Mangal Pandey: The Rising

Mangal Pandey: The Rising
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKetan Mehta
Screenplay byFarrukh Dhondy
Ranjit Kapoor
(Hindi script)
Story byFarrukh Dhondy
Produced byBobby Bedi
Ketan Mehta
Deepa Sahi
StarringAamir Khan
Toby Stephens
Rani Mukerji
Ameesha Patel
Kirron Kher
Narrated byOm Puri
CinematographyHimman Dhamija
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byA. R. Rahman
Distributed byKaleidoscope Entertainment
Tfk Films
INOX Leisure Limited
Yash Raj Films
Release date
  • 12 August 2005 (2005-08-12)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget37 crore[1]
Box office52.57 crore[1]

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).

It premiered in the Marché du Film section of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] It was the fourth highest-grossing film of 2005.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Mangal Pandey - The Rising - Movie". Box Office India. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Entertainment / Cinema : Indian films a 'nonentity' at Cannes". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 19 May 2005. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ "The Hindu : Entertainment Bangalore / Cinema : Cannes premier for Naina". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Mangal Pandey - The Rising". Box Office India. Retrieved 29 November 2021.