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Rang De Basanti

  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 47m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
125K
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Rang De Basanti (2006)
The story of six young Indians who assist an English Woman to film a documentary on the extremist freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long forgotten saga of freedom.
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The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of f... Read allThe story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.

  • Director
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
  • Writers
    • Renzil D'Silva
    • Prasoon Joshi
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Soha Ali Khan
    • Siddharth
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    125K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Writers
      • Renzil D'Silva
      • Prasoon Joshi
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Stars
      • Aamir Khan
      • Soha Ali Khan
      • Siddharth
    • 412User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 49 wins & 53 nominations total

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    Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    • Daljeet 'DJ'…
    Soha Ali Khan
    Soha Ali Khan
    • Sonia
    • (as Soha Ali Khan Pataudi)
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    Siddharth
    Siddharth
    • Karan R. Singhania…
    Sharman Joshi
    Sharman Joshi
    • Sukhi…
    Kunal Kapoor
    Kunal Kapoor
    • Aslam…
    Atul Kulkarni
    Atul Kulkarni
    • Laxman Pandey…
    Alice Patten
    Alice Patten
    • Sue McKinley
    Madhavan
    Madhavan
    • Flight Lt. Ajay Rathod
    • (as R. Madhavan)
    Waheeda Rehman
    Waheeda Rehman
    • Mrs. Rathod
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Rajnath Singhania
    Kirron Kher
    Kirron Kher
    • Mitro
    • (as Kiron Kher)
    • …
    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • Amanullah Khan…
    Steven Mackintosh
    Steven Mackintosh
    • Mr. McKinley
    Lekh Tandon
    Lekh Tandon
    • DJ's Grandfather
    Cyrus Sahukar
    Cyrus Sahukar
    • Rahul
    Mohan Agashe
    Mohan Agashe
    • Defence Minister Shashtri
    Asif Ali Baig
    • Officer
    Abhishek Banerjee
    Abhishek Banerjee
    • College guy in audition
    • Director
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Writers
      • Renzil D'Silva
      • Prasoon Joshi
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews412

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    10moviebuff_77

    A must see for young India

    The movie released today after a lot of hype and controversies. I went to see it expecting it to be a little different from the standard escapist fantasies churned out by the Indian film industry (of which I am not a fan). What I got was something so very different from what I had envisioned. The humor,the clichés, the nonchalance of youth, the culture, religion,politics... are all there and the best part is that it works. The storyline though is stretched a bit (we Indians need that) but the message is loud and clear. Throughout the movie a great sense of humor is maintained.The performances are all excellent.

    I have given this movie a rating of 10 solely on the basis of the originality of the story. While this movie is definitely not Kurasawa or Satyajit Ray, it is one of the few movies from India which I feel will appeal to both the mainstream and discerning audiences. A movie not to be missed.
    10surajwmu

    Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant

    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
    9amarbandgar-1

    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..
    9confused_eminem

    Simply amazing performance by all, especially Aamir

    Aamir strikes back guys. Its the movie of the year. Simply amazing performances by all. Though i felt that the movie dragged just a little bit in the beginning, the second half was amazing. The movie begins in a very light manner and gets takes a serious turn in the second half. It basically tells a story of how truly normal students get ready to even risk their lives in their fight against the system. The performance of Soha Ali Khan was better than I had expected. I specially loved the manner in which the historic events were shown. A truly amazing transformation of normal college students into rebels. Miss it and you will regret it.
    8Xstal

    Visionary, Original & Perpetually Relevant...

    Governments are forever concealing their nations shortcomings, the UK leads the world with its perpetual carpet sweeping strategy to the extent that the vast majority are ignorant of the atrocities it ignores and the ones it historically lives in denial of. Of course they are not alone, but to innovatively weave the tales of barbaric empire with modern day corruption as seen here puts a very original spin on the subservient nature of populations and the extreme events that sometimes need to take place to wake people from the miasma to which they have become accustomed. Great acting, great style, bravery with imagination, vision and relevance.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      7:30 p.m. was the time when "Bhagat Singh" was hanged, and it has been captured in the movie; Sue's grandfather's broken watch shows the same time.
    • Goofs
      During one of the flashback sequences set prior to 1947, the historical characters are on the roof of a building; in the distance is another building with a large satellite dish on its roof.
    • Quotes

      DJ: There are only two ways to live life: Tolerate things the way they are... Or, take responsibility to change them.

    • Connections
      Featured in 52nd Filmfare Awards (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Rang De Basanti
      Written by Prasoon Joshi

      Composed by A.R. Rahman

      Performed by Daler Mehndi and K.S. Chithra

      Courtesy of Sony Music India

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Paint it Saffron
    • Filming locations
      • Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India(Sue meets DJ)
    • Production companies
      • ROMP
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures
      • UTV Motion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,197,694
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $701,666
      • Jan 29, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,800,778
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 47m(167 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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