Rang De Basanti (2006)

A young woman 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.

Director:

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Writers:

Renzil D'Silva (screenplay), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (screenplay),

Stars:

Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 16 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the British Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-drama. She finds DJ, who graduated five years ago but still wants to be a part of the University because he doesn't think there's too much out there in the real world to look forward to. Karan, the son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit very grudgingly. Aslam, is a middle class Muslim boy, who lives in the by-lanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher and guide to his friends. Sukhi, the group's baby, innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing - girls. Laxman Pandey, the fundamentalist in the group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the world a better place ...

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Plot Keywords:

friend | freedom fighter | revolutionary | diary | muslim | 

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Taglines:

A Generation Awakens.

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Urdu English Panjabi

Release Date:

26 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Paint it Saffron

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£221,226 (UK) (27 January 2006)

Gross:

$2,197,331 (USA) (31 March 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ROMP, UTV Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

157 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hrithik Roshan turned down the role of Karan.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Boy sitting on University steps: [Whistles] Which country, madam?
Sue: India, I hope!

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Connections

Referenced in Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Khoon Chala"
Written by Prasoon Joshi
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Performed by Mohit Chauhan
Courtesy of Sony Music India

User Reviews

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.