Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Bollywood film. It was released on 26th January 2006; it was directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (of Aks fame). The film stars Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Madhavan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth Narayan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni, British actress Alice Patten, Waheeda Rehman, Om Puri, Kiron Kher and Anupam Kher. The music is by A. R. Rahman and the album went on to become a chartbuster. The movie was well-received all over the globe. While the film was India's entry for the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film Category, it did not make the shortlist for either ceremony. It was, however, nominated for "Best Film Not In The English Language" at the BAFTA Awards in 2006, where it lost to Pan's Labyrinth. However, Rang De Basanti won the best movie award at the
Synopsis
Struggling British filmmaker Sue (Alice Patten) comes to India after she reads the diary of her grandfather, who served in the British Force during India's struggle for Independence. She plans to make a short film about some of the unsung revolutionary heroes of the Indian Independence Movement. Her friend Sonia (Soha Ali Khan) helps her find four young men to act in the film: Daljit a.k.a. DJ (Aamir Khan), Karan Singhania (Siddharth), Aslam (Kunal Kapoor) and Sukhi (Sharman Joshi).
They aren't enthusiastic at first, but Sue wins them over. Laxman Pandey (Atul Kulkarni), a political party activist, later joins the group -- although he is initially unpopular on account of his Hindutva beliefs and contempt for Aslam, who is a Muslim. As the young men learn more about the history of the Independence movement, they lose their cynicism and start to consider what they can contribute to society.
Then Ajay, Sonia's fiancé, (Madhavan) an Indian air-force pilot, is killed when his plane crashes. The government proclaims that the crash was caused by pilot error. Sonia and her friends know that Ajay was an ace pilot and don't accept the official explanation. Instead, they claim that he sacrificed his life to save hundreds of other lives, which would have been lost had he ejected from the aircraft safely, leaving the aircraft to crash in an overcrowded area. They investigate and learn that the crash was due to a corrupt defence minister (Mohan Agashe), who had signed a contract for cheap, spurious MiG aircraft spare parts in return for a large kickback.
Not content to accept this as "just the way things are done", the group decide to protest peacefully at India Gate. Police forcefully break up their protest while in which they hurt Ajay's mother Waheeda Rehman. These young men then decide that they must emulate the early freedom fighters and resort to violence. They decided to kill the defense minister to avenge Ajay. The minister is speculated to be killed by terrorists and is considered a martyr. To bring forth the true story, the group decided to go to the public through a radio station. While the world is listening, they are all killed in the combined attack by the police and the commandos.
Box office
In India, first week box office receipts were Rs. 51.07 crores, or 510.7 million rupees. It was one of the most successful Indian movies in 2006. The film has made almost $9 million at box offices overseas. Its total worldwide gross was $29.2 million (Rs. 120 crores, or 1.2 billion rupees), making it one of the highest grossing Indian films of 2006.
CastAamir Khan...... DJ
Soha Ali Khan...... Sonia
Waheeda Rehman...... Ajay Rathod's mother
Om Puri...... Aslam's father
Kirron Kher...... DJ's mother
Anupam Kher...... Karan's father
Atul Kulkarni...... Laxman Pandey
Kunal Kapoor...... Aslam
Sharman Joshi...... Sukhi
Lekh Tandon
Madhavan...... Ajay Rathod
R. Siddharth...... Karan
Alice Patten...... Sue
Mohan Agashe...... Defence Minister
Download Rang De Basanti Songs - Bollywood Movie
Ik Onkar
Khalbali
Khoon Chala
Lalkaar
Lukka Chuppi
Paatshala (Be A Rebel)
Paatshala
Rang De Basanti
Roobaroo
Tu Bin Bataye
Songs Courtesy : Songs.pk
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