Bollywood Awakens

Rating: 9/10 (30 January 2006)

2006 didn't start well for bollywood until now.. Rang de has struck gold with this.. A story about bringing a change well told by taking parallels in the history of India..
Rakesh mehra redeems himself after the Aks debacle and so does Aamir after Mangal pandey... Heres an actor who's movies are awaited anxiously caz of the newness and the originality in the subject and Rang de is as original as u can get.. Superbly picturised , with sterling performances by all esp Siddharth (Aka Karan), Sharman (Aka Sukhi) , Alice patten (sue) and above all the man himself Aammir who at the age of 40plus enacts the role of college guy with ease.. he gets his teeth sunk in to the character.. One of my fav scenes is when he breaks down in front of sue.. top class stuff.
Another point is the detailing of the North of India. I lived there for about 7 yrs so i know how they r.. things like aamir opening a beer bottle with his Kada.. aamir doing bhangra when its tech-no fast track.. its typical north stuff.. Kiron Kher scolding Soha to eat more and put on some weight.. all this is so the kind of loving people the north Indians are..
Music is another highpoint of the movie it totally blends with the situation and is very haunting..
In short don't miss out on this one..
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