Rang De Basanti
2005
A thought provoking film which portrays the youth of today and their beliefs. Read more
| Starring | Aamir Khan, Soha Khan, Waheeda Rehman, Om Puri |
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| Director | Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra |
| Genres | Indian Cinema |
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Rang De Basanti
A thought provoking film which portrays the youth of today and their beliefs.
| Starring | Aamir Khan, Soha Khan, Waheeda Rehman, Om Puri, Kirron Kher, Anupam Kher, Atul Kulkarni |
|---|---|
| Director | Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra |
| Studio | UTV |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 41 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Indian Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Hindi |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Oct 2007 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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15 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Poor film with great potential - shame
The film started off well and I was pleasantly surprised by the first half esp the historical element which was informative and well dealt with.
The real problems start later when the youths resort to needless violence and somehow seem to see their acts as patriotic and eye-opening. The analogy drawn between their 'fight' and the independence fighters is completely erroneous. It would be different if the message had been that the feckless youth of today misread the messages of the past and indulge and glorify violence as a result of this misunderstanding. But that is not the message of the film. For example, once they have committed cold-blooded murder, when at the radio station, they plead with people to make a difference by joining the police or the army or becoming lawyers. Why not practise what they preach??
The politician may be crooked and corrupt but to murder him ... it's disproportionate.
The other factor that seriously bothered me was the total lack of media coverage of the police beatings at the demo and the presence of the minister at the scene. Both are inherently ridiculous.
There is also a totally unnecessary song involving the pilot and his fiancee. Bollywood really needs to tone down the melodrama another 10 notches and to grasp better editing.
There is a great film in there somewhere but it's a wasted opportunity. -
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15 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Poor film with great potential - shame
The film started off well and I was pleasantly surprised by the first half esp the historical element which was informative and well dealt with.
The real problems start later when the youths resort to needless violence and somehow seem to see their acts as patriotic and eye-opening. The analogy drawn between their 'fight' and the independence fighters is completely erroneous. It would be different if the message had been that the feckless youth of today misread the messages of the past and indulge and glorify violence as a result of this misunderstanding. But that is not the message of the film. For example, once they have committed cold-blooded murder, when at the radio station, they plead with people to make a difference by joining the police or the army or becoming lawyers. Why not practise what they preach??
The politician may be crooked and corrupt but to murder him ... it's disproportionate.
The other factor that seriously bothered me was the total lack of media coverage of the police beatings at the demo and the presence of the minister at the scene. Both are inherently ridiculous.
There is also a totally unnecessary song involving the pilot and his fiancee. Bollywood really needs to tone down the melodrama another 10 notches and to grasp better editing.
There is a great film in there somewhere but it's a wasted opportunity. -
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