Mangal Pandey: The Rising Movie
Mangal Pandey: The Rising (internationally known as The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey) is a 2005 Indian historical biographical drama film based on the life of Mangal Pandey, an Indian soldier known for helping to spark the Indian rebellion of 1857 (also known as The First War of Indian Independence). It is directed by Ketan Mehta, produced by Bobby Bedi and with a screenplay by Farrukh Dhondy. The lead role is played by Aamir Khan, marking his comeback after he had gone into hiatus after Dil Chahta Hai (2001).| Directed by | Ketan Mehta |
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| Produced by | Bobby Bedi Ketan Mehta Deepa Sahi |
| Screenplay by | Farrukh Dhondy |
| Story by | Farrukh Dhondy |
| Starring | Aamir Khan Rani Mukerji Ameesha Patel Toby Stephens Kirron Kher |
| Narrated by | Om Puri |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Himman Dhamija |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Distributed by | Kaleidoscope Entertainment Tfk Films INOX Leisure Limited Yash Raj Films |
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Running time |
151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹347 million |
| Box office | ₹527.78 million |
Mangal Pandey: The Rising Movie Castings
| Actor/Actress | Role |
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| Aamir Khan | Sepoy Mangal Pandey |
| Rani Mukerji | Heera |
| Ameesha Patel | Jwala |
| Toby Stephens | Captain William Gordon |
| Coral Beed | Emily Kent |
| Kirron Kher | Lal Bibi |
| Om Puri | Narrator |
| Ben Nealon | Captain Hewson |
| Habib Tanveer | Bahadur Shah Zafar |
| Varsha Usgaonkar | Rani Laxmibai |
| Kenneth Cranham | Kent |
| Tom Alter | Watson |
| Mukesh Tiwari | Bakht Khan |
| Shahbaz Khan | Azimullah |
| Deepraj Rana | Tatya Tope |
| Amin Hajee | Vir Singh |
| Steven Rimkus | Colonel Mitchell |
| Sanjay Swaraj | Ishwari Prasad |
| Simon Chandler | Lockwood |
| Christopher Adamson | General Anson |
| Disha Vakani | Yasmin |
| Subrat Dutta | Mangal’s Friend |
| Amit Waghere | Supporting Actor |
| Mona Ambegaonkar | Kamla |
| Ian Jackson | Extra |
| Sophiya Haque | Special appearance in “Rasiya” song |
| Vivek Mishra | cameo |
