Rang De Basanti

Rang De Basanti

157 mins | Drama, Comedy, History | Jan. 26, 2006

After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.

Rang De Basanti

157 mins | Drama, Comedy, History | Jan. 26, 2006

Rang De Basanti
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers UTV Motion Pictures, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures
Original title रंग दे बसंती
Directors Paran Bawa, Neha Kaul, Lakshmipriya Devi, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Arjun Mathur
Writers Kamlesh Pandey, Renzil D'Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Cast

Aamir Khan

as Daljit 'DJ' Singh

Siddharth

as Karan Singhania

Atul Kulkarni

as Laxman Pandey

Kunal Kapoor

as Aslam Khan

Soha Ali Khan

as Sonia

Alice Patten

as Sue McKinley

R. Madhavan

as Ajay Rathod

Waheeda Rehman

as Mrs. Rathod

Sharman Joshi

as Sukhi

Kirron Kher

as Mitro

Steven Mackintosh

as James McKinley

Anupam Kher

as Rajnath Singhania

Om Puri

as Amanullah Khan

Cyrus Sahukar

as Rahul

Mohan Agashe

as Defence Minister Shashtri / Defence Minister Shastri

Chandan Roy Sanyal

as Batukeshwar Dutt

Lekh Tandon

as DJ's Grandfather

Abhishek Banerjee

as guy at audition