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Title: Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005)
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| Aamir Khan | ... | Sepoy Mangal Pandey | |
| Rani Mukerji | ... | Heera | |
| Toby Stephens | ... | Captain William Gordon | |
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Coral Beed | ... | Emily |
| Ameesha Patel | ... | Jwala | |
| Kiron Kher | ... | Lol Bibi (as Kirron Kher) | |
| Om Puri | ... | Narrator | |
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Ben Nealon | ... | Hewson |
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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 | |
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Amin Hajee | ... | Vir Singh |
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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. 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. Gordon is indebted to Mangal and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending consideration of rank and race. The friendship is soon challenged by the introduction of a new rifle called the Enfield . The new rifle has come with a new cartridge which is rumored to be coated with the grease of cow and pig fat. The new cartridge has to be bitten before it is loaded, which ignites anger and resentment among the Indian sepoys. The cow is sacred to the ... Written by Hariharan
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Country:
IndiaRelease Date:
12 August 2005 (India) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
INR340,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$531,018, 14 August 2005Gross USA:
$954,108Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$8,142,076Company Credits
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Sung by Aamir Khan, Udit Narayan, Madhushree, Srinivas and Chinmaye
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar
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'Kiera Knightley' was considered for the role of Emily Kent. See more »Goofs
The British forces are using an outdated form of shako. The form of shako used in 1857 had a top that was wider than the bottom. See more »Soundtracks
Holi ReSung by Aamir Khan, Udit Narayan, Madhushree, Srinivas and Chinmaye
Composed by A.R. Rahman
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I watched this movie on the first day of its worldwide release. The theaters were full and understandably so. There has been much publicity done for the movie besides scheduling a worldwide simultaneous release and bringing back a "new look" Aamir Khan after a long sabbatical. And the 18 months Aamir spent growing his hair , has come to full fruition with an acting performance like the one in this movie.
The sedition of 1857 which signaled the inception of the Indian Independence process and the eventual exaltation of Mangal Pandey is a much sought after theme in mainstream Indian cinema. There have been a couple of very good adaptations of this theme in the past. What distincts this one from the rest is probably the inspiring presence of Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan's acting is stupendous. Classically portraying the unnerving bravado known to have been a distinct possession of Mangal Pandey in Indian history books, Aamir Khan sports long hair and a lengthy moustache , while he abuts cannons, crafts uprisings and inspires the audiences. Although adhering a lot to the quotes of history, Ketan Mehta has exercised some freedom. In fact, Aamir Khan himself was found quoting something to this effect in an interview to a certain magazine.
The movies shortcomings come from a vain effort to include the quintessence of Bollywood cinema in this movie - song , dance and color. Also , there is the superfluous sleaze. Ketan Mehta seems to have had a itching inclination towards resorting to song and dance at the turn of every climax. This movie could have been a masterpiece if only they would have lost the couple of female "leads" to oblivion and lessened some of the "color".