to be told what the goal is. Just as the hand consists of a thumb and four fingers,
a team consists of different individuals.

Support the Team Members. Bhuvan backs his people to the hilt, even when they make mistakes. He is willing
to give Kachra a second chance (on the second afternoon of the match) despite the skepticism of others. He
knows Kachra can be a match-winner - and Kachra proves him right. It is very important in any team that the
captain support his team, backing the right person at the right time for the right job. Passion as the
Differentiator. Bhuvan and his team were playing for the hopes and aspirations of a nation. Their passion,
especially Bhuvan's, made all the difference. It is in crunch times that one's passion for the work helps in
bringing out that extra strength from within. Bhuvan's body language, his actions all speak for themselves. He
is confident, not arrogant. As leaders, we all have to be careful of what we say and do, for the slightest sign of
weakness can get magnified within the rest of the team.
NAME – MAHESH TORADMAL

ROLL NO - 24

Make way for the leaders

The film displays the best ways to lead a team, or for that matter even build one. After Bhuvan takes up the
challenge to beat the Britishers in their own game (pun intended), the scene where he encourages his fellow
villagers and inspires them to join him in this effort, is a true display of leadership. He identified each
member’s unique qualities and used them to the best. The protagonist encouraged his teammates to develop
self-confidence and directed them towards a single goal.

Communicate better

Whether it’s a relationship, a business deal, or a social issue, it is critical to mention your points with clarity.
This is something that Aamir did in the movie. In the scene when everyone is distressed about the cricket
challenge, Bhuvan skillfully hits the hammer on the sweet spot and says, “Zara socho, teen saal kauno lagaan
nahi. Jaane ho eeka matlab? Matlab hamaar anaaj sirf humara hoga!

Will is not everything – Develop the Skill

While others join in with Bhuvan, the movie’s protagonist, they quickly realize they don’t know anything
about cricket. This is when we the viewers also realise that just having a will won’t win us the game. One
needs to pick up the skill and practice to master it. This movie is a great example of ‘Practice makes a man
perfect’. Although even till the end the villagers could not add finesse to their game, they picked up the skill
and understood the rules, placing them on an even ground.

Chill every once in a while!

One of the main things to learn from the movie is this. We all get so caught up in our day-to-day life and in
following all the rules, we forget the need to relax. Even though it is a Bollywood film and songs are a given,
but even when all the villagers are disheartened about the challenge taken up by Bhuvan, he tries to lighten
the mood with a song (which frankly, helps!). The villagers also celebrate a festival during these trying times.

Simplify Complexity

In a naïve and funny way, when Bhuvan explains to his relatively clueless new team about the game of cricket,
he compares it to the Indian game of ‘Gilli-Danda’. It is intriguing to see him correlates cricket rules with Gilli-
danda rules. Now, that is one of the things we all can apply to our lives. There are times when all we see is a
problem and no probable solution. Why not draw comparisons and look for solutions more patiently? After
all, that may be more productive.
NAME – MANDAR THIKARE

ROLL NO – 25

VISION:

Another name for vision can be ‘DREAM’. Dreaming is about imagining a different future. When Bhuvan
accepted the challenge, his dream was ‘3 yrs of ‘TAXFREE’ happiness not only for him but for the entire village.
It may have seemed unrealistic or even improbable, but then that's what dreams are.. In the case of Bhuvan,
he not only dreamt big but also put in place a strategy to make that a reality. To make things happen the way
we want, we have to envision the future, and paint a picture in front of the others of what we want to
achieve.

MISSION:

-To unite all the villagers to achieve the common goal.

-To win the cricket match

VALUES:

-Team Work.

-Unity is Strength.

-Dignity and Integrity.

-Commitment and Dedication.

-Right Attitude and Confidence.

PLANNING: A detailed method, formulated beforehand, for managing all or part of a business.

Initially, after accepting the challenge put forth by by Captain Russell, Bhuvan carefully planned his strategy
and tactics to ensure the acceptability of the idea by his community and also attract team members.

He realized that planning was the base on which he can achieve the vision and win the match he continuously
kept planning his course of action.

The entire match, who should be placed, where, who is good in which area/ skills was properly planned and
managed by Bhuvan
NAME – PRATHAMESH DHAMDHERE

ROLL NO - 30

The concept of 'Stories' is great. Stories can be powerful. Even though they may be a figment of one's
imagination, they have the power to cut through the human mind and instill an attribute or a feeling - faith,
inspiration, fear, hope, laughter and so much more. And one of the most widely used mediums to tell stories
is, well, Movies!

here's an attempt that I made at noting down some of the learnings that this great movie had to offer for
leaders, entrepreneurs, and budding managers. I hope you find this useful. So let's take a look at 7 Leadership
lessons from the Movie Lagaan!

1. Be Bold and take risks - First up, know that life will provide you with opportunities to evolve as a leader, if
only you identify those and grab them. Bhuvan went on to accept the challenge of winning in the game of
cricket against the best (Capt Russel and his team) or paying 3 times the Lagaan (taxes). He reinforced to us
that the only way to break the shackles and lead the life that you want is by taking the first step no matter
how risky. Leaders tend to find an opportunity in every adverse situation and emerge from there.

2. Lead by example - When no one believed that winning was possible, as no one even knew how to play the
game, let alone the rules, Bhuvan was the first one to pick the bat and play out in the open, and said - 'It’s
easy. It’s doable.’ And when you do that, people observe and gain confidence.

3. Identify the strengths of your team and play by it- Almost everyone who became a part of the team had a
unique role to play. Whether it was 'the hen catcher' for teaching everyone how to field or 'the drummer' for
hitting big shots or 'the differently-abled' to spin the ball, Bhuvan understood those strengths, nurtured them
and capitalized each when the situation demanded.

4. Feel free to take help - Despite belonging to the British camp, Elizabeth offered to help the villagers and
Bhuvan was the first one to accept her help. Knowing your limitations and having coaches or mentors who can
give you valuable insights can always help you make better decisions, and sometimes even land you a
competitive advantage. Good leaders don’t shy away from asking for help when required.

5. Inclusive growth - Bhuvan went against the village tradition and recruited 'Kachra' - an untouchable, on
merit. We have known ample cases where candidates from lesser-known universities are screened out during
the CV parsing process itself. If the work-done is credible and brings value to the table, good leaders are never
averse to the option, irrespective of the pedigree. Also, they believe in equal opportunity to their people and
do not hold biases.
NAME – RUSHIKESH GANGARDE

ROLL NO – 34

Power of motivation and trust – A smart resource Lakha went rogue and was playing against the villagers, but
when everyone got to know about his intentions, instead of joining the mob in kicking him out of the team,
Bhuvan gave him a reason to perform and motivated him to do well. He trusted him against the odds, and
voila. When you trust people and let them know that you are trusting them, they usually deliver.

Work-life balance – Leaders do not necessarily have to be workaholics and bereft of fun. Bhuvan could find
time to do chores for his mother, manage his love life and had fun with his friends while managing his mission.
Best leaders are those who are often able to strike a good balance between work and fun.

MAKE THE BEST OF LIMITED RESOURCES: Bhuvan made the best out of his limited resources. The tools for
the game were all made by the village folk and were made out of the best that they could lay their hands on.
As entrepreneurs we too must be innovative. The focus should be on getting the work done and not on the
availability of resources.

BUILDING THE TEAM: Building the team is like recruitment. One needs to select the right people and motivate
them. He understands the pressures and the soft points of people, and uses this knowledge to make them
part of his team. Each one of his team members is treated as special, as being different.

Have a clear vision:

When Bhuvan accepted the challenge, his vision was three years of no tax. The villagers thought that it was
impossible to learn an alien game and play to win it. But that is how dreams start, don’t they? It always seems
impossible until it’s done. In this case, he not only dreamt about winning; he also put in place a clear strategy
to make his dream a reality.
NAME – SHUBHAM KULKARNI

ROLL NO - 46

Learnings from Lagaan

Lagaan is how one single person with a passion can make a difference. It is about the triumph of human spirit,
the Indian spirit.

✓THINK OF PROBLEMS AS OPPORTUNITIES:Captain Russells challenge to Bhuvan to play the cricket match was
taken up by Bhuvan as an opportunity to bring happiness into the lives of his village folks. It is a risk, but
without taking risks, there are no rewards. In our lives too, we face a lot of problems. We need to think of
these as opportunities for innovation.

✓DREAM BIG AND DEFINE THE GOAL:Bhuvan accepting the challenge to play the cricket match, as winning it
meant 3 yrs of TAXFREE happiness. But he did not just dream BIG, he also chalked out a strategic plan of
action to win the match. He then put it before eyes of those, whose involvement was of importance in the
match. To make things happen the way we want, we have to envision the future, and paint a picture in front
of the others of what we want to achieve.

✓GIVE EXAMPLES TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING:Bhuvan simplified the challenge of learning cricket by

portraying it as something similar to gilli-danda. By doing this, he made the impossible seem achievable, he
made the mountain seem climbable. As managers and leaders, we too have this task of motivating the team
members to take up challenges in the projects. Vision needs to be translated into a series of tasks that the
team can understand, thus building a path through the fog.
NAME – SIDDESH JAGTAP

ROLL NO – 48

Lagaan movie id a great Inspiration for Aspiring Leaders. The movie taught me many things.

1. To see problems as an opportunities:-

When the Captain from British challenged Bhuvan for a cricket match,Bhuvan saw it as a way to bring
happiness into the lives of people.

2. Implementation is as important as Dreaming:- Bhuvan dreamt of bringing happiness in the lives of people
by winning the match for which he clearly defined the goal and discussed the plan and Implementation with
the villagers.

3. Selflessness:-

It's a very great quality for a leader to have. In fact every leader should put the interests of his people before
his own. Bhuvan did exactly the same.

4. No matter what comes in your way, be determined:- When Bhuvan thought of including an untouchable in
the team, villagers opposed him but he stood still and determined and in the end convinced everyone that it
would be beneficial for the team.

5. Small examples to learn complex things:-

Cricket was altogether a complex game for the villagers initially, but Bhuvan compared it with an already well
known game of Gulli-danda.

6. Building the team:-

If a team has to succeed,it should have the right people and Bhuvan makes this possible by understanding the
people and treats every individual differently, again a very good quality for a leader to have.

7. Getting people into your team is just half the task, assigning them their roles is as important.

8. Lastly, over confidence kills. The british were over confident about their victory which eventually made
them lose.
NAME – SRUSHTI MITTAL

ROLL NO - 50

Take Actions
This shows the proactive personality. Proactive personality, identifies opportunities, shows initiative, takes
action, and perseveres until meaningful change occurs. The British ruler, Captain Russell offers a proposition
to Bhuvan : to cancel the taxes for three years, should the villagers beat his men in a game of cricket or he’d
impose three times the amount of the normal taxes, should they lose the game. Bhuvan accepts this wager on
behalf of all the villagers, without their consent. Though he was aware of the risks, he weighed the risks
against the possible gains and made his decision. The only vision he held in his mind was the possibility of a
marked improvement in the quality of life of the villagers, when they win the cricket match.

Dream Big but Set Clear Goals

In case of Bhuvan, he not only dreamt but also put in place a clear strategy/ short term goals, to make that
dream a reality. As a leader one should have a passion for the mission, the grit to make it happen and the faith
to see it through. Also, the leader should be able to paint the picture in front of others of a shared future that
can be reached by all who endeavor to. This is what moves teams.

Build The Right Team

One team member (Kachra, the sweeper) was crippled. Bhuvan’s observation helped him identify the talent in
a disabled untouchable. While the entire village was hostile to this decision, Bhuvan saw in him someone who
could spin the ball magically. Another team member (Bhura, the murgiwalaa) had spent a sizeable portion of
his life in hounding behind the hens and catching them with perfection. He saw his quick reflexes when this
person caught the ball, which nobody even thought of it. The movie highlights several another examples of
how Bhuvan shaped his team with keen observation and went from one to eleven.

Make The Best of What You have

After accepting the challenge, Bhuvan soon realized that he would have to achieve their goal with very limited
resources. The tools for the game were all made by the village folk and were made out of the best that they
could lay their hands on. The resources were limited but they made the best use of them. As leaders one must
be innovative. The focus should be on getting the work done and not on the availability of all the possible
resources.
NAME – URVI MUNOT

ROLL NO - 56

Lead from the Front. Bhuvan is always there - encouraging, talking, making the decisions. He knows that
having taken up the challenge, he has to take the fight and be there till the end. The same applies to us. If we
take on a responsibility, we have to take it to completion. Bhuvan, as a true leader, also points out the
mistakes of others - like when he ticks off his team members at the start of the match when they are all
running after the ball and complimenting each other.

Define the Enemy. To Bhuvan and his team, the enemy was clear: the (bad) British and their oppressive laws.
For Russel's team, it was not so clear. While for Russel the enemy was clearly (and only) Bhuvan, his team
members were not quite sure about the cause. To them, it was just a game. Having a clearly defined enemy
works as a rallying point for the team.

Overconfidence Destroys. Look at Captain Russel. In trying to destroy Bhuvan (a personal enmity), he forgets
what he is speaking and what he is offering (when he puts up the challenge). What he was trying to do was to
take his anger against an individual against the entire province - and it boomeranged back at him. It made the
opposition (the villagers) united, it made them discover talents they never had. One should never
overestimate oneself or underestimate others.

Train and Practice. Bhuvan and his team did not just go into the match; they trained and practiced day and
night. There are no short-cuts for physical and mental fitness. To be fit, one needs to work hard.

Celebrate the Small Wins. Watch the genuine joy in Bhuvan's team when a catch is taken or a wicket falls. The
small celebrations help in encouraging and motivating the team as a whole.

Faith In God. The pre-match rituals and the prayer at the end of the second day are examples. When
everything else seems lost, God shows the way - as long as you are on the side of the Right.
NAME – VEDANTI VAIDYA

ROLL NO - 60

Management lessons learnt from the movie:

Following are the 10 management/leadership lessons to learn from this epic movie.

1. It’s about team – It’s always about team play, never in the history great victories are won alone. You
might not have all that it takes to make a hit in a single person, but you can definitely find it in
collective power of your team. Everyone in your team has a unique special skill and like Bhuvan you
have to identify and better leverage these unique set of skills offered collectively by your team. In the
movie, Bhuvan goes on using these skills cleverly from the persons who are otherwise discarded and
laughed on by the villagers.

2. Back your team in desperate times – There will be desperate times of crisis and failure in your
management career where your team or a team member has failed to deliver and your whole team or
that member is under high criticism and scrutiny. Like Bhuvan saves Lakha from the angry villagers,
you should too calmly analyze the circumstances that lead to failure, zeroed it down to very specifics
and discuss with your team. Support your team or team member by taking up the responsibility and
gently teaching them a lesson. This will help you in raising your trust in the team and making their
actions aligned to accomplish the current and future tasks.

3. Diversity is important to have a successful team – In the movie Bhuvan is seen to build a diverse team
with members from different ethnic, religious, work and even age background. He is very astute here
as he knows persons from different backgrounds tends to help and contribute in their own unique
way. You too, should have diversity in your team. Diversity is a broad experience with just not the
depth but breadth too.

4. Being unbiased and equi-distant is important – Bhuvan is seen to be equi-distant from each member
in his team. He does not support a person but a skill. A true leader should always be unbiased to
his/her team members. Past glory, track record etc. is good to consider but always prioritize the skill
required to get the job done.

5. Motive is vital to keep your team on toes – For Bhuvan and his team ending the Lagaan system was a
motive. And time again when people try to divert the attention like on boarding of Kachra, he makes
everyone remember that it does not matter who is or who is not with him, it’s the motive which
should get accomplished. Identify the motive for each task and explain the motive to your team. A
better motive set means better performance of the team.
NAME – VISHAL ZANJE

ROLL NO – 63

Key learning:

1) Communicate the Vision=While everyone is distressed, Bhuvan reiterates:Just think… No “Lagaan” for three
years… You know what that means? it means our grain will be ours… only ours.

2) Be Determined=With persuasive arguments, Bhuvan manages to bring team members on board.

Motivation: 4 theory

1) Maslow's hierarchy of needs= is a theory of motivation which states that five categories of human needs
dictate an individual's behavior. Those needs are physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs,
esteem needs, and self-actualization needs

Example: Bhuvan did not dream for himself, he dream for the good of his entire village folk. All village comes
with friendship, strength, motivation, status, freedom, self esteem, respect , sense of connection and so more

2) Herzberg two factor theory : The two-factor motivation theory, otherwise known as Herzberg's motivation-
hygiene theory

Motivation: A smart resource Lakha went rogue and was playing against the villagers, but when everyone got
to know about his intentions, instead of joining the mob in kicking him out of the team, Bhuvan gave him a
reason to perform and motivated him to do well

3) Expentancy theory: Expectancy theory suggests that individuals are motivated to perform if they know that
their extra performance is recognized and rewarded

THREE MAJOR FACTOR

1)Effort: The village believe that effort will result in acceptable performance.

2)performance: all players and also villagers believe that acceptable performance will produce desired reward

Its like “ humaar pasina hamre tann me khun banke daudega”

3)Reward: hard work pays off

Chulhe se roti nikale ke liye, chimte ko apna mooh jalahe padi

4) Equity theory: Equity theory is a theory of motivation that suggests that employee motivation at work is
driven largely by their sense of fairness.
NAME – VRUSHALI JYOTIK

ROLL NO – 64

Accepting Challenge

Bhuvan was the first who accept the challenge from governor.

Taking Calculative Risks

A risk that you consider worth taking because the result ,if it is successful,will be so good.Bhuvan took the risk
for villagers and their benefits when governor is taking a lot of tax inspite of villagers can not pay it.

Leadership

Leadership is the ability of an individual or a group of individuals to influence and guide followers or other
members of an organization.Bhuvan took first opposition step for villagers.

Team Building

Bhuvan has ability of team building and is it show from the scene where he tries to convence everyone and try
to build team.

Learning from competitors

As bhuvan and his team was new for the cricket game.They try to learn from their own competitors that was
from governers .When the opposite team practicing or playing the cricket Bhuvan and his team used to watch
them and try to learn.

Strategy

Strategy is an action that managers take to attain one or more of the organization’s goals.According to needs
Bhuvan made strategies.

Professionalism

Professionalism means listening respectfully when another person is talking. The second person should make
eye contact periodically and nod when appropriate.

Motivating

Whenever team member feels demotivating or low Bhuvan always motivate them and make them play
again.In last few minutes scene when they are loosing their game he took first move and motivates the team.