

Rang De Basanti
2006-01-26 · 157 min · ★ 7.1
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.
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Production details
- Directors
- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
- Production companies
- UTV Motion Pictures, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,200,000
- Revenue
- USD 11,502,151
Top Cast
Aamir KhanDaljit 'DJ' Singh
SiddharthKaran Singhania
Kunal KapoorAslam Khan
Sharman JoshiSukhi
Atul KulkarniLaxman Pandey
Alice PattenSue McKinley
Soha Ali KhanSonia
R. MadhavanAjay Rathod
Waheeda RehmanMrs. Rathod
Kirron KherMitro
Steven MackintoshJames McKinley
Anupam KherRajnath Singhania
Om PuriAmanullah Khan
Cyrus SahukarRahul
Mohan AgasheDefence Minister Shashtri
Chandan Roy SanyalBatukeshwar Dutt
Lekh TandonDJ's Grandfather
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