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This is an article on the Indian movie Rangeela. For the Pakistani film comedian see Saeed Khan Rangeela. Saeed Khan Rangeela (1937 - 2005) was a famous Pakistani comedian, who was featured in nearly 300 Urdu and Punjabi-language films. ...


Rangeela (1995) is a Hindi movie, a product of the Bollywood film industry. It was directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and starred Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar, and Jackie Shroff. Jump to: navigation, search This is a list of film-related events in 1995. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hindi (हिन्दी) is an Indo-European language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Jump to: navigation, search Typical Bollywood movie poster Bollywood is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based film industry in India. ... The film industry involves motion pictures studios, manufacturers of technical equipment and software, distribution and personnel on a global scale. ... Ram Gopal Varma is an Indian film director. ... Jump to: navigation, search Aamir Khan Aamir Hussain Khan (Urdu: عامر خان, Devanāgarī: आमिर ख़ान), born March 14, 1965, in Mumbai, India, is a prominent Bollywood actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Urmila Matondkar (born on February 4, 1973 in Mumbai, India) is a Bollywood actress. ... Jackie Shroff (born 1 February 1957) is an Indian Actor Jackie Shroff Categories: Indian actors ...


Rangeela was Music director A. R. Rahman's first Hindi movie with an original score. The film features famous playback singer Asha Bhosle, who made something of a comeback singing Rahman's extremely popular music. Jump to: navigation, search Allah Rakha Rahman (born Friday January 6, 1967 as A.S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, India) is a popular Indian film music composer. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ... Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (आशा भोसले) (born September 8, 1933) is one of the most popular Indian singers. ...


Rangeela is considered a landmark in Indian commercial cinema; it features breakthrough performances, a superlative music score and streetwise direction, despite a predictable and weak plot.


Rangeela showed off the talents of principal actors Aamir Khan and Urmila Matondkar. Aamir doffed his "sweet college kid" persona and did a well-researched street urchin; Urmila showed that she could act and dance. Her character was direct, frank, open, and sexy -- a modern girl, not the shy, sweet homebody favored by traditionalists and depicted in so many Bollywood films. Jump to: navigation, search Aamir Khan Aamir Hussain Khan (Urdu: عامر خان, Devanāgarī: आमिर ख़ान), born March 14, 1965, in Mumbai, India, is a prominent Bollywood actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Urmila Matondkar (born on February 4, 1973 in Mumbai, India) is a Bollywood actress. ...

Mili is a beautiful Mumbai girl with a job as a dancer in Bollywood movies. She watches from the sidelines as spoiled Bollywood prima donnas preen and fuss, and dreams of being a movie star herself. The impossible comes true and she gets her big chance. Not only does she become a star, superstar Raj falls in love with her. But what about Munna, her downstairs neighbor, a handsome, feisty street kid? Can Mili leave her old life and her old friend behind?


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Jump to: navigation, search Aamir Khan Aamir Hussain Khan (Urdu: عامر خان, Devanāgarī: आमिर ख़ान), born March 14, 1965, in Mumbai, India, is a prominent Bollywood actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Urmila Matondkar (born on February 4, 1973 in Mumbai, India) is a Bollywood actress. ... Jackie Shroff (born 1 February 1957) is an Indian Actor Jackie Shroff Categories: Indian actors ...

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  • Internet movie database (IMDb) entry for Rangeela

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Calvin College - News - Rangeela Presents Passion for Culture (679 words)
And while Rangeela has become an integral part of life at Calvin College for international students, it also has become an annual highlight for Calvin's North American students, as well as for Calvin faculty and staff and people in West Michigan.
Rangeela 2005 has also revived the gumboot dance, a staple in South Africa in the mines where the people used to entertain themselves to pass the time by playing rhythms on their bodies.
Rangeela proceeds are used by Student Senate to fund the activities of the International Student Association.
Calvin College - Student Life - Rangeela (159 words)
Since 1996, Rangeela, Calvin's annual international student variety show, has been one of the highlights of the College calendar.
Calvin has the 6th largest international student population of any liberal arts college in the USA --as well as all of West Michigan and Rangeela — a pageant of costume, music, rhythm and drama — is that community's gift to both Calvin and the community beyond the college.
Rangeela (Hindi for "colorful") is put together by a group of students, elected each year by their peers, and assisted by Calvin's International Student Advisor.
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