Rang De Basanti (2006)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

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 | Freedom Fighter | Revolutionary | British Raj | Fight

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:

Sue: My grandfather was right. He said when you come to India, it's love at first sight.

Movie Connections:

References Umrao Jaan (1981)

Soundtrack:

Pathshaala

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Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! Cannot believe that such a movie could be made in Hindi cinema.Complete Kudos to the screenplay,director,actors and the whole team for producing such a brilliant movie.

It would be a mistake according to me not to support such movies and label them as preachy or patriotic movies for mocking reasons. Reality is it is a sensible movie which talks to all walks of life.

The balance between ideologies,reality and humor has been taken care off in the most spectacular manner; never making the audience feel small,blamed or negative.

The characters are very real and they do make a lot of sense. The issues that have been touched are topics which we choose not to talk about or act on but at the same time it is no lecture and the light heartedness of the college environment makes you feel nostalgic and calm.

The movie is all about hope. Once again awesome job to the rang DE bas anti team! Peace