Rang De Basanti Review

Rang De Basanti directed by Rakesh Mehra is a combination of two plots of which the first is about a group of friends enjoying and partying through their young age and the other is about the three martyrs of freedom struggle during pre-Independence era.

The director manages to draw a parallel line between the British India and the corrupt Indian Government. The movie portrays the story of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru who were hanged in 1931 and a British constable standing in front of them leaves a book for his grand daughter telling her the truth and bravery of those fighters. Aamir Khan and co plays lead roles in the movie as group of friends as well as the freedom fighters.

This story tells you about how a group of friends from their meaningless and careless lives are influenced by the sacrifices of the past fighters turn their lives to patriotism and meaningful existence. They are hurt by the death of one of their friends ( R Madhavan) in an accident caused due to corruption. The sequence of events that follow take an idealistic route which makes the climax altogether interesting.

The movie moves at a slow pace after introducing all the characters early in the movie. It somehow dilutes the message and intensity with which it takes a high after the accident of their friend. All the characters do fair justice to their roles and the direction though lacks some crunching touch, it does keep one eager to know about the climax.

The music is again a high point and the dialogues are exciting with a Punjabi touch to it. Rang de Basanti after all the boon and curses is an entertainer though not a very delightful movie!