Mangal Pandey - The Rising 2005
The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his British commanding officer, William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Pandey and a strong friendship develops between them, transcending both rank and race.
- Released: 2005-08-12
- Runtime: 150 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History
- Stars: Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens, Ameesha Patel, Om Puri, Kirron Kher, Aamir Khan, Ben Nealon, Habib Tanvir, Varsha Usgaonkar, Shrirang Godbole, Kenneth Cranham, Albert Welling, Tom Alter, Mukesh Tiwari, Shahbaz Khan, Deepraj Rana, Sanjay Swaraj, Murali Sharma, Lalit Tiwari, Anupam Shyam Show all >
- Director: Ketan Mehta