Rang De Basanti (2006)

Director:

Rakesh Omprakash Mehra

Writers:

Renzil D'Silva (screenplay)
Rakesh Omprakash Mehra (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | History

Tagline:

A Generation Awakens

Plot:

A young women from England comes to India to make a documentary about her grandfather's diary which was written in the 1920s about the Indian Independence with five young men.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Revolutionary | Freedom Fighter | Diary | Muslim

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 16 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

Aamir Khan	...	Daljeet 'DJ' / Chandrashekhar Azad
Siddharth	...	Karan R. Singhania / Bhagat Singh
Sharman Joshi	...	Sukhi / Rajguru
Kunal Kapoor	...	Aslam / Ashfaqullah Khan
Atul Kulkarni	...	Laxman Pandey / Ramprasad Bismil
Alice Patten	...	Sue
Soha Ali Khan	...	Sonia / Durga Vohra (as Soha Ali Khan Pataudi)
Steven Mackintosh	...	Mr. McKinley
Madhavan	...	Flight Lt. Ajay Rathod (as R. Madhavan)
Waheeda Rehman	...	Mrs. Rathod
Anupam Kher	...	Rajnath Singhania
Kiron Kher	...	Mitro / DJ's Mother
Om Puri	...	Amanullah Khan / Aslam's Father
Lekh Tandon	...	DJ's Grandfather
Cyrus Sahukar	...	Rahul

Also Known As:

Paint It Yellow (International: English title)

Runtime:

157 min

Country:

India

Language:

English | Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Australia:M | India:UA | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Malaysia:U

Company:

ROMP

Trivia:

Rang De Basanti is based on a poem written by Dushyant Kumar.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Sue says 'Undher say awaaz aye gee' and the Sukhi burps, Karan throws his cigarette on the floor and steps on it (you hear him do it). Then in the very next shot he does it all over again and the 'under say awaaz' scene is still going on.

Quotes:

Mr. McHeneley: [In his diary] I always believed there were two kinds of men in this world, men who go to their deaths screaming, and men who go to their deaths in silence. Then I met a third kind.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

Soundtrack:

Pathshaala

No words ...simply best

all the people who are waiting for good, original and well executed Indian film . the wait is over for you people. Go and watch this movie. i wont tell you anything about the story. from direction to screenplay, dialog's and all other parts in technical sections extraordinary work done by all. the performances of every actor are mind blowing. don't miss this movie. its worth watching. the use of flashback to show the historical scenes, very fine use of cinematography and art direction to show the difference between past and present India. its a journey of boys from college students to the fiery,rebels. No wonder... it gives you real life look..