Rang De Basanti (2006)

Very disappointing...

Load of rubbish!!

i must have seen a different film!!

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Not knowing anything about the history of India, I wouldn't know if the story within a story, that is, the sequences being filmed by Sue McKinley (Alice Patten), are historically accurate or not, but the device was an interesting one and served to contrast the difference between the youth of today and those of the 1920's. There comes a disturbing political message as well with the corruption of Indian politicians who line their pockets at the expense of military pilots who die in plane crashes as a result of defective parts. There's an awful lot of stuff being juggled around in the story, and that perhaps is the film's downside, as it takes nearly three hours to tell it's tale, and I found any number of scenes to be superfluous. As in so many Hindi films I've seen, Aamir Khan has a central role, but he didn't seem to stand out as much as in other starring vehicles, like the characters he portrayed in "Lagaan" and "3 Idiots". Funny, but the actor playing Sukhi (Sharman Joshi) reminded me an awful lot of the American actor Ron Palillo who had the role of Horshack in the Seventies sit-com 'Welcome Back, Kotter', so much so that it was a little distracting. The other thing that was distracting, and maybe because I've conditioned myself to look for it, was the ubiquitous product placement that accompanies most modern films you'll see today. In other words, do you think Coca-Cola had enough representation in the picture?

A young, struggling British filmmaker Sue McKinley (Alice Patten) comes across the diary of her grandfather, Mr. McKinley (Steven Mackintosh), who served as a jailer in the Imperial Police during the Indian independence movement. Through the diary, she learns about the story of five freedom fighters who were active in the movement: Chandrasekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, Ashfaqulla Khan, and Ram Prasad Bismil. McKinley, in his diary, states that he had met two type of people in his life, those who died without uttering a sound and those who died with lots of anguish, crying over their deaths. McKinley reveals that it was then that he met with the third kind — those who die with a smile on their face.Having decided to make a self-financed documentary film about these revolutionaries, Sue travels to India, with the help of her friend, Sonia (Soha Ali Khan), from the Institute for International Studies at the University of Delhi. After a few unsuccessful auditions in search of the actors, Sue finally casts Sonia's friends, four young men – Daljit "DJ" Singh (Aamir Khan), Karan Singhania (Siddharth Narayan), Aslam Khan (Kunal Kapoor) and Sukhi Ram (Sharman Joshi) — to portray the revolutionaries.

The opening of the picture clearly present the way of living of Indian youth and their attitude towards their nation. Not only does it represent the youth mindset but also how a politician, a common man and several other people see each other. But the fictional turn which takes place after the death of their friend is something which someone would find fascinating about this movie. It also reminds the Indians about the sacrifices made by their freedom fighters by putting the friends in a situation where they find no option but to follow the path of rebels. The story line is perfectly flawless and the acting is awesome as well. Had there been no romantic part in the sequence, the movie is overall a must watch. Not just that, every time you watch it, irrespective of your nationality, you do develop an attitude to love your country. And that is what makes it to be a part of the top 250 must watch movies. I have now started finding better movies through www.flickstree.com. It not only suggest great movies to watch, it also tells where you can watch the movies online.. Highly recommended

Rang De BasantiThe first movie of its kind that highlights the wonderful life of college students that later takes a sudden change which changed the lives of the students forever. Amir Khan, Siddharth Narayan, Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni and British actress Alice Patten are the lead actors who act beautifully playing as college students. The major part of the movie revolves around the daily lifestyles of the college students who later work together to film a documentary directed by the foreign student written by her grandfather before independence. The documentary revolves around the struggle faced by Indian Freedom fighters during the British rule which is later responsible for changing the attitude of these students towards the country. The movie also shows how different student unions in the college are in a regular face off with each other. A sudden change in movie happens when an honest pilot dies due to negligence of government who blame the pilot for his own death. This shows the corruption in the system which makes the students to take extreme steps which leads to the murder of the defence minister by the students. Later the students come forward to accept their deeds in a radio station but are encountered by the army at the end.