Based on the life and times of Mangal Pandey, 1857: The Rising is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.
Director:
Ketan MehtaWriters:
Farrukh Dhondy (screenplay), Ranjit Kapoor(Hindi dialogue)Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Aamir Khan | |||
| Rani Mukerji |
Heera
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| Toby Stephens |
Captain William Gordon
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| Coral Beed |
Emily
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| Ameesha Patel |
Jwala
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| Kiron Kher |
Lol Bibi (as Kirron Kher)
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| Om Puri |
Narrator
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| Ben Nealon |
Hewson
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| Habib Tanvir |
Bahadur Shah Zafar (as Tanveer Habib)
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| Varsha Usgaonkar |
Rani Laxmibai (as Rani Lakshmibai)
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| Kenneth Cranham |
Kent
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| Tom Alter |
Watson
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| Mukesh Tiwari |
Bakht Khan
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| Shahbaaz Khan |
Azimullah
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| Amin Hajee |
Vir Singh
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Storyline
1857 AD. The entire Indian sub continent is ruled by a company. The British East India Company. The most successful business enterprise in history. The company has its own laws, its own administration, its own army. It controls the destiny of one fifth of humanity. Mangal Pandey - The Rising is an epic tale of friendship, betrayal, love and sacrifice set against the backdrop of what the British called the sepoy mutiny but which for the Indians was the First War of Independence. 'Company Raj' as it was known, had been plundering the country, treating the locals unjustly and causing widespread resentment. After a hundred years of subjugation, the Indian consciousness is rising through the revolutionary prospect of change and self-rule. During a fierce battle in one of the Afgan wars that the Company fought in the mid-century, Mangal Pandey, the heroic sepoy, saves the life of his British commanding officer William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Mangal and a strong friendship develops ...
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