Rang De Basanti
Promotional poster for Rang De Basanti
Directed by	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Produced by	Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Deven Khote, Ronnie Screwvala
Written by	Renzil D'Silva, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Starring	Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan, Alice Patten, Soha Ali Khan Waheeda Rehman, Siddharth Narayan, Kunal Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release date(s)	January 26, 2006
Running time	India
Language	Hindi/Punjabi
Budget	Rs. 300M (estimated)
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Rang De Basanti (Hindi: रंग दे बसंती, Urdu: رنگ دے بسنتى, IAST: Raṅg De Basantī; English: Paint It Saffron ^[1]) 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. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (500x714, 86 KB) Promotional poster of Bollywood movie Rang De Basanti. ... Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is an Indian film director. ... Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is an Indian film director. ... This page has been deleted, and protected to prevent re-creation. ... Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is an Indian film director. ... 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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 2007 Filmfare Awards.^[2][3] The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... The following 63 films, all from different countries, were submitted for the 79th Academy Awards in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (released by the country of origin between October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2006, ceremony February 2007). ... This page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language and Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film for each year, in addition to the retired earlier versions of those awards. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... Pans Labyrinth (Spanish: El laberinto del fauno, literally The Labyrinth of the Faun) is a Spanish, Academy Award-winning,[2] fantasy[1][3] film written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. ... The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1] and is sometimes referred to as the Indian Oscars. ...

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). Alice Patten in a screenshot of the film Rang De Basanti Alice Patten (born 1980) is an English actress, and the daughter of Chris Patten, a prominent British conservative politician and the last governor of Hong Kong. ... The Indian independence struggle incorporated the efforts by Indians to liberate the region from British rule and form the nation-state of India. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Aamir Hussain Khan (; Hindi: आमिर ख़ान, Urdu: عامر حسین خان) (born March 14, 1965) in Mumbai, India, is a highly acclaimed and a National Film Award-winning Indian film actor and producer. ... Siddharth Siddharth also known as Siddharth Narayan (born 1 April 1969) is an Indian movie actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Bollywood films. ... For the Kapoor family actor see Kunal Kapoor Kunal Kapoor (Hindi:कुणाल कपूर, born 18 October 1975 in New Delhi, India) is an Indian actor. ... Sharman Joshi (Hindi: शर्मन जोशी) is an Indian film and theatre actor. ...

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. Atul Kulkarni (born [[September 10 1965]in an maharashtrian bramhin family], ) is an Indian Actor who has won two National Awards. ... For Veer Savarkars book Hindutva, see Hindutva. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ...

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. R. Madhavan[1] (born June 1, 1970 as Madhavan Ranganathan) is a Filmfare Award-winning Indian actor. ... Mohan Agashe is an accalimed Indian actor. ... Mikoyan, formerly Mikoyan-Gurevich (Russian: ), is a Russian military aircraft design bureau, primarily for fighter aircraft. ...

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. Waheeda Rehman in movie still from Pyaasa Waheeda Rehman (May 14, 1936) was born into a traditional Muslim family in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh in 1936. ...

Reception

Rang De Basanti was hailed by most critics as the best Bollywood film produced in a while. The film's was praised for having a storyline of depth,sensitive performances by the ensemble cast and terrific dialogues. Many already viewed the film as the best of the year inspite of it releasing in January. The film was also seen as sparking a new fervour among the Indian youth to learn about India's freedom struggle. Also it has arguably been responsible along with another critical and box office blockbuster Lage Raho Munnabhai in encouraging mass protests against unfair trials as seen in the Jessica Lal case. As such the film is considered to be a recent landmark in Indian cinema.

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.^[4] The film has made almost $9 million at box offices overseas.^[5] Its total worldwide gross was $29.2 million (Rs. 120 crores, or 1.2 billion rupees),^[6] making it one of the highest grossing Indian films of 2006. ISO 4217 Code INR User(s) India, Bhutan Inflation 5. ... A crore is a unit in the Indian numbering system, still widely used in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Trivia

• The movie is said to have inspired some real-life protests, such as the protest against the aquittal of the alleged culprits ini the Jessica Lall murder case and the 2006 Indian anti-reservation protests.
• The film is based on the story of Flight Lieutenant Abhijit Gadgil who died in a MiG-21 training exercise on September 17, 2001. The Indian Air Force claimed the accident took place on account of human error. But, after investigations, it was concluded that the problem lay in the MIG-21. Abhijit's mother Kavita Gadgil has since started the Abhijit Air Safety Foundation.
• The film was to be made both in Hindi and English versions, with the latter version titled Paint It Yellow. The plans for the English version were dropped subsequently.
• Rang De Basanti is the first film to be shot in the Golden Temple in 15 years, as previously, shooting was not allowed.
• The four friends in this film, DJ, Aslam, Karan and Sukhi are all from different religions — DJ-Sikh, Karan-Hindu, Aslam-Muslim, Sukhi-Parsi.
• Alice Patten is the youngest daughter of Christopher Patten -- the last colonial governor of Hong Kong before its handover back to China. ^[7]
• There are cameos in this film from model Mandira Singh and British born director Mousir Syed.
• The All India Radio (AIR) building shown in the movie is actually Modern High School, Barakhamba Road in New Delhi.
• The scene in which the male cast jumps to the sky with the plane overhead is said to be inspired by the 1992 film, Deewana, in which Shah Rukh Khan and his friends do a similar sequence in the song "Pyar Karne Wala". Similar sequences also appear in John Cusack Movie: Pushing Tin (1999).
• Shahid Kapoor was originally offered the role of Karan Singhania portrayed by Siddharth in the film.
• Shah Rukh Khan was originally offered the role of Ajay Singh potrayed byMadhavan, but refused because of his ego problems with Aamir Khan

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Quotes

• DJ (Aamir Khan): "ज़िंदगी जीने के सिर्फ दो ही तरीके होते है। एक, जो हो रहा है होने दो, बरदाश्त करते जाओ। या फिर जिम्मेदारी उठाओ उसे बदलने की।"
  • Nastaliq:زندگی جینے کے صرف دو طریقے ہوتے ہیں۔ ایک جو ہوتا ہے ہونے دو، برداشت کرو اور دوسرا ذمہ داری اُٹھاؤ اُس کو بدلنے کو
  • English: "There are only two ways to lead your life -- Either, let things happen in their own way, keep tolerating it. Or, take responsibility to change it."

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• DJ/Chandrashekhar Azad (Aamir Khan): "अब भी जिसका खून न खौला खून नही वो पानी है, जो देश के काम न आए वो बेकार जवानी है।"
  • English: "If yet your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your veins. For what is the flush of youth, if it is not of service to the motherland."

• McKinley (Steven Mackintosh): [In his diary] "I always believed there were two kinds of men in this world; men who go to their deaths screaming; and men who go to their deaths in silence. And then I met the third kind..."

• Ajay Rathod (R. Madhavan): "कोई भी देश परफेक्ट नही होता। उसे परफेक्ट बनाना पड़ता है।"
  • English: "No country is perfect. You have to make it perfect."

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Controversies

• The film had drawn the ire of some Shiv Sena supporters for it's depiction of a Hindu fundamentalist
• The film is critical of the Indian government, and touches on some recent political scandals.^[9] Indian films must be cleared by a censor board before they can be shown, and the production crew worried that the film might not pass the censors. They invited Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee to a private screening of the newly-finished film in hopes of forestalling a crisis. The film was cleared; whether or not the screening had anything to do with it is unclear.

• Some scenes had to be removed from the movie after animal activist and Lok Sabha MP Maneka Gandhi protested. The scenes had been filmed before the production had applied for and received the necessary permission from Animal Welfare Board of India (of which she is president). However, the photo of that scene, where Aamir Khan rides on a decorated horse was nowhere questioned.

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Cast

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Soundtrack

Rang De Basanti
Soundtrack by A.R. Rahman
Released	2006
Recorded	Unknown
Genre	Film soundtrack
Length	44:00
Label	Sony BMG
Producer	A.R. Rahman
A.R. Rahman chronology
Water (2005) Rang De Basanti: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006) Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006)

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1. "Ik Onkar" (Harshdeep Kaur) – 1:28
2. "Rang De Basanti" (Daler Mehndi, Chitra) – 6:03
3. "Paath Shaala" (Naresh Iyer, Mohamed Aslam) – 3:40
4. "Tu Bin Bataye" (Naresh Iyer, Madhushree) – 5:57
5. "Khalbali" (A. R. Rahman, Mohamed Aslam, Nasim) – 6:19
6. "Khoon Chala" (Mohit Chauhan) – 3:09
7. "Paath Shaala (Be A Rebel)" (Blaaze, Naresh Iyer, Mohamed Aslam) – 3:09
8. "Luka Chuppi" (Lata Mangeshkar, A. R. Rahman) – 6:36
9. "Lalkaar" (Aamir Khan) – 2:56
10. "Roobaroo" (A. R. Rahman, Naresh Iyer) – 4:43

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Awards

Rang De Basanti won many awards at the major award ceremonies. It was the most critically acclaimed movie of the year. The awards it won (in bold) and were nominated for are listed below:

2007 Filmfare Awards

• Best Movie
• Best Director - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
• Best Music Director - A.R. Rahman
• Critics Best Performance - Male - Aamir Khan
• Best Editing - P.S. Bharati
• Best Cinematography - Binod Pradhan
• RD Burman Award for New Music Talent - Naresh Iyer
• Best Actor - Aamir Khan
• Best Supporting Actor - Siddharth
• Best Supporting Actor - Kunal Kapoor
• Best Supporting Actress - Soha Ali Khan

The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1] and is sometimes referred to as the Indian Oscars. ... The Filmfare Best Movie Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... The Filmfare Best Director Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... The Filmfare Best Music Director Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films. ... The Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance consists of two awards: Critic’s Award for Best Actor & Critic’s Award for Best Actress. ... The Filmfare Best Editing Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... The Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... The Filmfare R.D. Burman Award for New Music Talent is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... The Filmfare Best Actor Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi (Bollywood) films. ... As the Oscars are to Hollywood, so the Filmfare Awards are to the Indian Bollywood film industry. ... As the Oscars are to Hollywood, so the Filmfare Awards are to the Indian Bollywood film industry. ... The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Awards is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ...

2007 Star Screen Awards

• Best Director - Rakeysh Omprakesh Mehra
• Best Supporting Actress - Kirron Kher
• Most Promising Newcomer - Male - Siddharth
• Best Background Music - A.R. Rahman
• Star Screen Award Best Screenplay - Rensil D'Silva and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
• Star Screen Award Best Editing - P.S. Bharati
• Star Screen Award Best Special Effects - Tata Elxsi

Awards Popular awards Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Villain Best Comedian Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback Lifetime Achievement Technical Awards Best Art Direction Best Action Best Cinematographer Best Editing Best Choreography Best Story Best... The Star Screen Award Best Director is chosen via a worldwide poll and is announced at the ceremony, which normally takes place in January Frequent winners include Sanjay Leela Bhansali (3) and Rakesh Roshan (2) The winners are listed below:- Bollywood Star Screen Awards Cinema of India Filmfare Awards Category... The Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actress is chosen via a distinguished panel of judges from the film industry. ... The Star Screen Award Most Promising Newcomer - Male is chosen via a distinguished panel of judges from the film industry. ... The Star Screen Award Best Background Music is chosen by a panel of distinguished judges. ... TATA ELXSI is a technology company of the Tata Group in India. ...

2007 Stardust Awards

• Breakthrough Performance Award (Male) - Kunal Kapoor

The Stardust Awards is a award ceremony which congratulates the superstars of the new generation who will make an impact in the future. ...

2007 GIFA Awards

• GIFA Best Director - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
• GIFA Best Supporting Actress - Soha Ali Khan
• GIFA Best Music Director - A. R. Rahman
• GIFA Best Background Music - A. R. Rahman
• GIFA Best Screenplay - Rensil D'Silva and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
• GIFA Best Editing - P. S. Bharti
• GIFA Best Art Director - Sameer Chanda

Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA) is promoted by Jordy Patel and Sameer Khan. ... Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. ... Categories: | | | | ... The winners are listed below:- Global Indian Film Awards Categories: | | | | ... The winners are listed below:- Global Indian Film Awards Categories: | | | | ... The winners are listed below:- Global Indian Film Awards Categories: | | | | ... The winners are listed below:- Global Indian Film Awards Categories: | | | | ... The winners are listed below:- Global Indian Film Awards Categories: | | | | ...

2007 Zee Cine Awards

• Best Movie
• Best Director - Rakesyh Omprakash Mehra
• Best Music Director - A. R. Rahman
• Best Cinematography - Binod Pradhan
• Best Editing - P. S. Bharti
• Best Lyrics - Prasoon Joshi
• Zenith Power Team Award

The Zee Cine Awards or ZCA for short is an Awards Ceremony in India. ...

2007 IIFA Awards

• Best Film Editing - PS Bharati
• Best Cinematographer - Binod Pradhan
• Best Film - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra & Ronnie Screwalia
• Best Supporting Actress - Soha Ali Khan[1]
• Best Supporting Actor - Sharman Joshi
• Best Director - Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
• Best Actor - Aamir Khan

The Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (commonly known as the IIFA Awards) is an award ceremony, celebrating and honouring Indian cinema around the world. ...

2006 BAFTA Awards

• Best Film Not In The English Language

BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... This page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language and Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film for each year, in addition to the retired earlier versions of those awards. ...

See also

• List of highest-grossing Bollywood films

The following is a List of highest-grossing Bollywood films according to Box Office India. ...

External links

• The Official Site
• Rang De Basanti at the Internet Movie Database
• "RDB creates first week record"
• Rang De nominated for BAFTA awards
• Rang De Basanti at SPICE

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...

Reviews

• Yahoo India review
• Rediff review
• Revieware Review
• BBC review
• Sulekha review
• MovieTalkies review

Notes

1. ^ Rang De Basanti review - BBC
2. ^ The Financial Express: RDB too ‘foreign’ for Oscars
3. ^ Variety: Award central - Foreign Oscar list down to nine
4. ^ Box Office 2006, Box Office India
5. ^ "Roobaroo-ing All the Way to London", Nirali Magazine
6. ^ Rang De Basanti, The Numbers.
7. ^ Alice Patten interview on Rang De Basanti in BBC
8. ^ Quota stir gets Rang De hue. CNN IBN (2006-05-17). Retrieved on 2006-05-19.
9. ^ South Asia Tribune interview