A must watch for everyone!!

Rating: 10/10 (1 February 2006)

Very rarely does a movie come that hits you like a ton of bricks, which makes you think and introspect. "Rang De Basanti" is one such. Highly recommend for each and every Indian to watch. The movie is not about MiGs or the British, but about how we have forgotten the cost that our freedom fighters paid to get us this freedom of ours, how we have forgotten the innumerable soldiers who died and are dying safeguarding our freedom. Freedom which we squander away everyday by corruption; cheap, divisive & dirty politics. This movie is a wake-up call to all of us to tighten our belts and do something to change the system. The movie aptly points out that even though the British have left, the Raj is still there - only that the white faces have been replaced by our own. This movie is especially recommended for today's youngsters who seem to have no respect for India, who simply don't care what happens to India, who are busy with their fancy cell-phones and discos. The movie conveys its message that to change things, merely complaining is not enough. Something has to be done and we all have to be a part of the (political) process. The youth has to take up the job, dirty its hands to clean the muck created by our past generation. And the movie conveys this message clearly, forcefully, elegantly and in a manner that is entertaining, gripping and thought-provoking. Hats off to the makers of this movie. May they come up with more movies with similar themes - the purpose of movies - that of mass integration & motivation and social cause - is still not dead.