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Rang De Basanti (Devanagari: रंग दे बसंती) is a Bollywood movie. It was released on 26th January 2006; it was directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (of Aks
fame). The film stars Aamir Khan, Soha Ali Khan, Madhavan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni, British actress Alice Patten, Waheeda Rehman, Om Puri, Kiron Kher and Anupam Kher. The music is by A.R. Rahman. The movie was well-received all over the globe, and grossed Rs. 34.55 crores in its opening week.

Synopsis

Struggling British filmmaker Sue (Alice Patten) comes to India in order to make a short film about some of the heroes of the Indian Independence Movement, men such as Bhagat Singh and Chandrasekhar Azad. With the help of her friend Sonia (Soha Ali Khan), she sets out to find actors suitable for the roles. Sonia introduces Sue to some of her male friends:

Daljeet aka "DJ" (Aamir Khan)
Sukhi (Sharman Joshi
)
Karan (Siddharth
)
Aslam (Kunal Kapoor
)

Sue convinces them to act in her film. Laxman Pandey (Atul Kulkarni) later joins the group.

As the young men learn their lines and learn more about the history of the Independence movement, they realize that, unlike the men they are playing, they have lived completely for their own pleasures and have ignored India's pressing problems. They lack the spirit of patriotic self-sacrifice.

Just as they are beginning to form some higher ideals, they are forced to deal with a real-life tragedy in their midst. Sonia's fiancé, Ajay (Madhavan), is an Indian air-force pilot. He is killed during routine practice when the MiG he is flying crashes.

The government proclaims that the crash was caused by pilot error. But Sonia and her friends know that Ajay was a seasoned pilot, also that there have been many MiG crashes of late -- too many to be due to pilot error. They discover that the crash was due to a corrupt defence minister (Mohan Agashe), who had signed a contract for cheap, spurious MiG spare parts in return for a large kickback.

Not content to accept this as "just the way things are done", the group decide to protest peacefully. Police forcefully break up their protest. The young men decide to emulate the exploits of their new heroes, Bhagat Singh and Chandrasekhar Azad, fighting corruption just as Singh and Azad fought the British. Violence ensues.

Trivia

First week box office receipts were Rs. 34.55 crores - believed to be the highest of any Bollywood
film.
Some scenes were shot in the Sikh shrine, the Golden Temple, in Amritsar. RDB was the first production allowed to film there in fifteen years.
Hrithik Roshan
was initially asked to play Karan Singhania, but he had to turn down the role, due to time-scheduling conflicts with other films. Arjun Rampal
and Vivek Oberoi were also approached; they too refused. Only then was Siddharth
approached.
Rumor has it that Shahrukh Khan
was approached for the role eventually played by Madhavan.

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