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The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)

150 min  -  Biography | Drama | History   -  12 August 2005 (India)
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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.

Director:

Ketan Mehta

Writers:

Farrukh Dhondy (screenplay), Ranjit Kapoor (Hindi dialogue)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aamir Khan ...
Rani Mukerji ...
Heera
Toby Stephens ...
Captain William Gordon
Coral Beed Coral Beed ...
Emily
Ameesha Patel Ameesha Patel ...
Jwala
Kiron Kher Kiron Kher ...
Lol Bibi (as Kirron Kher)
Om Puri ...
Narrator
Ben Nealon Ben Nealon ...
Hewson
Habib Tanvir Habib Tanvir ...
Bahadur Shah Zafar (as Tanveer Habib)
Varsha Usgaonkar Varsha Usgaonkar ...
Rani Laxmibai (as Rani Lakshmibai)
Kenneth Cranham Kenneth Cranham ...
Kent
Tom Alter Tom Alter ...
Watson
Mukesh Tiwari ...
Bakht Khan
Shahbaaz Khan Shahbaaz Khan ...
Azimullah
Amin Hajee Amin Hajee ...
Vir Singh
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Storyline

1857 AD. The entire Indian sub continent is ruled by a company. The British East India Company. The most successful business enterprise in history. The company has its own laws, its own administration, its own army. It controls the destiny of one fifth of humanity. Mangal Pandey - The Rising is an epic tale of friendship, betrayal, love and sacrifice set against the backdrop of what the British called the sepoy mutiny but which for the Indians was the First War of Independence. 'Company Raj' as it was known, had been plundering the country, treating the locals unjustly and causing widespread resentment. After a hundred years of subjugation, the Indian consciousness is rising through the revolutionary prospect of change and self-rule. During a fierce battle in one of the Afgan wars that the Company fought in the mid-century, Mangal Pandey, the heroic sepoy, saves the life of his British commanding officer William Gordon... Written by Hariharan  

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Plot Keywords:

Sepoy | Friendship | Rifle | Hindu | Mutiny  | See more »

Taglines:

India, 1857. One man rises against the Empire... See more »

Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | Urdu | English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Mangal Pandey See more »

Box Office

Budget:

INR 340,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$475,243 (United Arab Emirates) (12 August 2005) (15 Screens)

Gross:

$874,380 (USA) (28 August 2005)
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

After Aishwarya Rai Bachchan turned down the part of Jwala, Rani Mukerji was given the script to read and consider taking over for the part of Jwala. However Rani liked the character of Heera so much that she asked if she could play her instead. The part was much smaller at the time, but changes were made to the script to give her character more storyline. See more »

Quotes

[Pandey marches in front of a cannon. The soldiers loading it look at him in shock]
Mangal Pandey: Fire!
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Soundtracks

"Mangal Mangal"
(Agni Version)
Sung by Kailash Kher
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar See more »