Rang De Basanti

Movie: Rang De Basanti
Language: Hindi
Genre: Comedy / Drama / History / Romance
Director: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra
Year: 2006
Watched on: 16 April 2006
Rating: *** (3/5)
Review:

Rang De Basanti by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra is a film made with sincere and noble intention of injecting the current generation of India with a dose of patriotism and respect towards people who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of their country. Sue (Alice Patten) inspired by the entries in her grandfather's (a police officer during colonial rule) aspires to make a film on revolutionaries like Chandrashekar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and their associates. Due to lack of funds, she lands up in Delhi University looking for volunteer actors for her docudrama. There she happens to acquaint with a group of friends lost in their own careless and carefree world. With DJ (Aamir Khan), Sukhi (Sharman Joshi), Karan (Siddharth), Aslam (Kunal Kapoor), Sonia (Soha Ali Khan) and their enemy Laxman Pandey (Atul Kulkarni) in the cast, Sue starts the film that redefines their lives. The film is a mixed bag. It pricks one's conscience at times but appears preachy and jingoistic at places. Though the film is watchable, it has its own rough edges. Performances, music cinematography are above average. Direction could have been more tight and intense, screenplay lacks the punch. Overall it is a good movie by bollywood standards. It entertains audience but does not move as the message gets diluted.

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