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Plot Summary for
Rang De Basanti (2006)
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Rang de Basanti' is a film about awakening. About standing up for
ones beliefs. Where the spirit of rebellion transcends time and
age. 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 (Aamir
Khan), 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 (Siddharth), the
son of Industrialist Rajnath Singhania, who shares an uncomfortable
relationship with his father, but continues to live off him, albeit
very grudgingly. Aslam (Kunal Kapoor), is a middle class Muslim
boy, who lives in the bylanes near Jama Masjid, poet, philosopher
and guide to his friends. Sukhi (Sharman Joshi), the group's baby,
innocent, vulnerable and with a weakness for only one thing -
girls. Laxman Pandey (Atul Kulkarni), the fundamentalist in the
group, the only one who still believes that politics can make the
world a better place and finally Sonia (Soha Ali Khan) - the sole
girl in the group, tomboy and vivacious spirit, engaged to Ajay
(Madhavan) - the dashing air pilot. These youngsters could be
anyone of us today and their lives mirror the kind of lives the
youth of today lead - namely a self centered and materialistic
existence where ideas like patriotism and making a change are
strictly the stuff history books are made of. Through her film, Sue
wishes to showcase to the world the efforts of these young
revolutionaries and the enormity of their contribution to the
freedom movement in India. What unfolds is the inspiration behind
Sue's passion for bringing their story to the world. The twist in
the tale is of course the fact that more than just telling the
world, Sue's film makes DJ and his friends stop and stare at
themselves for being the actual descendants of these great men and
never recognizing and celebrating their courage and spirit. The
film thus doubles as a narrative on the changes in perspective and
values the young boys and girls acting in her documentary go
through as they shoot for the film. Few scenes from the past and
present are juxtaposed against each other, which renders a unique
slick treatment, which serves to showcase the slow change in
mindset and attitude that overcomes the group through the process
of the film. 'Rang de Basanti' is a youthful drama, yet light
hearted in the moments that the group shares amongst themselves...
before some incidents effect a serious change...which ends in the
climax.
