Mangal Pandey - The Rising

Aug 12, 2005

2h 30m

★ 6.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

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Cast

Mangal Pandey

Aamir Khan

Heera

Rani Mukerji

Captain William Gordon

Toby Stephens

Jwala

Ameesha Patel

Narrator (uncredited)

Om Puri

Lol Bibi

Kirron Kher

Captain Hewson

Ben Nealon

Bahadur Shah Zafar

Habib Tanvir

Rani Laxmibai

Varsha Usgaonkar

Nana Saheb

Shrirang Godbole

Mr. Kent

Kenneth Cranham

Lord Charles Canning

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