Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film written, produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, and co-written by Rensil D'Silva. The film follows a British film student traveling to India to document the story of five freedom fighters of the Indian revolutionary movement. She befriends and casts five young men in the film, which inspires them to fight against the corruption of their own government. It features an ensemble cast consisting of Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Atul Kulkarni, Soha Ali Khan, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor and British actress Alice Patten. The film was shot primarily in New Delhi. The film was released globally on 26 January 2006, the Republic Day of India. Upon release, the film broke all opening box office records in India, becoming the country's highest-grossing film in its opening weekend and holding the highest opening-day collections for a Bollywood film.
Director | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra |
Produced by | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Ronnie Screwvala |
Writer(s) | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Kamlesh Pandey, Rensil D'Silva |
Story by | Kamlesh Pandey |
Starring | Aamir Khan, Siddharth, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni, Kunal Kapoor, Alice Patten, Soha Ali Khan, Waheeda Rehman |
Music | A. R. Rahman |
Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
Edited by | P. S. Bharathi |
Production, company | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures |
Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Released | January 27, 2006 |
Running time | 157 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | est. ₹ 970 million |
Netflix ID | 70047320 |
About Rang De Basanti
The film tells the story of a British filmmaker inspired by her grandfather's diary entries to make a documentary about the Indian freedom fighters. Upon her arrival to India, she asks a group of men to act in her film.
Achievement of Rang De Basanti
Rakeysh Omprakash wrote, produced, and directed the film. The title of the film is based on a poem of the same name by Dushyant Kumar.
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Latest information about Rang De Basanti updated on July 28 2021.