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The simple-minded presentation ultimately makes it ring hollow.
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle
Rang De Basanti
A Generation Awakens.
2006 · 2h 37m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Directed by
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
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Rang De Basanti
Overview
After a group of friends graduate from Delhi University, they listlessly haunt their old campus, until a British filmmaker casts them in a film she's making about freedom fighters under British rule. Although the group is largely apolitical, the tragic death of a friend owing to local government corruption awakens their patriotism. Inspired by the freedom fighters they represent in the film, the friends collectively decide to avenge the killing.
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Fresh
An ambitious melding of history, politics, romance and patriotism within the parameters of a commercial Hindi movie.
Derek Elley, Variety
Fresh
Already a cultural phenomenon in India, this reformist melodrama by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra (Aks) uses razor-sharp technique and an eavesdropper's ear for dialogue to update the patriotic fervor of Bollywood's golden age.
David Chute, L.A. Weekly
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