Rang De Basanti (Bollywood Movie / Indian Cinema / Hindi Film / DVD)

A brilliant Hindi film, though the plot device upon which the second half of the film depends, is somewhat weakly introduced to the overall plot.to the extent that some may say is a bit unfair to the unsuspecting viewer. Nevertheless, it is well worth buying this remarkable film to see exactly what I mean. Few Western films could manage to keep ones attention for as long as this movie is, so all things considered it is undeniably excellent.

I can't stress this enough. This is an absolute masterpiece of a film! I loved every moment of it! Will teach you an important life lesson: stand up for what is just and true, you must be brave and take the first step when no one else seems willing...

This is a brilliant movie which superimposes the atrocities of British occupation of India with that of modern India frought with corruption and oppression. The key message is of course if you don't like what is going on in your government get involved and perhaps change it from within. The teachings of Gandhi of peaceful non-violent non-cooperation and "resist not evil" seem hardly effective in solving the corruption of government in India or the U.S. especially when peaceful protest is suppressed and even outlawed. No one of course condones the actions of these 5 youth who have awakened. But the time is coming when the disenfranchised rise up and over-thrown their oppressors whether it is a fascist government or fake democracy, and some will martyr themselves to awake their fellow countryman to permanent change.

This is one of the best movies I've seen in some time!! I always liked Aamir Khan, but now I am a total fan!! I love Sharukh Khan, he is handsome, whimsical, a good actor, endearing......but Aamir Khan is an actor's actor! I also saw "Gajini" recently, and was blown away at his range. This movie is a great look at the younger generation of Indians and the angst they have along with any other group of young people you might pick around the world. They are carefree, happy go lucky, and don't take life too seriously until a young British woman comes to India to make a film about their history. What happens shakes up their lives forever. I use this film in my classroom as well. It's a wonderful, entertaining, and life changing film. See it.

The first time I watched this movie I hated it. I was disturbed by the ending. But I watched it a few times after that, and since knowing what to expect, I love this movie. All actors do a great job, and show their passion for their cause. Loved the music in it!

Rang De Basanti is a very excellent film! I originally rented it from Netflix and was so blown away I had to purchase it. I am from the USA, but am a big fan of films from India. I have watched many and bought quite a few. I say this so that it is clear that I am not a first time purchaser. I purchased an "all region" version with English subtitles. Although I am used to innacurate translations, I must say that I am very disappointed with this particular DVD. They dubbed in Hindi (I think) OVER some of the English parts and there weren't any subtitles for these parts of the movie. Other parts of the movie just didn't have ANY subtitles, and I don't mean a line here or there but large sections. As I said, I LOVE this movie, but English speakers beware. I don't remember if there were any Region 1's available, but if so, buy those!

One of the first Ballywood films I ever saw. They sing and dance in the first half, and then truly awful things happen in the second half. This is a mature film that examines some serious issues. The songs are beautiful. Aamir Khan, the lead actor, is known for only making one film at a time where actors are often making several at once. One of my favorite films in any genre.

Loved this story. Young people dealing with differences, belief, and history.

My uncle loves this film thank you

It says DVD. It also Blu Ray. But this is just a DVD. I took the risk despite my confusion and now I have my own copy of the film, which is no bad thing.I just really really want them to release this on Blu-Ray. So very very much.

a hard film but very good

Earlier this used to cost 800/-. I ignored (my bad). Later it went to 2000. Recently, in a limited time sale, price came down to 1000. So bought it. Still for 1000, it's worth it.

It's described as collectors edition with bonus content dvd but I did not receive any dvd, the only thing I received was a bluray disk, the packing was not the same as given in the picture, was expecting a collectors edition bit was disappointed to see that, any way on the positive side some of the reviewers have mentioned lack of film grain and over processing of the content, that was not a problem with my copy there was reasonable amount of film grain in edition.