Mangal pandey movie review
Mangal pandey.
Mangal pandey movie review
Mangal Pandey: The Rising
2005 Indian historical biographical drama film by Ketan Mehta
Mangal Pandey: The Rising (internationally known as The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey) is a 2005 Indian historicalbiographicaldrama film based on the life of Mangal Pandey, an Indian soldier known for helping to spark the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also known as The First War of Indian Independence).
It is directed by Ketan Mehta, produced by Bobby Bedi and with a screenplay by Farrukh Dhondy. The lead role is played by Aamir Khan, marking his comeback after he had gone into hiatus after Dil Chahta Hai (2001).
It premiered in the Marché du Film section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] It was the fourth highest-grossing film of 2005.[4]
Plot
It is the year 1857, and a large part of the Indian subcontinent is under the control of the British East India Company.
On 7 April, in Barrackpore in West Bengal, Mangal Pandey (Aamir Khan), a sepo