Mangal Pandey - The Rising

Overview

The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 12, 2005

Original language

Hindi

Spoken languages

Hindi, English, Urdu

Countries

India

Cast

Aamir Khan,Rani Mukerji,Toby Stephens,Ameesha Patel,Om Puri,Kirron Kher,Ben Nealon,Habib Tanvir,Varsha Usgaonkar,Shrirang Godboleand 22 more

Director

Ketan Mehta

Writer

Farrukh Dhondy

Producer

Bobby Bedi,Ketan Mehta,Deepa Sahi

Cinematography

Himman Dhamija

Music

A.R. Rahman

Budget

$70,000,000

Revenue

$7,250,000

IMDb

tt0346457