Based on the life and times of Mangal Pandey, 1857: The Rising is a film about the leader of the 1857 mutiny and his fight against the British rule.
Director:Ketan Mehta
Writers:Farrukh Dhondy (screenplay), Ranjit Kapoor (Hindi dialogue)
Stars:Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens
Story Line: 1857 AD. The entire Indian sub continent is ruled by a company. The
British East India Company. The most successful business enterprise in
history. The company has its own laws, its own administration, its own
army. It controls the destiny of one fifth of humanity. Mangal Pandey -
The Rising is an epic tale of friendship, betrayal, love and sacrifice
set against the backdrop of what the British called the sepoy mutiny but
which for the Indians was the First War of Independence. 'Company Raj'
as it was known, had been plundering the country, treating the locals
unjustly and causing widespread resentment. After a hundred years of
subjugation, the Indian consciousness is rising through the
revolutionary prospect of change and self-rule. During a fierce battle
in one of the Afgan wars that the Company fought in the mid-century,
Mangal Pandey, the heroic sepoy, saves the life of his British
commanding officer William Gordon. Gordon is indebted to Mangal and a
strong friendship develops ...
