Cast: Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Waheeda Rehman, Om
Puri, Kirron Kher, Anupam Kher, Atul Kulkarni, Kunal Kapoor,
Sharman Joshi, Siddharth
Direction: Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra
Production: Ronnie Screwvala
Music: A.R. Rehman
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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
middleclass 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.
AR Rehman the film's composer, after a period of dry spell has
again given some excellent music and it seems the music is sure to
to go on to be on everyone's lips and a hot favourite in time to
come.
