The music makes it worth your time, but DCH was way better.

Rating: 6/10 (12 February 2006)

minus 5. The movie assumes it will move the youth of India into action. If someone suddenly becomes patriotic after watching the movie, he is very likely to lose all his patriotic feelings when he sees the next Britney spears/Christina aguilera video.
minus 4. Nobody seems to have anything to do, no classes to attend, no assignments to complete. This is contrary to my experiences in life, where all I see are loads of assignments, back-to-back quizzes, nightouts mugging my butt off. I seem to have missed out on loads of socializing and loafing around.
minus 3. This is another movie celebrating mediocrity. Aamir Khan and his friends in the movie supposedly finished education five years ago, but all they do is 'hang out' in the college. Daljeets mother is proud that her son is a loafer. Nobody seems to be heading anywhere in life, and their acts of foolishness make celebrities out of nobody's.
minus 2. This movie had the 'patriotic Muslim youth' attachment as has always been in the case. Usually, in all the cop dramas, there is this patriotic Muslim cop who is used to offset the negative image generated by the Pakistani terrorist, who happens to be Muslim. The 'patriotic Muslim guy' is Bollywoods answer to Hollywoods "Token Black Guy", who's just supposed to smile and stay out of the conversation and say things like: "Damn," "Shit," and "That is whack." (Not another teen movie, anyone?)
minus 1. The only person I could relate to was Lakshman, the guy who played Ramprasad Bismil. He is the only guy who knows what he is doing. And he is the only guy who knows a bit about the India of the past. Made me realize I've been out of touch with my outside peers of my age group. Bah!
zero. Aamir Khan was the only recognizable face (other than Soha Ali Khan, who looks a lot like her mother and brother, but is not as beautiful as Sharmila Tagore)
plus 1. Catchy music. I'm currently playing the catchy tunes in my win amp right now. Be a rebel is pretty good by any standards. A R Rehmans as good as ever.
plus 2. The Punjabi way of speakings pretty nice. Made a nice refreshing change. I liked it.
plus 3. Aamir Khans acting. Shades of Akash from DCH (my favorite movie) are all too evident. I'm a sucker for Aamir movies, right from Andaz Apna Apna to Sarfarosh to Lagaan to DCH.
plus 4. The style of storytelling, with the camera zooming from the historical hero to the protagonist playing the role was quite new, and gets the audience in the thick of action. This I liked.
plus 5. The movies definitely worth a watch on the big screen. I spent 100 bucks on the ticket and consider it well spent, thanks to aamirs acting and the music.