A great movie

Rating: 8/10 (24 December 2009)

RANG DE BASANTI is a story about today's youth who have no focus and they also show the old youth who gave their lives for the country
Rakesh Omprakash Mehra who lost after his unconventional debut with AKS(2001) returns big time
The film depicts 2 parrarel sides of how the youth are enlightened by a disaster
The film starts off well, the scenes between the friends are a highlight but the initial scenes could be trimmed or chopped off(the mockery of the jana gana man.etc)
The scenes amongst the friends are a highlight but the best part is the turning point much later in the second half You may feel the film is pointless by the time the first half ends but the best part is saved for the second half The entire turn of events are well handled though some scenes are OTT like the laticharge front of media and also the climax but there are well handled Aamir's breakdown is fantastic and also Sharman's outburst with Siddharth
Direction by ROM is fantastic Music is very good
Aamir Khan reminds of his role in DCH as the talkative Punjabi friend but he is brilliant in light, dramatic and also emotional scenes his best scene is when he breaks down while having dinner his witty one liners too are superb But this isn't an Aamir film completely like most of his films he doesn't hog the limelight and all shine equally Sharman is another highlight, the actor who was discovered in STYLE(2001) for his comedy finally gets an A Grade film and does his best he is a true natural in comedy but his best comes in the pre-climax when from a funny dialogue he continuously breaks into a serious outburst naturally Siddharth is awesome and a good find, he fits into the role naturally Madhavan is likable in a small role Kunal Kapoor is awesome in his role, Atul Kulkarni gets a powerful role and he does his best Finally Soha Ali Khan too excels in her part esp in 2nd half Alice Pattern is very good Anupam Kher is adequate Dr.Mohan Agashe is good too Waheeda Rehman is flawless