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A young idealistic English filmmaker, Sue, arrives in India to make a film on Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, and their contemporaries and their fight for freedom from the Br... read more read more...itish Raj. Owing to a lack of funds, she recruits students from Delhi University to act in her docu-drama. While making the film, the students come to realize the courage of the revolutionaries who struggled before them.

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Unrated, 2 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Release Date: January 27, 2006

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DVD Release Date: April 21, 2009

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  • Chapsky
    June 20, 2011
    Chapsky
    Kinda bolywood version of v for vendetta. A politic movie aims developing public awareness. First one and an half hours of it is unnecessarily long. And oh boy, Indians are dancing, even in political films. I'll watch an Indian documentary as soon as possible. Look the lion is ea... read moreting baby zebra...chik chik chikki chik chiki chik... *tune begins**dancers appear*
  • ekoons1
    May 11, 2008
    ekoons1
    This movie takes a turn for the weird towards the end with a plot twist that made me stop and go "wait...what?!"

    On another note, I was annoyed that the version I watched did not subtitle the flashbacks.
  • gavinrrsmith
    September 24, 2007
    gavinrrsmith
    When a young British filmmaker comes to India looking to make a docu-drama about a group of nearly forgotten Indian rebels from the early 20th century, she quickly befriends a group of Indian college students. She soon realizes that they are perfect for the parts in her recreatio... read moren scenes. Little does she realize how her little film will come to motivate the same group when the actions of corrupt government officials alter their lives forever. The film melds "flashbacks" to the historical figures and events with the modern characters and story and does it quite well. The songs are intriguing as they are done in a more tradition Western style as music montages more than actual musical numbers. The story is deeply engaging, as are the characters. The ending is powerful and I can't imagine anyone seeing it and being unmoved by it. Definitely a film that deserves more recognition.
  • xxdesigovind88xx
    April 24, 2007
    xxdesigovind88xx
    great movie with lots of patriotism!!! 5 youth in college made a change when a friends life was taken by the governments hands. they fight for whats right, and this is a must-see movie to get people to rise for their country and speak the truth! dont let the government control yo... read moreu, fight for whats right, because the government isnt always. great songs, like paathshala and rang de basanti (w a bhangra touch)...lots of life, great performance, and a lot of meaning behind it! definitely mus see!

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G. Allen Johnson
May 5, 2006
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle

The simple-minded presentation ultimately makes it ring hollow. Full Review

Derek Elley
February 6, 2006
Derek Elley, Variety

An ambitious melding of history, politics, romance and patriotism within the parameters of a commercial Hindi movie. Full Review

Jaspreet Pandohar
February 21, 2006
Jaspreet Pandohar, BBC

Accomplished and universally appealing, this is the way Bollywood films should be made. Full Review

David Chute
February 2, 2006
David Chute, L.A. Weekly

Already a cultural phenomenon in India, this reformist melodrama by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra (Aks) uses razor-sharp technique and an eavesdropper's ear for dialogue to update the patriotic fervor of Bol... Full Review

Raam Tarat
February 7, 2006
Raam Tarat, Future Movies UK

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