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A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%. Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 70% of the 3,247 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
73 audience votes
Key crew
- Farrukh DhondyScreenplay
- Ketan MehtaDirector
- A.R. RahmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Aamir KhanMangal Pandey
- Rani MukerjiHeera
- Toby StephensCaptain William Gordon
- Ameesha PatelJwala
- Om PuriNarrator (uncredited)
- Kirron KherLol Bibi
- Ben NealonCaptain Hewson
- Habib TanvirBahadur Shah Zafar
- Varsha UsgaonkarRani Laxmibai
- Shrirang GodboleNana Saheb
- Kenneth CranhamMr. Kent
- Albert WellingLord Charles Canning
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Themes
rebellionindia19th century