Rang De Basanti

Name: Rang De Basanti
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 2006-01-26
Duration: 2 h 47 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Aamir Khan, Siddharth, Sharman Joshi, Kunal Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni

IMDb ID: tt0405508 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 8.1 (124,161 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Crime · Drama

The story of six young Indians who assist an English woman to film a documentary on the freedom fighters from their past, and the events that lead them to relive the long-forgotten saga of freedom.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Rang De Basanti
Canada: Rang De Basanti (English)
Canada: Rang De Basanti (French)
France: Rang De Basanti
India: Rang De Basanti (English)
India: Rang De Basanti (Hindi)
Japan: Rang De Basanti (Japanese)
United States: Rang De Basanti (Alternative Title)
United Kingdom: Colour It Yellow (Alternative Title)
Europe: Colour It Yellow (English, Alternative Title)
World-wide: Colour It Yellow (Alternative Title)
World-wide: Colour It Yellow (English, Alternative Title)
Kazakhstan: Цвет шафрана (Russian)
Russia: Цвет шафрана
United Kingdom: Colour of Sacrifice (recut version)
Germany: Die Farbe der Rebellion (DVD Title)
Egypt: Etleha belza'faran (Arabic)
Hungary: Ifjú lázadók
Germany: Junge Rebellen (TV Title)
Poland: Kolor szafranu
Lithuania: Nudažyk geltonai
Turkey: Onu Sarıya Boya (Turkish)
United States: Paint it Saffron (literal English title)
Brazil: Pinte de Açafrão
Czech Republic: Priznej barvu (Festival Title)
India: R.D.B. (Hindi, short title)
Germany: Rang De Basanti - Die Farbe Safran
Iran: Zafarani rangesh kon (Persian)
Uzbekistan: Zafaron rangi
Azerbaijan: Zəfəran rəngi
Ukraine: Колір повстання
Serbia: Обоји га у жуто
Kazakhstan: Шафран түсі
China: 染上黄色 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
China: 芭萨提的颜色 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 芭薩提的顏色
China: 青春无敌 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
Paint it SaffronContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2006-01-26Runtime167 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews407Critic Reviews41Countries / RegionsIndiaLanguagesHindiKeywordsdelhi india
murder
friend
india
awakeningFilming LocationsNahargarh Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaProduction CompaniesROMP
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures
UTV Motion PicturesIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405508/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0405508.jpgUpdated At2025-04-09T09:42:06

Directors

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Writers

Renzil D'Silva
Prasoon Joshi
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Kamlesh Pandey

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Aamir Khan | Character: Daljeet 'DJ', Chandrashekhar Azad
Actor: Siddharth | Character: Karan R. Singhania, Bhagat Singh
Actor: Sharman Joshi | Character: Sukhi, Rajguru
Actor: Kunal Kapoor | Character: Aslam, Ashfaqullah Khan
Actor: Atul Kulkarni | Character: Laxman Pandey, Ramprasad Bismil
Actor: Soha Ali Khan | Character: Sonia, Durgavati Devi
Actor: Alice Patten | Character: Sue McKinley
Actor: Madhavan | Character: Flight Lt. Ajay Rathod
Actor: Waheeda Rehman | Character: Mrs. Rathod
Actor: Anupam Kher | Character: Rajnath Singhania
Actor: Kirron Kher | Character: Mitro, DJ's Mother
Actor: Om Puri | Character: Amanullah Khan, Aslam's Father
Actor: Steven Mackintosh | Character: Mr. McKinley
Actor: Lekh Tandon | Character: DJ's Grandfather
Actor: Cyrus Sahukar | Character: Rahul
Actor: Mohan Agashe | Character: Defence Minister Shashtri
Actor: Asif Ali Baig | Character: Officer
Actor: Abhishek Banerjee | Character: College guy in audition
Actor: Swatantra Bharat | Character: Actor
Actor: Mukesh Chhabra | Character: Manmath nath
Actor: Tanuj Choudhary | Character: Rahul
Actor: Pravishi Das | Character: Journalist
Actor: Alok Gagdekar | Character: Actor
Actor: K.K. Raina | Character: Mishra Ji political leader
Actor: Shree Rammy | Character: Raghu at Mall
Actor: Chandan Roy Sanyal | Character: Batukeshwar Dutt
Actor: Manmeet Singh Sawhney | Character: Taxi driver at the airport
Actor: Dhananjay Singh | Character: Freedom Fighter
Actor: Jagdeep Singh | Character: Actor
Actor: Vijai Singh | Character: Bhagat Singh Audition

[Directors Group]
Name: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Renzil D'Silva | Role: Writer
Name: Prasoon Joshi | Role: Writer
Name: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Role: Writer
Name: Kamlesh Pandey | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Adam Bohling | Role: Producer
Name: Bantoo Khanna | Role: Producer
Name: Deven Khote | Role: Producer
Name: Guruprasad M. | Role: Producer
Name: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Role: Producer
Name: Zarina Mehta | Role: Producer
Name: Ram Mirchandani | Role: Producer
Name: Shyam P.S. | Role: Producer
Name: David Reid | Role: Producer
Name: Ronnie Screwvala | Role: Producer
Name: Sanjay Singh | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: A.R. Rahman | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Binod Pradhan | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: P.S. Bharathi | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Elaine Grainger | Role: Casting Director
Name: Kalra Shekhar | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Samir Chanda | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Samir Chanda | Role: Art Director
Name: Chetan J Pathak | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Lovleen Bains | Role: Costume Designer
Name: Arjun Bhasin | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Ashwin Barot | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Pratap Borade | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Gaurav Chauhan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Avan Contractor | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Prashant Doiphode | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Vikram Gaikwad | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Fae Hammond | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Waheed Ahmed Shaikh | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rajendra Sharma | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Serina Tixeria | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Sachin Agarwal | Role: Production Manager
Name: Gaurav Dhingra | Role: Production Manager
Name: Vikram Turkhud | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Akhil Bali | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Paran Bawa | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Promita Bhattacharya | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lakshmipriya Devi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Joe Geary | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nitin Kumar Gupta | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Neha Kaul | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Arjun Mathur | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jay Oza | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nidhi Padda | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Sunil Pandey | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Archit Patel | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Shwetabh C. Varma | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mick Ward | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Manish Baba | Role: Art Department
Name: Kishen Dagar | Role: Art Department
Name: Somenath Pakre | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Tarun Bhandari | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vikram Biswas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Debajit Changmai | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sajjan Choudhary | Role: Sound Department
Name: Baylon Fonseca | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rahul Gandhre | Role: Sound Department
Name: Prakash Gupta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nakul Kamte | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ashraf Khan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vijay Kumar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kartik Sharma V | Role: Sound Department
Name: Karnail Singh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sreejesh | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Ritesh Aggarwal | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Husseini Barodawalla | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sherry Bharda | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Brynley Cadman | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ashoke Chowdhury | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Vinay Singh Chuphal | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Prakash D'Cunha | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Deepal Dass | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rang De Basanti | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sanjay Francis | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Vee Jay | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pankaj Khandpur | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Yateen Mahambrey | Role: Visual Effects
Name: P. Mohan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sandesh Pai | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ashish Pradhan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rohit Prasad | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rajiv Raghunathan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Satish Ratakonda | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Shaikh Rizwan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Bharat Sachdev | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Sarika Salian | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Vishwas Savanur | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Piku Shahani | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Manish Sharma | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Chandrakant Shenoy | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Aakash Shivdasani | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Prasad Sutar | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Shailendra Swarnkar | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jayadev Tiruveaipati | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Merchant Zahid | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Shamshir Khan | Role: Stunts
Name: Sanober Pardiwalla | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Prakash Biswas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Srinivas Chandran | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sampath Kumar Dupati | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amol Gole | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rajiv Jain | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Virendra K | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sunil Khandpur | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chandan Kowli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Prashant Pednekar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Promod Pradhan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sunita Radia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: B.V. Ravi Kiran | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Akbar Ali Sheikh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hanif Sheikh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shyam N. Shukla | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Subhransu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Devendra Thakkar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ritu Wadhwa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Mukesh Chhabra | Role: Casting Department
Name: Hemant Gopal | Role: Casting Department
Name: Shekhar Kalra | Role: Casting Department
Name: Cauvery Rajagopal | Role: Casting Department
Name: Kalra Shekhar | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Urmila Motwani | Role: Costume Department
Name: Zahidali | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Siddharth S Pande | Role: Editorial Department
Name: S.N.V. Ramana | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Parthasarathi Rg | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Arvind Singh | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Alpa Thakkar | Role: Editorial Department
Name: S. Raghunath Varma | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Shekhar Kalra | Role: Location Management
Name: Vikram Turkhud | Role: Location Management
Name: Swati Bhat | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Mohammad Aslam | Role: Music Department
Name: Blaze | Role: Music Department
Name: Mohit Chauhan | Role: Music Department
Name: K.S. Chithra | Role: Music Department
Name: Naresh Iyer | Role: Music Department
Name: Prasoon Joshi | Role: Music Department
Name: Harshdeep Kaur | Role: Music Department
Name: Aamir Khan | Role: Music Department
Name: T.R. Krishnachetan | Role: Music Department
Name: Madhushree | Role: Music Department
Name: Lata Mangeshkar | Role: Music Department
Name: Daler Mehndi | Role: Music Department
Name: Srinivas Murthy | Role: Music Department
Name: A.R. Rahman | Role: Music Department
Name: K.J. Singh | Role: Music Department
Name: S. Sivakumar | Role: Music Department
Name: H. Sridhar | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sayed Ashfaque | Role: Production Department
Name: Manoj Jadhav | Role: Production Department
Name: Pranati Nagarsheth | Role: Production Department
Name: Neerja Narayanan | Role: Production Department
Name: Siddharth Gupta | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Soma Roy | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Shekhar Kalra | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ganesh Acharya | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Devanshu Asthana | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Prakash Bharadwaj | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sandeep Bhargava | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shyamali Dey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Girish Johar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shikha Kapur | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anik Khanna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neha Karam Khanna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kirankumar Kota | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alnoor Merchant | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vaibhavi Merchant | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ken Metzker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Choudhari Nilesh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Prashant Pednekar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kumar Pravesh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sankeetaan Raravir | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Raju Sundaram | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Suniel Wadhwa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jack Warender | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jespal Nadar | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Lata Mangeshkar | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Rang De Basanti trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1133361945/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1133361945/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1528958738114.mp4?Expires=1788401799&Signature=lhJwNSWa0qJx1PfJojt2sr1BDNiXICkjXMw7C6JFKQ4Z8y6eH8~7ECN6dC5Hi5OL-QqAX3yEPAGbRR~3YXNqr-oEJN34A6xH3om1akPr7~-3vViITT4bJf2IIMGT5WpB~LUAVyP1nqxaWCyU1wYhzMZfUkIOlyBrxpCsCea5r-R1EveitI6Nm0billpprr9~EEMNBcueGtE0y7xiPb1SNR6BxG3UyD1Z1GLle0PufghQv2iwd-dmarjzs3xzbMR21XQ1sXQdieO2tX-y1UOX5HOAny-F2jQwXM9WoAX-rDoKxlitrEktDhFI5eW6OnRI2-YUuMNPGvwmTVNB7bTNxw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The Rise of Atul Kulkarni: From 'Hey Ram' to "Bandish Bandits" | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1536278809/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1536278809/1434659529640-260ouz-1601069702699.mp4?Expires=1788401799&Signature=PiR2H0zLYa0eaCxZv2S1fTvRNmkce4yrKGBUnSXHhtl2IUCMqNwAotB2LH3-JTyQMx1rF-abNq8thX~c09fd5AOnJKbojA2aNkZTyfyM1PMUmZbLHDCYw-CgyadLEnNNQ8CapSCF~45ZK4TtuK-1eBBWr8UOMhNKX~mZC0wCHuDyUA4D6r2w0CoPVW4sDUy7e51GhUCeDEaibV7pC-QZlPcsbkjFldDsXcMA3HvVoW3YTEl0WcftXLrINqcrA52n6y3BkVxJa5MLwlaoEmJVV0xxoQ9wY~mG-HWWBif~WH-ScqchMa5RPu--FMe6eeB5b7qPKXwA~DsuAcksMOynUw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

India: January 26, 2006
United States: January 26, 2006
Canada: January 27, 2006 (limited)
Switzerland: January 27, 2006 (French speaking region)
Switzerland: January 27, 2006 (German speaking region)
United Kingdom: January 27, 2006
Switzerland: February 9, 2006 (German speaking region)
Germany: June 29, 2006
France: November 11, 2006 (Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival)
Morocco: December 3, 2006 (Marrakech International Film Festival)
United States: April 13, 2007 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Lithuania: March 2009
United Arab Emirates: April 14, 2015 (internet)
Philippines: August 2, 2018 (internet)

Awards

Box Office