Rang De Basanti
Rang De Basanti | |
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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures | |
Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 167 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Box office | ₹970 million[1][2] |
Rang De Basanti is a 2006 Indian
Shot primarily in
Plot
In London, film student Sue McKinley finds the diary of her grandfather James, who served as a colonel of the British Army in the 1930s. James oversaw the capture and execution of the three freedom fighters – Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru – at the Lahore Jail and has written in his diary about his admiration for their revolutionary spirit, in spite of his being an officer of the British Empire.
Inspired by the revolutionaries' story, Sue decides to make a film on them. She travels to India, where she searches for actors with the help of her local associate Sonia, a student of international studies at the
DJ, Aslam, Sukhi and the spendthrift Karan, who is the son of politically well-connected businessman Rajnath Singhania, are at once carefree and cynical about their futures. While they get along well with Sue, they remain uninterested in working on a film expressing patriotism towards India. Tensions arise when Sue casts the boys' rival, the right-wing party activist Laxman Pandey, as Ram Prasad Bismil. However, over the course of working on the film, Pandey grows closer to the others. Sue begins a relationship with DJ.
The group becomes devastated when Sonia's fiancé Ajay Singh Rathod, a
Since working on the film has already made them imbibe idealism and galvanized them against government corruption, the group organizes a peaceful protest at the India Gate. The police arrive and violently break up the demonstration; Ajay's mother Aishwarya is beaten by the police and goes into a coma. Laxman realizes that his senior party official, Raghuvir Mishra, was in league with the government officials who ordered the police to stop the protest and becomes disillusioned with his own party. Inspired by the revolutionaries, the group decides to take action themselves. They assassinate Shastri to avenge Ajay's death, while Karan confronts and murders Rajnath.
The media reports that Shastri was killed by terrorists and celebrates him as a martyr. The group decides to publicly clarify their intent behind the assassination, and towards this end, they take over the All India Radio station after evacuating its employees and after alerting Karan's friend Rahul, who works there and is live (on air) at the moment. Karan goes on air and calls out the defense ministry's corruption to the public. The police arrive at the station under instructions to kill them. Sukhi is shot dead, while Aslam and Laxman are killed by a grenade and DJ is severely injured. DJ reunites with Karan in the recording room as the latter finishes his public statement, and the two of them get killed together.
News of the boys' deaths enrages the public, spurring a wave of demonstrations against the government. Aishwarya awakes from her coma. The film ends with Sue and Sonia sitting at the place watching the view, with Sue describing the personal impact of meeting the boys and working on the film, while the deceased boys are seen in an afterlife-like state meeting a young Bhagat Singh in his family garden.
Cast
- Aamir Khan as Daljit "DJ" Singh / Chandra Shekhar Azad
- Siddharth as Karan Singhania / Bhagat Singh
- Sharman Joshi as Sukhi Ram / Shivaram Rajguru
- Ashfaqullah Khan
- Soha Ali Khan as Sonia Chaudhary / Durgawati Devi
- Atul Kulkarni as Lakshman Pandey / Ram Prasad Bismil
- R. Madhavan as Flight Lt. Ajay Singh Rathod (special appearance)
- Alice Patten as Sue McKinley
- Waheeda Rehman as Mrs. Aishwarya Rathod, Ajay's mother
- Kirron Kher as Mitro Kaur, DJ's mother
- Om Puri as Amanullah Khan, Aslam's father
- Anupam Kher as Rajnath Singhania, Karan's father
- Mohan Agashe as Defence Minister V. K. Shastri
- Steven Mackintosh as James McKinley, Sue's grandfather
- Lekh Tandon as DJ's grandfather
- K. K. Raina as Raghuvir Mishra
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Batukeshwar Dutt
- Badrul Islam as Ravi Das / Sukhdev Thapar
- Cyrus Sahukar as Rahul, a radio jockey and Karan's friend
- Tushar Pandey as an auditioner (special appearance)
- Abhishek Banerjee as an auditioner (special appearance)
Production
Development
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra took seven years to research and develop the story, including three to write the script.[4] While some raised doubts about his morale following the failure of his last film, Aks, at the box office, he retorted by saying that it would not affect him at all.[5] He added that not only did his storytelling technique improve, but past mistakes had helped him improve his filmmaking abilities.[6]
Rakeysh said the following in a scriptwriter's conference conducted by the
Development of Rang De Basanti originated with several ideas Mehra came up with early on but later dropped or greatly evolved into new directions. One of these involved a group of youngsters who worked in an automobile repair shop, while another was about the life of Bhagat Singh, Indian freedom revolutionary.[6] During this time, he personally conducted a survey with a group of youths in New Delhi and Mumbai about the Indian revolutionaries he was planning on depicting, which indicated that many of youngsters did not recognise the names of some of the most prominent revolutionaries. This led Mehra to believe that the sense of "patriotism had blurred" in the young generation.[6] Because of this, he dropped his original plans in favour of a new idea in which a British documentary filmmaker on a visit to India realizes that the local "kids are more Western than her".[6] This new story, which eventually formed the basis for Rang De Basanti's script, was influenced by Mehra's upbringing, youth and experiences over the years,[4] including his desire to join the Indian Air Force while in school, as well as his recollections of listening to Independence Day speeches and watching patriotic films such as Mother India.[6] Although Mehra denies that the film is autobiographical, he confessed that the character sketches were loosely inspired by himself and his friends.
Mehra approached Angad Paul after having been impressed with his production work on British films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. Paul, who was keen to work in India, liked Mehra's story and agreed to produce the film,[8] bringing with him David Reid and Adam Bohling as executive producers. Despite having no prior knowledge of Hindi cinema, Reid and Bohling's belief in the script was strong enough that they each were willing to work at half their normal rate.[9] While it was originally suggested that language versions of the film would be made concurrently, in English (as Paint it Yellow) and Hindi,[5][10] the plans for an English version were dropped during development. Mehra believed that English-language version felt alien and that "one can tell a film in just one language".[6] After the English version was dropped, the writer Kamlesh Pandey was brought on board to pen the first draft of Rang De Basanti in Hindi,[6] marking the start of his screenwriting career.[11] Thereafter Mehra and co-writer Rensil D'Silva took over the script, working on it for about two years.[6] Prasoon Joshi, the film's lyricist, worked on the dialogue, marking his foray into screenwriting.[12]
Rang De Basanti suffered a significant setback when one of the initial producers ultimately failed to contribute any funds towards it; the shortfall left production looking uncertain just two months away from the beginning of principal photography. However, after
The film's script originally had a different climax, originally showing the protagonists on the run. The climax was rewritten, as the idea of them running away wasn't liked mutually, as they should have the last stand resembling that of Bhagat Singh. Years earlier, Khan had written his own story with the climax in a radio station, which he adapted for the climax of Rang De Basanti.[3]
Casting
Rang De Basanti marked Siddharth's Bollywood debut, following on the success of his
Filming
The film, which was shot in
Instead of filming at the actual locations from the script, other locations were selected for picturisation. One such scene is where
It's one of the most peaceful places I've been to. As you enter the place there's a certain serenity that surrounds you. I really enjoyed being there. The first shot we took was of our feet entering the water just as you pass the doorway of the temple. The water was cold but it was great![33]
Once the locations were finalised, the team of Lovleen Bains and Arjun Bhasin was chosen for designing the look of Rang De Basanti. Bhasin had previously worked on Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) and Dil Chahta Hai (2001), the latter of which featured Aamir Khan, and he was referred to Mehra by Khan due to their previous association. Since the film's plot focused on men in their late twenties, Bhasin designed their look accordingly. Although he was responsible for Khan's rebellious look, Sharman Joshi's (who played Sukhi) lovable persona or Madhavan's dignified appearance, Bhasin credited Bains for her major contributions to the film.[34] Khan's hair was styled by Avan Contractor, who came up with soft curls falling over Khan's forehead. This new look, which took Contractor one hour to come up with, surprised the audience at the film's launch.[29]
In post-production, the visual effects were handled by Tata Elxsi's Visual Computing Labs. The military aircraft they created was so realistic that the
Controversy
On Rang De Basanti's release, the Film Certification Board of India sought the views of Indian Defence Ministry due to scenes that depicted the use of MiG-21 fighter aircraft. But after viewing the movie the ministry found no problems and allowed UTV to release the film. There were also some issues with Animal Welfare Board of India due to the banned Indian horse race.
Music
The soundtrack of Rang De Basanti, which was released by Sony BMG, featured music composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Prasoon Joshi and Blaaze, an India-based rapper.[36][37] From the film's announcement in April 2005, Rahman was slated to compose the music.[8] In a press conference with pop singer Nelly Furtado, he said that she was to originally have featured on the soundtrack, although this was ultimately prevented from happening due to a change in producers and other factors.[38] Aamir Khan, with his knowledge of Hindi and Urdu,[39] worked with Rahman and Joshi for the soundtrack.[28] In addition, Mehra and Rahman chose him to sing for one of the songs.[40]
Joshi was impressed with Mehra, who was ready to adjust to his style of writing as well as his creativity.[36] Confessing that the film's soundtrack was his favourite out of all his previous works, Joshi felt that it "was a wonderful experience getting to know the mindset of today's youth and to pen down their feelings".[41] Speaking about one of his songs, "Luka Chuppi", in which veteran Lata Mangeshkar sang with Rahman,[28] Joshi said that it was developed while discussing with Rahman the scene about a mother losing her son. Joshi wrote the lyrics about the mother and son playing hide-and-seek with the sad reality of the son being hidden forever.[42] He confessed to have been in tears while Mangeshkar was singing the song.[43] The soundtrack won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director,[44] and had two of its tracks, Khalbali and Luka Chuppi, considered for an Academy Award for Best Original Song nomination.[43]
While discussing typical
Release
Rang De Basanti received its world premiere on 26 January 2006, with high expectations that it would be a success with western audiences,
The film was screened at several international film festivals. In 2006, it premiered in France with the
There were high expectations from the soundtrack in the media.
Before its theatrical release, the producers tied up with several top brands to help in the marketing the film. An alliance was formed with
In India,
Within a week of the film's theatrical release, illegal copies of the film priced at ₹10 million (US$130,000) were seized at an Indian airport.[74] A report carried out by The Times of India highlighted copyright infringement on the Internet where movies like Rang De Basanti could be downloaded freely.[75] The DVD release sold more than 70,000 copies over six months, and as a result the film was the highest selling title at the time of its release.
Rang De Basanti was released on Blu-ray (plus steelbook edition) in May 2014.[76] It is also available on Netflix.[77]
Reception
Critical reception
Critics gave the film an overwhelmingly positive response, in particular the ensemble cast's performance and credibility. Although The Indian Express spoke positively of the cinematography and the film's story, it noted that "the message that the film carries with it tends to get diluted towards the climax.[78] Praising the film's cast for their performance and the cinematography of Binod Pradhan, Taran Ardash wrote that the film would be successful with the urban audiences.[78] The Hindustan Times summarised the film as being a "well-scripted, skilfully crafted [and] thought-provoking entertainer".[79] Saisuresh Sivaswamy of Rediff.com wrote that films like Rang De Basanti can easily get into "preachiness", but believed Mehra got his message across while avoiding this, also appreciating the music, cinematography, dialogues and art direction.[80] The Hindu credited Kamlesh Pandey for writing a story that would have been a difficult film to make, but it added by saying that the transformation of the youngsters into heroes seemed poetic. Although the screenplay, direction and the cast were also well-appreciated, the reviewer felt that Rahman's soundtrack lacked pace.[81]
The film also received positive reviews from critics outside India. The review from the BBC gave it the highest possible five star rating and added that it was "an entertaining mix of romance, history and social commentary".[82] The Bloomberg website wrote positively about "the raw energy of a young cast and A. R. Rahman's splendidly rousing soundtrack".[83]
The film was mentioned in critic and author Shubhra Gupta's book, 50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995–2015.[86]
Climax
A major point of criticism the film faced was regarding the possibility of the Indian Army attacking students in a radio station. When Rakeysh was questioned about the same in a scriptwriter's conference conducted by the
2007 Academy Awards Best Foreign Film submission
Since the film "reflected contemporary Indian reality and had cinematic excellence", it was chosen as India's official entry for the
Accolades
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The film was selected as India's official entry to the 79th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film but it was not Nominated.[94]
Award[b] | Date of ceremony[c] | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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Bollywood Movie Awards | 26 May 2007 | Best Director
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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Nominated | [95] [96] |
Best Actor
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Aamir Khan | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor
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Kunal Kapoor | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress
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Kirron Kher | Won | |||
Soha Ali Khan | Nominated | ||||
Best Music Director
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A. R. Rahman | Nominated | |||
Best Female Playback Singer
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Madhushree – (for song "Tu Bin Bataayein") | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra & Rensil D'Silva | Won | |||
Best Editing | P. S. Bharathi | Won | |||
Best Art Direction | Samir Chanda | Won | |||
British Academy Film Awards | 11 February 2007 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Ronnie Screwvala & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Nominated | [97] |
Filmfare Awards | 17 February 2007 | Best Film | Ronnie Screwvala & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Won | [98] [99] [100] |
Best Director | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Won | |||
Best Actor | Aamir Khan | Nominated | |||
Best Actor (Critics) | Won | ||||
Best Supporting Actor | Kunal Kapoor | Nominated | |||
Siddharth | Nominated | ||||
Best Supporting Actress | Kirron Kher | Nominated | |||
Soha Ali Khan | Nominated | ||||
Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Won | |||
Best Background Score | Nominated | ||||
Best Lyricist | Prasoon Joshi – (for song "Roobaroo") | Nominated | |||
Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya – (for song "Masti Ki Paathshaala") | Nominated | |||
Best Story | Kamlesh Pandey | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra & Rensil D'Silva | Nominated | |||
Best Dialogue | Prasoon Joshi | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Binod Pradhan | Won | |||
Best Editing | P. S. Bharathi | Won | |||
Best Art Direction | Samir Chanda | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Arjun Bhasin & Lovleen Bains | Nominated | |||
Best Sound Design | Nakul Kamre | Nominated | |||
Best Special Effects | Pankaj Khandpur | Nominated | |||
Global Indian Film Awards | 7–9 December 2006 | Best Film | Ronnie Screwvala & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Nominated | [101] [102] [103] |
Best Director | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Won | |||
Best Actor | Aamir Khan | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Atul Kulkarni | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Alice Patten | Nominated | |||
Soha Ali Khan | Won | ||||
Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Won | |||
Best Background Score | Won | ||||
Best Lyricist | Prasoon Joshi – (for song "Roobaroo") | Won | |||
Best Female Playback Singer | Madhushree – (for song "Tu Bin Bataayein") | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra & Rensil D'Silva | Won | |||
Best Editing | P. S. Bharathi | Won | |||
Best Art Direction | Samir Chanda | Won | |||
International Indian Film Academy Awards | 7–9 June 2007 | Best Film | Ronnie Screwvala & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Won | [104] [105] [106] [107] |
Best Director | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Won | |||
Best Actor | Aamir Khan | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Atul Kulkarni | Nominated | |||
Kunal Kapoor | Nominated | ||||
Best Supporting Actress | Kirron Kher | Nominated | |||
Soha Ali Khan | Won | ||||
Best Performance in a Comic Role | Sharman Joshi | Nominated | |||
Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Won | |||
Best Background Score | Won | ||||
Best Song Recording | Won | ||||
Best Lyricist | Prasoon Joshi – (for song "Roobaroo") | Nominated | |||
Best Male Playback Singer | A. R. Rahman & Naresh Iyer – (for song "Roobaroo") | Nominated | |||
Best Female Playback Singer | Lata Mangeshkar – (for song "Luka Chhupi") | Nominated | |||
Best Story | Kamlesh Pandey | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra & Rensil D'Silva | Won | |||
Best Dialogue | Prasoon Joshi | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Binod Pradhan | Won | |||
Best Editing | P. S. Bharathi | Won | |||
Best Art Direction | Samir Chanda | Won | |||
Best Sound Recording | Nakul Kamre | Won | |||
Best Sound Re-Recording | Hitendra Gosh | Won | |||
National Film Awards | 14 September 2007 | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Ronnie Screwvala & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Won | [108] |
Best Male Playback Singer | Naresh Iyer – (for song "Roobaroo") | Won | |||
Best Editing | P. S. Bharathi | Won | |||
Best Audiography | Nakul Kamre | Won | |||
Screen Awards | 6 January 2007 | Best Film | Ronnie Screwvala & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Nominated | [109] [110] |
Best Director | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Won | |||
Best Actor | Aamir Khan | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Atul Kulkarni | Nominated | |||
Kunal Kapoor | Nominated | ||||
Sharman Joshi | Nominated | ||||
Best Supporting Actress | Kirron Kher | Won | |||
Best Male Debut | Siddharth | Won | |||
Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Nominated | |||
Best Background Score | Won | ||||
Best Story | Kamlesh Pandey | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra & Rensil D'Silva | Won | |||
Best Dialogue | Prasoon Joshi | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | P. S. Bharathi | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Binod Pradhan | Won | |||
Best Art Direction | Samir Chanda | Won | |||
Best Sound Design | Nakul Kamre | Won | |||
Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya – (for song "Masti Ki Paathshaala") | Nominated | |||
Stardust Awards | 18 February 2007 | Dream Director
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Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Nominated | [111] [112] |
Breakthrough Performance – Male | Kunal Kapoor | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Kirron Kher | Nominated | |||
Superstar of Tomorrow – Male | Siddharth | Nominated | |||
Superstar of Tomorrow – Female | Soha Ali Khan | Nominated | |||
New Musical Sensation – Male | Naresh Iyer – (for song "Masti Ki Paathshaala") | Nominated | |||
Pride of the Industry | Rang De Basanti – Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Won | |||
Zee Cine Awards | 1 April 2007 | Best Film | Ronnie Screwvala & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Won | [113] [114] [115] [116] |
Best Director | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Won | |||
Best Actor – Male
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Aamir Khan | Nominated | |||
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male | Atul Kulkarni | Nominated | |||
Siddharth | Nominated | ||||
Best Male Debut | Nominated | ||||
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Kirron Kher | Nominated | |||
Soha Ali Khan | Nominated | ||||
Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Won | |||
Best Background Score | Nominated | ||||
Best Lyricist | Prasoon Joshi – (for song "Masti Ki Paathshaala") | Won | |||
Best Story | Kamlesh Pandey | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra & Rensil D'Silva | Nominated | |||
Best Dialogue | Prasoon Joshi | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | P. S. Bharathi | Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Binod Pradhan | Won | |||
Best Art Direction | Samir Chanda | Nominated | |||
Best Audiography | Nakul Kamre | Nominated | |||
Best Special Effects (Visual) | Brynley Cadman | Nominated | |||
Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya – (for song "Masti Ki Paathshaala") | Nominated | |||
Best Track of the Year | A. R. Rahman – (for song "Rang De Basanti") | Nominated | |||
Zenith Power Team Award | Rang De Basanti[d] | Won |
Social influence
Rang De Basanti had a noticeable impact on Indian society. A study of bloggers behavioural patterns during the first month of the film's release revealed a significant increase in public ire towards government and politicians for constantly being mired in corruption and bureaucracy and their inefficiency in providing basic amenities. Intense political discussions spurred on by the film's influence were observed in these patterns.[69] While commenting on this, writer D'Silva said that the film "has struck a chord somewhere".[117] Besides instigating political thought and discussions, it evoked social awakening for many. Some discussions rallied on how citizens should support and contribute to non-governmental organisations and exercising simple citizen duties of paying taxes and voting, while the others contemplated on how to become more responsible towards the country.[69] Unlike other Indian films with jingoistic overtones, many young Indians could relate well to the characters of this film.[118]
While such reactions were observed on the Internet, youth activism took to streets to protest on public interest issues. A direct impact was on the 1999
In the Indian media, frequent referencing of the film was evident, with many brands using pictorials from the movie.
Further reading
- Dilip, Meghna (2008), "Rang De Basanti – Consumption, Citizenship And The Public Sphere", Master of Arts Thesis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, February 2008.
Notes
- ^ Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
- ^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
- ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
- ^ Shared with Lage Raho Munna Bhai.
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External links
- Rang De Basanti at IMDb
- Rang De Basanti at AllMovie
- Rang De Basanti at Rotten Tomatoes
- Rang De Basanti at Box Office Mojo
- Rang De Basanti at Rediff.com