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Rang De Basanti (2006)

157 min  -  Drama | History  -   26 January 2006 (USA)
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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.

Writers:

Kamlesh Pandey (story), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aamir Khan ...
Siddharth Siddharth ...
Sharman Joshi ...
Kunal Kapoor Kunal Kapoor ...
Atul Kulkarni Atul Kulkarni ...
Alice Patten Alice Patten ...
Sue
Soha Ali Khan Soha Ali Khan ...
Sonia / Durga Vohra (as Soha Ali Khan Pataudi)
Steven Mackintosh ...
Madhavan Madhavan ...
Flight Lt. Ajay Rathod (as R. Madhavan)
Waheeda Rehman ...
Anupam Kher ...
Kiron Kher Kiron Kher ...
Om Puri ...
Lekh Tandon Lekh Tandon ...
Cyrus Sahukar Cyrus Sahukar ...
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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 passed out five years back 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... Written by fish_wow6  

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Plot Keywords:

Friend | Revolutionary | Freedom Fighter | College | Diary  | See more »

Taglines:

A Generation Awakens.

Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi | Urdu | English | Punjabi

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Paint it Saffron See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$701,666 (USA) (29 January 2006) (61 Screens)

Gross:

$2,197,331 (USA) (2 April 2006)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

ROMP, UTV Motion Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Hrithik Roshan turned down the role of Karan. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: 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. See more »

Quotes

Aslam: [Reading Sue's hand] ... You're admirer will come in a black T-shirt and say...
DJ: [in the background wearing a black T-shirt] ...
[singing]
DJ: Sue kar mere mann ko kiya tune kya ishara.
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Connections

References Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) See more »

Soundtracks

"Lalkaar"
Written by Prasoon Joshi
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Recited by Aamir Khan
Courtesy of Sony Music India See more »