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Rang De Basanti

  • 2006
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 47m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
127K
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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.

  • Director
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
  • Writers
    • Renzil D'Silva
    • Prasoon Joshi
    • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Soha Ali Khan
    • Siddharth
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    127K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Writers
      • Renzil D'Silva
      • Prasoon Joshi
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Stars
      • Aamir Khan
      • Soha Ali Khan
      • Siddharth
    • 425User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 49 wins & 55 nominations total

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    Photos20

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    Top Cast30

    Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    • Daljeet 'DJ'…
    Soha Ali Khan
    Soha Ali Khan
    • Sonia
    • (as Soha Ali Khan Pataudi)
    • …
    Siddharth
    Siddharth
    • Karan R. Singhania…
    Sharman Joshi
    Sharman Joshi
    • Sukhi…
    Kunal Kapoor
    Kunal Kapoor
    • Aslam…
    Atul Kulkarni
    Atul Kulkarni
    • Laxman Pandey…
    Alice Patten
    Alice Patten
    • Sue McKinley
    Madhavan
    Madhavan
    • Flight Lt. Ajay Rathod
    • (as R. Madhavan)
    Waheeda Rehman
    Waheeda Rehman
    • Mrs. Rathod
    Anupam Kher
    Anupam Kher
    • Rajnath Singhania
    Kirron Kher
    Kirron Kher
    • Mitro
    • (as Kiron Kher)
    • …
    Om Puri
    Om Puri
    • Amanullah Khan…
    Steven Mackintosh
    Steven Mackintosh
    • Mr. McKinley
    Lekh Tandon
    Lekh Tandon
    • DJ's Grandfather
    Cyrus Sahukar
    Cyrus Sahukar
    • Rahul
    K.K. Raina
    K.K. Raina
    • Mishra Ji political leader
    Pravishi Das
    Pravishi Das
    • Journalist
    Mukesh Chhabra
    Mukesh Chhabra
    • Manmath nath
    • Director
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • Writers
      • Renzil D'Silva
      • Prasoon Joshi
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews425

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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

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    Details

    • 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(Sue meets DJ)
    • Production companies
      • ROMP
      • Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures
      • UTV Motion Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • 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

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 47m(167 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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