Mangal Pandey

Original title: Mangal Pandey: The Rising

2005
2h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

11K

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Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Ameesha Patel, and Toby Stephens in Mangal Pandey (2005)

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Biography Drama History War

This is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.This is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.This is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations

Trivia
Hugh Jackman turned down the role of Captain William Gordon.

Goofs
When the opening credits roll, a coin can be seen on which there are the following words "Victoria Empress". The events of the film are set in 1857, but Queen Victoria becomes Empress of India by the decision of the British Parliament only in 1876 and this is announced in India in 1877, 20 after the story of the film. It is important, because the Mughal Emperor (Bahadur Shah II), still alive in 1857, is also shown in the film, and the British Queen gets this title long after his deposition in 1857 and his 1862.

Quotes
Mangal Pandey: What is "company"?
Captain William Gordon: In your Ramayana there was one villain "Ravana" who had ten heads, company has a hundred heads and they're all joined by the glue of greed.

Connections
Featured in The Story of India: Freedom (2007)

Soundtracks
Mangal Mangal
Sung by Kailash Kher
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Mangal Mangal Mangal

I liked the whole atmosphere of the movie and the professional outlook. There should be more movies like this rather than the same soapy mushy mushy romantic movies.

The story built up nicely, from the point where Mangal (Aamir Khan) was just a normal soldier to the point of him fighting for freedom and leading from the front. The Foreign cast in the movie such as Toby also did a great cast in making the movie professional rather than a joke.

Heera(Rani Mukherjee) and Amisha did a good job although their roles were small. But it was needed since the emphasis was not them but Mangal.

All in all, a worthwhile movie. Although many dispute its originality and historical facts, with the amount of historical facts available, the movie was well directed and shot. Inspiring and the ending made my heart heavier .