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

During one of the flashback sequences - set prior to 1947, the historical characters are on a roof of a building. In the distance is another large building, and, on its roof, is a large satellite dish.

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Quotes

Sue: [Proposing a toast] To Ajay and Sonia. I wish they live happily forever. May the insanity and the romance never die.

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Connections

Featured in No One Killed Jessica (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Pathshaala (Part 1)"
Written by Prasoon Joshi
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Performed by Naresh Iyer and Mohammad Aslam
Courtesy of Sony Music India

User Reviews

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