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The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)
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12 August 2005 (India) moreTagline:
Legend of Mangal Pandey morePlot:
Based on the life and times of Mangal Pandey, 1857: The Rising is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Bollywood comes of age! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Aamir Khan | ... | Sepoy Mangal Pandey | |
| Rani Mukherjee | ... | Heera (as Rani Mukerji) | |
| Toby Stephens | ... | Captain William Gordon | |
| Coral Beed | ... | Emily | |
| Amisha Patel | ... | Jwala (as Ameesha Patel) | |
| Kiron Kher | ... | Lol Bibi (as Kirron Kher) | |
| Om Puri | ... | Narrator | |
| Ben Nealon | ... | Hewson | |
| Habib Tanvir | ... | Bahadur Shah Zafar (as Tanveer Habib) | |
| Varsha Usgaonkar | ... | Rani Laxmibai (as Rani Lakshmibai) | |
| Kenneth Cranham | ... | Kent | |
| Tom Alter | ... | Watson | |
| Mukesh Tiwari | ... | Bakht Khan | |
| Shahbaaz Khan | ... | Azimullah | |
| Amin Hajee | ... | Vir Singh |
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1857: The Rising (India: English title) (working title)Mangal Pandey (India: Hindi title)
Mangal Pandey: The Rising (India: English title)
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Ireland:15A | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:U | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Australia:M | India:U | Argentina:13 | UK:12AFun Stuff
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I saw the movie Mangal Pandey yesterday and the images are still quite vivid in my mind. I attribute this to the wonderful cinematography and the colourful canvas that Ketan Mehta uses to unfold the story before his audience.
The madness in Mangal Pandey's, roughly translated as "junoon", can only be portrayed by a great actor. A. R. Rehman's music is so good that it can make your hair stand on end. The four story tellers atop an elephant visiting villages as they tell their story is a great narrative technique.
The reviews of the film in the Indian film media shocked me. I fail to understand the motive or even the thought process behind them unless it is that we are all in the danger of succumbing to cheap cynicism when feelings or ideas of patriotism come up in a creative form.
People have complained about the colour and the song and dance that Ketan has used. I believe this is because of two reasons--one is that Ketan has a theatre background and this is a part of folk theatre -to use music and dance to convey messages. The other reason is that in a movie dealing with the tragic consequences of brave actions it is important to to provide some kind of relief.
Even the presence of the two women which has has been criticised, is important to give the feel of the time. Mangal Pandey had to be shown as a real living human being not some flat lifeless character unearthed from dusty history books. One of the female characters brought to light the repugnant practise of Sati whereas the nautch girl was used to depict the presence of pleasure houses for the company employees. Both are necessary to give us a realistic picture of that era.
A comment was made elsewhere that the younger audiences found it hard to connect with the historical character. Is it easier, then,for the youth of modern India to connect with MTV and reality shows with no content? And if this is so then does it not become even more important for our film makers to produce films with real content that may inspire pride in our culture and history?
Mangal Pandey is a great film. From the first scene to the last you can see the immense amount of hard work that has gone into its making.
The only thing that rankled was the voice over provided by Om Puri. It was unnecessary.
I think the movie deserves great accolades.