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Color It Yellow

Original title: Rang De Basanti
  • 20062006
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  • 2h 47m
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8.1/10
118K
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Rang De Basanti (2006)
The story of six young Indians who assist an English Woman to film a documentary on the extremist freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long forgotten saga of freedom.
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The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of f... Read allThe story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.

IMDb RATING
8.1/10
118K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
  • Writers
    • Renzil D'Silva(screenplay)
    • Ajeet Ghorpade(trainee writer)
    • Prasoon Joshi(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Soha Ali Khan
    • Siddharth
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
  • Writers
    • Renzil D'Silva(screenplay)
    • Ajeet Ghorpade(trainee writer)
    • Prasoon Joshi(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Soha Ali Khan
    • Siddharth
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 398User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 42 wins & 40 nominations total

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    Rang De Basanti trailer
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    The Rise of Atul Kulkarni: From 'Hey Ram' to "Bandish Bandits"
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    Photos18

    Aamir Khan in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Aamir Khan in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, and Soha Ali Khan in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Sharman Joshi, Aamir Khan, Alice Patten, Siddharth, Kunal Kapoor, and Soha Ali Khan in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Sharman Joshi, Aamir Khan, Atul Kulkarni, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Siddharth, Kunal Kapoor, and Soha Ali Khan in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Alice Patten in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Aamir Khan and Siddharth in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Sharman Joshi, Aamir Khan, and Kirron Kher in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Om Puri in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Aamir Khan in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Aamir Khan in Rang De Basanti (2006)
    Sharman Joshi, Aamir Khan, Atul Kulkarni, Siddharth, and Kunal Kapoor in Rang De Basanti (2006)

    Top cast

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    Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    • Daljeet 'DJ'as Daljeet 'DJ'…
    Soha Ali Khan
    Soha Ali Khan
    • Soniaas Sonia…
    Siddharth
    Siddharth
    • Karan R. Singhaniaas Karan R. Singhania…
    Sharman Joshi
    Sharman Joshi
    • Sukhias Sukhi…
    Kunal Kapoor
    Kunal Kapoor
    • Aslamas Aslam…
    Atul Kulkarni
    Atul Kulkarni
    • Laxman Pandeyas Laxman Pandey…
    Alice Patten
    Alice Patten
    • Sue McKinleyas Sue McKinley
    Madhavan
    Madhavan
    • Flight Lt. Ajay Rathodas Flight Lt. Ajay Rathod
    • (as R. Madhavan)
    Waheeda Rehman
    Waheeda Rehman
    • Mrs. Rathodas Mrs. Rathod
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Rajnath Singhaniaas Rajnath Singhania
    Kirron Kher
    Kirron Kher
    • Mitroas Mitro
    • (as Kiron Kher)
    • …
    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • Amanullah Khanas Amanullah Khan…
    Steven Mackintosh
    Steven Mackintosh
    • Mr. McKinleyas Mr. McKinley
    Lekh Tandon
    Lekh Tandon
    • DJ's Grandfatheras DJ's Grandfather
    Cyrus Sahukar
    Cyrus Sahukar
    • Rahulas Rahul
    Mohan Agashe
    Mohan Agashe
    • Defence Minister Shashtrias Defence Minister Shashtri
    Asif Ali Baig
    • Officeras Officer
    Abhishek Banerjee
    Abhishek Banerjee
    • College guy in auditionas College guy in audition
    • Director
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Writers
      • Renzil D'Silva(screenplay)
      • Ajeet Ghorpade(trainee writer)
      • Prasoon Joshi(dialogue)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
    • All cast & crew

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    Storyline

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    Sue comes to India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries. She is helped by her friend Sonia who introduces her to her friends Karan, Aslam, Sukhi, and their head DJ. Sonia's fiance, Lt Ajay Rathod, also joins the gang when in town. Their gang always gets in trouble with political member Laxman who opposes their Western culture. After many auditions Sue decides to cast DJ and his friends in her film; she also gives Laxman a role, ending his feud with the gang. Everything goes well until Ajay dies in a plane crash but manages to save everyone else on board. The state minister declares that Ajay died due to his own negligence. DJ an his friends can't take this shame given to Ajay by the minister and decide to fight for justice, but political games interfere. —alex.mjacko@gmail.com
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    • murder
    • friend
    • india
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A Generation Awakens.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      7:30 p.m. was the time when "Bhagat Singh" was hanged, and it has been captured in the movie; Sue's grandfather's broken watch shows the same time.
    • Goofs
      During one of the flashback sequences set prior to 1947, the historical characters are on the roof of a building; in the distance is another building with a large satellite dish on its roof.
    • Quotes

      DJ: There are only two ways to live life: Tolerate things the way they are... Or, take responsibility to change them.

    • Connections
      Featured in 52nd Filmfare Awards (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Rang De Basanti
      Written by Prasoon Joshi
      Composed by A.R. Rahman
      Performed by Daler Mehndi and K.S. Chithra
      Courtesy of Sony Music India

    User reviews398

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Visionary, Original & Perpetually Relevant...
    Governments are forever concealing their nations shortcomings, the UK leads the world with its perpetual carpet sweeping strategy to the extent that the vast majority are ignorant of the atrocities it ignores and the ones it historically lives in denial of. Of course they are not alone, but to innovatively weave the tales of barbaric empire with modern day corruption as seen here puts a very original spin on the subservient nature of populations and the extreme events that sometimes need to take place to wake people from the miasma to which they have become accustomed. Great acting, great style, bravery with imagination, vision and relevance.
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    • Oct 22, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Paint it Saffron
    • Filming locations
      • Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
    • Production companies
      • ROMP
      • UTV Motion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,197,694
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $701,666
      • Jan 29, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,800,778
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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